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Redline Proline II
GREMLIN:
You're going down the immaculate/pristine route then? :coolsmiley:
I did consider it myself at the point when the frame and forks turned up. Then i saw the state of the finish.
I toyed with the idea of re-chroming or powdering. but as you know i thought better of it and decided to do the build with the original tatty chrome finish. All be it polished up as well as i could by hand. ::)
I'm looking to build mine up with very few nos or minty parts. Used, but in good condition is my build plan.
Apart from chain, brake cable, grips and maybe freewheel, which will be new. The rest will be used.
I've a couple of mint builds here... All very nice, but a build that looks like it's been through the mill, has character from the start.
Or so i think at the moment :LolLolLolLol:.
Cheaper too, as well as more readily available. G :daumenhoch:
kowalski:
the thing is gav its my first resto and although it not a show bike i want it to look as new as poss so im gonna use as much nos stuff as i can in the most neutral colours ie silver wheels and hubs and probably black everything else, now i have caught the bug i can always use the bits later on on another build if necessary :) still not sure about my flights though you have seen them already(white arms) i may have them powdered black instead of a re chrome not sure yet m8, oh just got a paypal refund from bmxmuseum saying the pl stickers are out of stock!!! only a week and a half after i ordered them,,, i fooking hate that, ps just seen your leary me and my friend moohan both love that bike to bits you have got great taste :daumenhoch: that bike is the dogs undercarriage :4_17_5:
kowalski:
howdy all
got all this from the u s of a early today, just put it together for a dry run let me know if its the right way round :-\
as for the 185's was considering a black powder job but after speaking to a pleasent fella in hayes called gary i may go for the chrome option(the price price helped)
finally the 44t and almost full set of decals, blimey gav i think i have caught the david bailey bug from you ;D ps chrome and cameras dont mix this lot look much better in the flesh
GREMLIN:
Yeah, the b.b is set up right m8 :daumenhoch:. I see what you mean about the finish on the crank arms ???
That chainwheel is sweet. I want 1, I want 1, I want 1. :smitten:
kowalski:
phew, yeah those arms certainly looked better on the bay didnt they!!! oh well all in not bad money i suppose do you know what i mean about the chrome in photos it makes everything look shyte :) i thought you had one of the chainwheels mr g?
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