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Mongoose cali special build ( Edited title)
bobafett:
--- Quote from: Southern Andy on June 02, 2009, 06:41 PM ---I think i need to scrub a bit harder John
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Andy - When i did my really sh!ty seat clamp in lemon juice the rust just fell off mate - I just gave it a gentle rub with a soft cloth no scrubbing required mate :-\
southern andy:
Right, ok sorry for boring you all :LolLolLolLol:
I have decided to do this build as a diary as such, bear with me it will take some time. For one, i'm not loaded and secondly, time is something i sadly don't have too much of.
So i'm going to build an 83 Cali special. I've been informed by the Mongoose chaps on here that this is probably what it was in the first place. There doesn't seem to be one in the museum so i'm going to work from info that John and Kev have dug up for me.
The build will hopefully look like this below, will be doing the black one.
I've currently been trying to remove any rust that has built up in the horrible places with a small bit of success. for this i have had it dipped in hammerite rust remover, then scrubbed then dipped again.
Now looking like this.
I have been polishing up other parts of the frame too.
Another part that have come up nice has been the seat clamp
I have also bought another Pro Class rim and today won a Mongoose headset off the bay.
I'm struggling to do the other rim as some of the corrosion seems to have eaten into the alloy ????? I have been sanding this down like a maniac but it's not shifting, some has but other bits are proving very stubborn.
I have the original Tange BB and a Pro Class stem to go on but these need polishing. Also John ( Bobafett) has sold me a nice set of Mongoose bars for this project that i will collect at MK. :4_17_5: I also have a nice set of Suzue hubs and a Shimano 890 rear brake with a Pre bent Shimano lever, again these need polishing.
So as you can see from those photo's (hopefully) the chrome is not the the blingiest but is in survivor condition.
The big question is............
Would you leave as a survivor..... or..... would you get a rechrome done ???????? Obviously i'm not keen on shedding out hundreds of pounds on it.
Please bear with me on this build, it could be a longish one but i will keep this updated as of when and what i have.
cheers
Andy :angel:
markyp:
nice work andy,i havent even started on my goose yet ;D.i really fancied going down the cali special route too but decided against it as im gonna use most of the parts on my first build for it instead and do some trades for the rest of the parts i need(lots of minty stuff to trade soon).reckon my frame is in better nick than yours just dull as hell,reckon it will polish up a beauty,the only rust is in the usual places.hurry up and finish yours so it gives me some ideas for mine!!! ;D
southern andy:
" Hurry and up and finish it" :LolLolLolLol:
No chance Mark, i've not really finished my Kuwi yet mate, sorry. :-[ Time and money will determine this. I like the idea of survivor frames to be honest so a few parts may be easier to come by.
bobafett:
Andy - i'd go survivor build on that personally. At the end of the day you picked it up cheap and you've gathered a few key bits in survivor condition without having to fork out loads. I reckon the frame looks quite nice in that final shot of the full frame as well ;)
Build her up as cleaned up as you can - she'll look nice - you can always go for a re-chrome at a later date if you think the build warrants it when yer done :daumenhoch:
That's just my opinion though bud :angel:
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