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Title: survivor build TRM
Post by: stevied on September 13, 2010, 12:04 PM

i have found myself getting more and more into survivor bikes, i do like a nice shiny show pony as well but theres just something about a survivor that make me want one, so i thought sod it, il build one.
got this f+f a little while ago from dordymush and from the word go it was gonna get built as a survivor. i had a chrome one of these as a kid and i have wanted one for the past 4 or 5 years. i have a minty yellow one as well but its too nice to ride and i want to take this one out and about, so ive started building it up today as i would have done 20 years ago which means whatever ive got in the garage is whats getting used. tried to use as little new bits as i can and as many specific bits that i remember my one having on it, and ive even opted to use some wrong colour bits as well as thats what ive got here, and when i was younger all the bikes i ever had never really had matching bits, they were just whatever was around to hand or swapped from one of my mates bikes.

i do however need some used skinwall tyres of some description any colour, dont even need to be matching pair or colour...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f187/clarenceroad/DSC_0173.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f187/clarenceroad/DSC_0176.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f187/clarenceroad/DSC_0177.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f187/clarenceroad/DSC_0178.jpg)

Title: Re: survivor build
Post by: Rodgy1970 on September 13, 2010, 12:23 PM

like it!     :coolsmiley:

agree with you about the tyres shoppers would look good, also think a powerdisc like a mirage or sugino would look good     :)

Title: Re: survivor build
Post by: stevied on September 13, 2010, 12:55 PM

ive got a tuf neck power disk and c/r coming for it, exactly as i had bitd  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: survivor build TRM
Post by: stevied on September 13, 2010, 06:47 PM

just finished making the plate for it
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f187/clarenceroad/DSC_0187.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f187/clarenceroad/DSC_0180.jpg)

Title: Re: survivor build TRM
Post by: skki3330 on September 13, 2010, 07:34 PM

nice nice NICE

Title: Re: survivor build TRM
Post by: brummie on September 13, 2010, 08:29 PM

nice  :4_17_5: cheap and cheerful skin walls

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/20-x-1-75-BMX-tyres-BLACK-AMBER-wall-OLD-skool-/190391524116?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&var=&hash=item721677b69f

 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: survivor build TRM
Post by: stevied on September 13, 2010, 08:49 PM

cheap but i cant have new ones... it will ruin the look  :D

Title: Re: survivor build TRM
Post by: trasher on September 13, 2010, 09:37 PM

mate i have some kenda whitewalls of this shitter

you can have em for the price of postage ,,,,,,don't even know if they hold air  :2funny:


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/IMG_1649.jpg)

Title: Re: survivor build TRM
Post by: dordymush on September 15, 2010, 02:09 PM

lookin good steve.
i'll have a mooch and see if i got any tyres that might do for ya.

Title: Re: survivor build TRM
Post by: MartyC on September 15, 2010, 02:55 PM

Nice, ELF Blast bars too  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: survivor build TRM
Post by: stevied on September 16, 2010, 07:59 PM

any news on any tyres yet?

 ::)