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Title: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: skki3330 on April 22, 2010, 10:40 PM

Ok while superbikedan has my DP ive found myself a nice little project.

Pictures of frame as bought.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m147/skki/S5031246.jpg)


So ive stripped it down and give it a little elbow grease and i think it has come up quite nice reckon this will make a nice survivor  :)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m147/skki/S5031254.jpg)

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: stevochb on April 22, 2010, 10:45 PM

Good job :daumenhoch:

Polished up nice.

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: NORTY40 on April 22, 2010, 10:56 PM

Like you say mate should build into a nice survivor  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: bobafett on April 23, 2010, 12:32 AM

I love a survivor F&F that's had a little love put back into it  :-* - good man  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: skki3330 on April 23, 2010, 07:54 AM

Cheers guys thats was 1 evening work aswell im gunna give it another go over the weekend, need to start on all the other parts now :)

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: pickle on April 23, 2010, 08:03 AM

looks sweet as does that  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: skki3330 on April 24, 2010, 10:57 PM

Ok it's going back together nicely :)



(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m147/skki/S5031257.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m147/skki/S5031260.jpg)

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: bobafett on April 24, 2010, 11:12 PM

Good stuff - what wheels you putting on it ?  :)

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: sparky on April 25, 2010, 08:31 AM

Nice one :daumenhoch:, don't see many Pacer 500's.

Here's a spec and picture resource if you're going to restore it to how it would have originally looked.

http://www.os-db.net/content.php?160-Pacer-500-2nd-Generation

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: skki3330 on April 25, 2010, 04:35 PM

I have the original Araya's with it but i need to replace the spokes so im just looking for some to fit (any ideas peeps?) and im gunn ave a good at lacing myself  :-\

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: skki3330 on April 25, 2010, 04:39 PM

Cheers Sparky i become a member of os-db-net so i could get all that. Im very close to having everything.
Missing Black Areo seat.
Rear brake and cables
Pedals and handle bar grips although i have some on my Viper
oh yeah Decals.

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: magna13 on April 25, 2010, 08:23 PM

gotta love a gusset Diamond Back :smitten: sadly the company isnt of what it used to be through out the early 80's :(

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: skki3330 on May 10, 2010, 07:31 PM

Ok wheels laced and looking nice BUT cant get the fooks true totally i might have to give up and take down the local bike hut. Also new repro decals.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m147/skki/S5031277.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m147/skki/S5031276.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m147/skki/S5031280.jpg)

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: Jamroll on May 10, 2010, 08:17 PM

Fella, that coming along beautifully  :daumenhoch:
I've had a pacer 500 buried under a load of crap at work for over a year now...think i might dig it out and put together, got the blue decals for that one  :)
Lovely work mate  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: skki3330 on May 10, 2010, 08:48 PM

Cheers fella think im going to ride this one trhough the summer then sell it on to pay for my DP project  :)

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: bobafett on May 10, 2010, 10:58 PM

 Lookin good mate  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: skki3330 on May 19, 2010, 07:23 PM

Getting there  :)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m147/skki/S5031303.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m147/skki/S5031304.jpg)

Title: Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
Post by: Taipan on October 07, 2019, 09:48 AM

wow! 9 year thread resurrection alert!  :LolLolLolLol: