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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Glynnyboy on September 26, 2020, 05:37 PM
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Latest build, any guesses?
Crank caps arrived today, Seat and clamp are on the way. All need work.
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Latest build, any guesses?
Crank caps arrived today, Seat and clamp are on the way. All need work.
The crank caps say Turbo , HL TURBO maybe?
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Latest build, any guesses?
Crank caps arrived today, Seat and clamp are on the way. All need work.
The crank caps say Turbo , HL TURBO maybe?
Yep nail on the head, seat clamp would make it an 84. I've got a few bits ready so hopefully this shouldn't take too long.
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Latest build, any guesses?
Crank caps arrived today, Seat and clamp are on the way. All need work.
The crank caps say Turbo , HL TURBO maybe?
Yep nail on the head, seat clamp would make it an 84. I've got a few bits ready so hopefully this shouldn't take too long.
Wicked. look forward to following this build. 👍
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Seat says Raleigh Twenty
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Seat says Raleigh Twenty
raleigh wasn't padded though.
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Frame forks cranks and bars were coated by c4 labs.
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A few pics for inspiration. I'm going to be a bit controversial with this by not trying to go spec. No turbo stem or Seat post, and I'm running 900's & tech 3's.
The Seat tube angle on the 84 is a bit better suited for a layback Seat post that I will be using. Although it was an 83 in my local bike shop back in the day I always remember this cover making an impact.
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Glynn is back with another build - Yes ! fistblump 8) explosion
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Frame forks cranks and bars were coated by c4 labs.
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Looking mint. Don't mark the carpet😀
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BOOM!! Out with the big guns! :2gunsfiring_v1: It doesn't get much better than an '84 HLT!! :smitten: Subscribed!!!
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Looking forward to seeing this done Glynn, I've been a fan of your builds for 12 years now and each one has been built with an amazing attention to detail. There's too many 'ta-da? builds on FB, parts thrown together and then just finished pics to go like fishing with. As with John's Rampar, it's a detailed build thread on the forum that I enjoy and remember the most.
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Brake callipers re assembled, mx900's and the tech 3's have been chromed, chain ring polished. Nos Oakley's dug out of the cave, nos suntour 16t freewheel. I dropped the crank caps and seatclamp off with butts yesterday for rechrome. I'm getting a bit more giddy about this now.
Also found an excellent how to on recovering the Seat too when that arrives I can't wait to get cracking.
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Sex 8)
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Never thought I?d get round to doing one of these tbh. It was always on the wish list but with my rule of I'm only buying now to build with the intention of riding it seemed even further out of reach. Well not now , can't wait to turn out on it next year :coolsmiley:
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Looking forward to seeing this done Glynn, I've been a fan of your builds for 12 years now and each one has been built with an amazing attention to detail. There's too many 'ta-da? builds on FB, parts thrown together and then just finished pics to go like fishing with. As with John's Rampar, it's a detailed build thread on the forum that I enjoy and remember the most.
Spot on Dan :daumenhoch:
Like Dan said there's a few bike builders out there that get your attention when they put a build thread up and John and you are defo in that category Glynn :daumenhoch:
Looking forward to the updates and obviously the finished bike ......... just know its going to be a stunner !!
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That's gonna be a cracker! "wantit" cant wait to see this done :4_17_5: nice one :daumenhoch:
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Nice project. :coolsmiley:
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Buzzing at the moment. Just got a couple of bits back.
Seatclamp rechromed and the crank caps. The Seat arrived on Monday and the suede arrived today. So I got cracking with that.
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Picked the wheels up yesterday too. Minty chrome arayas on nos chrome suzue hubs.
It's all coming together .
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Looking great...must be one of the most expensive and rare old school race bikes to build....
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Looking great...must be one of the most expensive and rare old school race bikes to build....
Thanks
I was lucky really I had Quite a few of the parts already . Also I'm not going completely spec . The f/f bars & crank were a one in one out. That took the sting out a lot.
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Looking great...must be one of the most expensive and rare old school race bikes to build....
Thanks
I was lucky really I had Quite a few of the parts already . Also I'm not going completely spec . The f/f bars & crank were a one in one out. That took the sting out a lot.
Most of the hard work done then.....Are you using an original stem?
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Looking great...must be one of the most expensive and rare old school race bikes to build....
Thanks
I was lucky really I had Quite a few of the parts already . Also I'm not going completely spec . The f/f bars & crank were a one in one out. That took the sting out a lot.
Most of the hard work done then.....Are you using an original stem?
No , all the bikes I build now I ride so this is going to be running a dk xxl square back. Interestingly enough the stem although lovely to look at was one of the criticisms in the bikes performance evaluation . One of the comments was, ?I?d put on a longer gooseneck ?
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Coming together very nicely indeed Glynn mate :coolsmiley:
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Nice collection of parts 8)
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Wow, this has really bounced along quickly Glynn, great job. :coolsmiley:
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WOW. Always loved the HLT, absolute cracking job on the detail fistblump
Its the one bike I really want to build. Can't wait to see it finished BOTM winner already :4_17_5:
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You put her together yet Glynn mate ? :popcorn:
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You put her together yet Glynn mate ? :popcorn:
No mate not yet. Got both seat options and seat clamp options too. Got to take some bits for chrome.
I'm worse than a bird for changing my mind on stuff ;D
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Lol :LolLolLolLol:
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Wow this is going to be another awesome build. Looking forward to seeing your finished build explosion explosion
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I decided to do a total about face on this build . I'm now going down the tribute route, it was just itching at me so I decided to double up on some parts so I could build it for show trying to stick closely to the 84 cover and the poster inside from the same shoot.
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So going from the two pics above the differences I notice from a spec HLT are:
Pro pads on the rear with salmon continental/tuff pads on the front.
No crank caps and a normal black sugino chainring.
SR Laprade seatpost
On the second pic you can make out the SC2 seatclamp
Harry is running araya aeros on suzue sealed hubs.
Gold chain
Gold decal set
Haro flo plate. Working out what was on that was a question I raised on the HLTDB group on FB. I could make out 7 and Oakley and thought the first number could possibly be a six. Sure enough it was, one eagle eyed member had seen a shot in another mag two months later of Harry racing with that plate.
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Got my hands on a plate over Christmas and another seat to recover. Been busy tonight with the suede and got that done. Just waiting on the diamond back cut outs for the seat to come. In the next couple of weeks I'll have some chrome 890's to pick up and will be dropping off the arayas and suzue hubs for the wheel build.
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'sick' as the kids would say.....not seen this thread till today.
:welcome
cool story on the plate
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I like the way you're going with this Glynn mate :coolsmiley:
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Hell yea, rider reps rule......everyone knows that the actual rider would not be riding the exact factory spec, completes always were and are built to a budget although the HLT was a VERY high factory spec. It is always nice to know what the rider actually used to ride, whether it be for sponsorship reasons or just personal preference. One would like to think that each rider actually liked the components they rode as opposed to just using them for the pay cheque.....debatable!!
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Got the 890's back from chrome today.