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GT Pro Build Thread (Now Finished)
chrisv39:
Few close up pics of parts
Nice SR Pro bars with cheeky GT decals and ame round repops
Sugino spider and bolts with eBay 44t machined tooth chainring
Repop Kashi aero with decals off del and Allen key guts off eBay
Suntour power stem originally silver was a bit rough so gave it a resto and painted black.
Suntour XC IIs off Patric again a bit rough so given a resto. Still looking for an end cap if anyone's got one lying around.
SR clamps got the silver one off Patric, again in rough shape so stripped and polished. Black one is NOS bought off eBay. Not sure which one to go with yet.
Repop tech 3s again not sure which colour to go with yet depends on what colour caliper I get. Been thinking about getting an OG one though as the quality of these doesn't seem great.
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chrisv39:
After pricing up getting the chrome removed and the added costs of postage to send it to SBD to get it powdered I was looking at about £150 which after getting stung by customs costs were getting out of control, so having worked as a painter up to a few years ago I decided I'd have a go at painting it myself. My brother still works in the industry so got everything I need for about £30. First of all a coat of etch primer followed by a couple of coats of high build primer, then a top coat of Spies Hecker Permacron. Only done the forks up to now as a trial run to make sure I didn't make a mess of it but I'm very pleased with the results. Just need a nice warm day now to tackle the frame.
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factory pilot:
A proper "Rad" build thread :4_17_5:
Good work on the forks mate.
Glad to see someone else who hasn't got limitless pockets to spend on a build and thinks outside the box :daumenhoch:
chrisv39:
--- Quote from: factory pilot on June 16, 2016, 05:32 PM ---A proper "Rad" build thread :4_17_5:
Good work on the forks mate.
Glad to see someone else who hasn't got limitless pockets to spend on a build and thinks outside the box :daumenhoch:
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Thanks mate , I can't really afford to be doing this build at all and if my wife ever finds out how much money I've spent already I'm in big trouble! But I'm loving doing this build and the satisfaction of doing stuff myself makes it even better.
Retrodan72:
This is my type of build Chris, very similar to the 85 GT Pro that I did 2 years ago, but for the colour. Nice colour by the way, and I'm made up to see someone else that's not afraid to step down Repop Street. :coolsmiley:
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