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She's finally arrived - Changa Build
Picklez:
--- Quote from: Taipan on May 05, 2020, 10:05 PM ---What stripper did you use fella? I've not found anything to touch those powder coated parts please do tell :daumenhoch:
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Was going to post the eBay link but it reports as not currently available. You can feel it trying to burn your skin through gloves. It's fun
I'll let you know if I see it listed again.
Taipan:
cheers fella :daumenhoch:
Picklez:
Was thinking, not sure if it will do powdered parts, I've only used it for painted parts so far. I seem to recall some somewhere saying Synistrip might work on powder, though that may just be shat memory with age :-\. However, if you're interested but don't want to risk spending on the stuff I used you could always ship me a part and I could try for you. Then if it works you know what to source. Up to you buddy, I'm easy. :daumenhoch:
Mikku:
Great update! Glad you've sorted out your meds too! :daumenhoch:
Picklez:
So, probably time for a little more of an update, and as seems to be the theme with me and this build there's a little bit of a back story with this next instalment....
Having completed the callipers the next logical step in my mind is to run the cables, thus install the bars and levers. Having a little bit of a freestyle inspiration I'd love to try out some VDC freestyle bars on this build, but alas, none around, and at the moment I'm certain that if there were that I'd have to remortgage, sell the wife for a night to Robert Redford, or offer favours of a special kind to land a set. So, almost as good, and bloody nice none the less I'm settling on a set of second generation VDC Woody's, for now ;).
As with most of my parts I picked these up a good few years ago from eBay, one of those opportunist wins. They were listed relatively benignly, with a title along the lines of "Old School BMX Bars", but even from the thumb nail it was relatively obvious what they were. Well I tracked the auction and sniped at the end for a price I was happy with. And here's how they looked when they arrived:
Then, later on, whilst doing a little reading, to help a Museum member out identifying his bars, I came across an old Rad thread where the member was also (much earlier) trying to identify the bars he had and that I'd now bought - check out the 12th post
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,23133.msg267383.html#msg267383
Anyway, back to the build. So, being a chrome based build obviously these would need a strip and some chroming magic. So, stripping was easy, and underneath were revealed a very nice straight set of bars:
But here's where one of the challenges with progressing this build has arisen, trying to locate/source a reliable Chromers who's open for business at present :-\. But after many attempts, phone calls, emails, and pm's I've finally managed to find someone, who's work has very recently been much admired and respected by most of us here, and who's kindly agreed to take on the task for me .... along with the cranks, pedal spindles, coaster arm, and a few other smalls for this and another build - I'm super stoked.
But, it means I can't currently continue the build in the order I would have naturally wanted (but that's no biggy), the bars and other bits went off to the man in question last week, and will most probably not be back with me for around 4-6 weeks, he's very busy.
So, wanting to continue, and before I stuck a postage stamp on them I mock fitted them, so that I could at least run the front cable etc.
Cable wise, I landed a pair of nos rear '84 clear Dia-Compes (the good lady thought it funny that the date stamp is 14th Feb 84, but I humour her as she's been amazingly tolerant with me at the mo)
Lever wise, I've a set of mint ACS locking Tech 3's that imo are perfect for this build
and, so here she is with those bars and lever temporarily mocked up and the cable threaded down through the potts mod
Then down to the bottom end. Remember that nos weimann potts mod calliper adjuster, well it was the complete set up, including the cable ferrule etc. So, once the cable outer was trimmed to length that was fitted
And then, using a set of mint 28.6mm og Dia-Compe cable clips the cable was routed to final install
and here's how she looked before I removed and packaged the bars off for chroming, can't wait for those to return, but keeping patient :daumenhoch:
Cable's now also been trimmed down and end nipple is on its way.
So, that's all for today, bit of a shame that the bars etc. weren't a permeant install part of the build at this time but I don't care, I'm just chuffed to bits to have found someone who's going to do a stunning job on them.
does mean though that progress will have to be managed going forward, to allow sufficient time for these to be given the treatment they deserve. :smitten:
So, next week, but (imo) equally exciting, I'll be introducing the wheels for the build....
Keep safe, stay happy (& calm), and as always thanks for reading.
Peace & Love, keep it :radbmxsmilie:
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