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Monngoose, is this the original finish ? Had the Autosol out :)
HUTCHMAN:
i guess that must mean a tri-moly frame??
sid1972:
--- Quote from: bmxbob on August 29, 2009, 11:14 PM ---aye, cheers lads.
I have PMd Mr Fet with pics for his appraisal :daumenhoch:
any ideas what to do about the rust so i dont damage the finish on the frame, think the forks have had it ???
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I would try T-CUT first.. I have a set of torker forks which I thought were ready for rechrome - I was surprised at how much rust it actually removed.. use a tooth brush and do not let T-CUT dry out and keep rubbing! :)
:daumenhoch:
bobafett:
bmxbob - got your PM about this mate, as I said in my reply soz for the delay - been on me hols for 2 weeks 8)
From the pics that certainly looks like nickel and i'd give it a good autosol n elbow grease treatment :daumenhoch:
You can see on the seat tube near the seat clamp where the nickel has been protected by the seat clamp from oxidisation and is shinier.
Nickel frames were certainly still available from mongoose in 1981. Chrome was being used also but nickel was still an optional finish as well as various paint finishes.
Just for confirmation though I have 2 nickel frames from 1981 - a January and an June so nickel frames were definitely made in 81.
I love 81 with mongoose averything is a big mess :LolLolLolLol:
Dropouts changed, serial number style changed, forks changed, decals changed etc. :D I'm not even mentioning mongooe II / 2 again :-X ;D
As for your forks - they are the correct forks looking at the front on view - a lot of people mistake these forks and cali forks especially when listed on there own on ebay with no decals - they look almost identical from the dropouts and tube thickness but the ones correct for mid 81 through early 83 gusset geese are more rounded "U" shape if you look at 'em upside down whereas the cali ones have a slightly more "V" or "Y" shape to them when looked at them in the same orientation - I've got a side-by-side comparison photo I did a while back explaining this better visually - i'll try and dig it out.
Nice score by the way - what's your plans / colour scheme for the build mate ?
:daumenhoch:
bmxbob:
After a quick Autosol :smitten: session
Please excuse the seat, wheels n tyres ??? they are just slammed on for the photo.
As for the colour scheme, i have just get mesel some buiscuit skinwall comp3s and was wondering how im gonna incorporate them into a build, maybe this one ?
Can you get buiscuit coloured grips ?
cheers for the info on the forks bobafet, would be good to see a photo of the forks side by side :)
Bob
NORTY40:
Looks like it has come up well mate :daumenhoch:
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