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Gnarlyscoots:
This one is my last build guys and I am unsure where I want to go with it.

It is a 1987 Diamond Back Strike Zone, and the original owner stripped it, removed the chain guard tabs, and left it raw for God knows how long. It is great shape condition wise, no dents, dings, cracks or rewelds, nice clean drops and keyhole.

It has a bridge for a calliper but comes with the U brake mounts, which are stamped Suntour, and the fixed cable stop. I do have the Suntour roller brake, plus a few other items that came with it.

So, I did have in mind to chrome the frame and fork and get Dan to work his magic and put the correct colour blue over the top, leaving the rear stays section chrome, and the fork chrome. I knew getting the correct bars was going to be nigh on impossible but, a set came up on the Museum a couple of days ago and I had to grab them. They are in original survivor condition with the white paint over the chrome and the original Dominguez decals on, although very 'patina'd'.

My question to you Guys is, would you chrome and paint it, strip the bars and have them chromed too, or, would you emery the frame down and get it clear coated raw, and keep the bars survivor, adding survivor parts to build it with  ???

The frame and fork....




















The bars are on their way to me but, this is them....

oldschoolace:
Wasnt the chrome tails 88's Terry?

Cool frameset. Always fancied one of these  :daumenhoch:

Gnarlyscoots:

--- Quote from: oldschoolace on June 29, 2015, 10:37 PM ---Wasnt the chrome tails 88's Terry?

--- End quote ---
Yes buddy. I wasn't looking to doing the bike era correct, just mix it up a little. The '87 was all paint, including the fork, but I wanted the fork chrome. I don't like the '87/'88 decals either, and was going to fit some DB prism's on it.

oldschoolace:
Im sure you will do a cracking job of it bud but im struggling with prisms on a freestyler  ???

oldschoolace:
What about chrome tail/fork ends white body with splatter in the 87 pinks and blues? or an aggro rag stylee mag cuttings collage?



... or tell me to shut up and pay attention to your original options  :LolLolLolLol:

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