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duncan:
That's very nice. The yellow parts suit it well.

That's the original GT blue shade? Definitely darker than the paint was on this frame, I think mine must have been resprayed by a previous owner.

I haven't been able to find any pics of Red GT's, none at all. Would be good to see what one looked like. I've seen black, white, blue, chrome.

duncan:
I took some pics of the frame, please click for bigger:

[img width= height=]http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/redxxvi/bmx/gtprot.jpg[/img]

The top right picture shows a slight squashing of the brake bridge. I'm hoping I can use the same method for fixing this as others have used for crushed handlebars.
By drilling a hole in a block of wood the same diameter as the tube, then cutting the block exactly in two, the 2 pieces can be put either side of the squashed tube and tightened in a vice.
The theory is that the tube will be pushed back to shape, filling the wooden 'mould'. Should I try it, or just bin the frame now, lol  ;D

Bottom left pic shows one of the dropouts, I'm not sure if the slot is meant to be a bit wider at the end, it's probably due to wear.
Bottom middle pic shows the headtube, and the curious chrome spots that are on the frame. One big spot covers the small dent in the headtube. This is accessible from behind so may be repairable.
The bottom right pic gives a better view of the chrome plate on the frame. Chrome plating removed, or splashes that got on the tubes in the factory and they used them anyway?, I've no idea.

dj_benice:
this is the one I picked up today :)



can't find article on that black chrome but there is an advert for one(no picture) in a scan of us action bike I have, can e:mail if you like is about 80mb so bit big to stick up here ;D

duncan:
Looks good, you got lots of spares too - I was reading your thread. Chrome's a great finish, the hardest wearing too.
I have to get my other bike painted, so I'll probably put this one in at the same time, I'm not sure it'd be worth me chroming the frame above, I'll have to check on costs.
A £200 showchrome job would be ridiculous given its defects, 50 quid and maybe..

Thanks for the offer of the pic but it's too big even for email, you could just get it up on screen then hit 'Print Screen' and paste it into MS Paint if you don't have a graphics program.
That should take it down to a more manageable few hundred kb.

dj_benice:
hehe yup I could try but it's one of them silly PDF jobs (I don't have a PDF editor too cheap to buy adobe just use free d/l ;D )  So the pages overlap etc  Ha genius gimme five will ramp up the resolution on here see if i can't get on one screen then dump :o)

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