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1985 GJS Freestyler
pickle:
i love it in pink but how gorgeous was it naked when you stripped it! "wantit"
fischflo:
good wasn't good enough, so he cracked open the hard stuff ........dig your perfectionism 8)
McQUEEN:
do you have a parts list to whet our appetite?
dancetothedrummersbeat:
Part 2.
Now for some of the other parts...
I already have a few sets of Hutch beartraps on my VDC and my Skyway, so I wanted something different. I didn't actually own a set of Shimano DX's, and thought they would be spot on era and looking wise. I put a wanted ad up, and Steve69 kindly sold me a set for a good price - end caps included :D Thanks Steve :daumenhoch:
The only slight problem was that they were 1/2 inch spindles and I needed 9/16th's :( I know that many pedals use DX style spindles and are technically a direct replacement, but the genuine spindles have a collar at one end, whereas the copies generally don't. Finding a set of good condition spindles wasn't easy, and in the end I had to get some NOS ones off bmx museum. I paid almost as much for the spindles as I did the pedals. Madness.
Again, I wanted the pedals to be a bit different, so SBD painted them the same colour as the frameset. I followed Terry's guide in the tech section to fit the new spindles. All in and ready to go
SBD also painted the stand in the same colour. This had previously been done by Joff using one of the cans of the original colour. Sorry to waste your time Joff! :-[
Joff had given me a pair of Araya 1.75 rims as part payment for some Hutch parts I sold to him when I split and sold my Hutch Pro Racer 2 years ago. The original plan was to get them chromed and put them on my VDC Changa build last year, but they didn't make it back from the chromers in time. I therefore took the black tuffs off my Skyway T/A, put them on the VDC and instantly loved the look of it. I was therefore left with a lovely set of chrome Arayas that I knew would be perfect for this bike (if I ever found one!).
I wanted to keep it simple, so hubs are NOS Suzue polished/chrome
Tyres - we all have certain parts that we obsess a bit over, and tyres are one of mine. I knew I wanted Mitsuboshi comp ST's, and they had to be the correct labels for era correctness. I paid silly money for the set that are on my VDC, but another set came up for sale on bmx museum about a year ago. They were a bargain (relatively speaking). These tyres are era correct for an '84-86 build. Here's Terry's excellent guide and timeline to Mitsuboshi/Tioga tyres. Top work Terry :daumenhoch:
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=170279.0
Other parts included a Tange 303 headset with original chrome/decals, that I bought from Vanmanjimmer last year - thanks Jim. I decided to add a NOS lock nut too
For bars, I was torn between VDC Monkey Bars (I've never liked VDC freestyle bars), and Hutch Mike Buff bars. I decided on Mike Buffs to mix it up a bit, as I have Monkeys on my VDC. Someone kindly made me aware of a set that were for sale on facebook - i'm sorry I can't remember who you were, but thanks :daumenhoch:
They were in good condition but not mint, so I got them re-chromed at my usual place Leigh Metal Polishers. As usual, the quality of the finish is excellent. I also got an original? Hutch Buff decal from Ian MacArthur
part 3 to follow
Retrodan72:
That's spafftastic so far Andrew, a real showstopper. explosion
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