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My mish mash hairbrained 89/90 Haro team master build/resto update 1

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WINI:
Ace frames. Took me a good while to find the guard for mine (and all the pegs) but keep looking on bmxmuseum as they do come up  :daumenhoch:

threaders:
Hi everyone. Just updating my 89/90 Haro master thread as I have made some progress today with the wheels and have laced my very first z rim :daumenhoch:
All bits are now here for me to start building my rear Z rim.

This is the rim which was sanded and finished with 600 grit paper as recommended :daumenhoch: Its come out nice and clean but this was done before reading master jims z rim resto and in using the sanding method, I lost the stamping :-\
I basically used stidds wheel building thread in the tech and restoration stickies and the whole process was an enjoyable task which went pretty quick and smooth :daumenhoch:

Both sides done with the trailing spokes. I had to go over it twice as the first time I didn't get the spacing right between the spokes. It was an easy fix and was just down to me not reading the wheel build thread properly :-[
Further progress about half an hour in :daumenhoch:

Just got the leading spokes to do now and then put the tyre and tube on
Hope this looks correct :idiot2:

Now with the front rim, I tried master jims method of using 12% hydrogen peroxide cream. I didn't have the uv light but we had three sunny days in a row down here so I coated half the rim and left it hanging outside in direct sunlight. I brought it in each night and this is the result after four days. :daumenhoch:

Its a bit difficult to see but the left side has been peroxided and the right hasn't. Its definitely way more whiter in the light and I don't think ill be needing to sand it as its as white as the rear rim. Just have to do do the other half which should be done in the next four days and I wont loose the stamping this time :daumenhoch:
Looking forward to lacing this one up again and then ill start on the forks in a citric acid bath :) Thanks for reading :daumenhoch:

EDBANGER:
Oooooo building one of these myself now.  Still waiting for the frame and forks to arrive in the post but I've already sourced a shed load of bits for it.  This was going to be a slow and steady build but I've pretty much got enough to put it together when it all arrives  ;D

Ady:
Any more pics of your build.

threaders:
Well, I was thinking of abandoning it and had the frame and forks up for sale separately  :-\ I sold the forks and had a few offers on the frame, but I couldn't bring myself to sell the wheels as I really like the colours aye on them.
Anyway, I came into a little bit of money and the first thing I did was to buy another set of standing gear forks ( I gave up trying to find some bashguard ones)  :daumenhoch: I know have a bashguard for it and a decal set from del, which I might get redone in slightly different colours. I'm finding it hard to get a colour match for Haro green. Got a nice gt mallet stem too.
I just need some bars (probably hutch ladder bars as all my other builds have skyways) a white seat and a green layback.
I'll get the other wheel laced this week and post pics of all the parts I have. Looking forward to starting work on it again  :daumenhoch:

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