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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: cossiemark on January 25, 2010, 10:05 PM
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got this for my son yesterday going give it a strip down and a full rebuild not sure of colour scheme yet think black and white
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/gtbmx002.jpg)
after i gave it a good wash
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/24012010122.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/24012010123.jpg)
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stripped the rest of the bike ready for a good polish and all the black parts repainting in ford pearlescent panther black
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/26012010127.jpg)
and can some1 tell me if these are the original handlebars if not what should be on it??
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/26012010128.jpg)
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very very suire they are the correct bars for it .horrible thigs though think i still have some in the garage myself lol
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thats a 2001 gt grind dude, they only made tours till 2000 with pacman dropouts then they were replaced for a year with the dave volker and jamie bestwick models,then gt went under and got bought out by pacific cycles then gt were shite and sold in halfords till now. hope that bit of history helps :daumenhoch:
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hi aaron if you want to know anything gt ask costa he knows everything, now you ve stripped it the bmx bug has already bitten and you dont know it
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Primed all the bits ready to paint in a nice coat of panther black pearl will probably do them on sunday.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/28012010134.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/28012010133.jpg)
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hay cossy what was the back tyre like when you stripped it ?? ;D ;D or had ib sorted that sh#t out befor you got it :daumenhoch:
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update painted all the black bits today
the frame isn't to this build its to my daughters
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/27022010168.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/27022010170.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/27022010171.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/27022010169.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/27022010172.jpg)
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looking cool,love a bit of home resto me,your boy will love it :daumenhoch:
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we are getting there with it now
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/11032010179.jpg)
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oh well been a long time since i did anything to it got him some tyres the other day and started putting it together. Oh and my wife says i need to get out more :LolLolLolLol:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/30092011154.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/30092011155.jpg)
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here are the latest pics
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/Picture003.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/Picture004.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/Picture005.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/Picture006.jpg)
and the green gt is my wifes
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v467/mondeomark/bmx/Picture008.jpg)
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Alright mate ;)
looking good now you have finished :daumenhoch: bars look a little touch to forward for a good ride - pull them back a bit and you will get more from the bike
I said the white mags would look cool 8)
the GT 01 is a nice ride ;)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/custom%20GT%2001/SNC16941-2.jpg)
cheers B ;)
GTnumberBUM don't know sh!t about GT's - his twin boys from essex know more :daumenhoch: