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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: Andy68 on January 23, 2011, 06:14 PM

Title: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: Andy68 on January 23, 2011, 06:14 PM: First build, here's part 1............

Decided to get it powder coated and well chuffed with the finish. ;D Photo doesn't do it justice (my camera's pants!!).

Next job, save hard for a shiney Tuf Neck stem and shiney side Arayas or Ukais.

Thanks so far to Del, Martin & Pete :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: Andy68 on January 23, 2011, 06:15 PM: Ooops, here it is..........

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii49/Paz68/IMG_2874.jpg)
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: Macmania on January 23, 2011, 06:21 PM: Nice, looking good so far :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: waza04 on January 23, 2011, 06:26 PM: looking nice mate, just talking to a fellow radster about doing a black gt pro! :smitten:
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: markyp on January 23, 2011, 07:36 PM: Quote from: waza04 on January 23, 2011, 06:26 PM
looking nice mate, just talking to a fellow radster about doing a black gt pro! :smitten:
there you go wayne,if that doesnt wet your appetite then nothing will.nice start of a build by the way :smitten:
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on January 24, 2011, 12:14 PM: cant beat a black GT

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y166/gtperformer/Picture067.jpg)
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: dordymush on January 24, 2011, 12:17 PM: i always liked your black and gold one pete.
just about to start on my pro.........................in black lol.
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: Jt on January 24, 2011, 12:19 PM: black gt's?

yummy.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q204/jonathonsturner/006.jpg)
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on January 24, 2011, 12:39 PM: Quote from: dordymush on January 24, 2011, 12:17 PM
i always liked your black and gold one pete.
just about to start on my pro.........................in black lol.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y166/gtperformer/100_1059.jpg)

i do like a GT

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y166/gtperformer/100_1005.jpg)
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: dordymush on January 24, 2011, 12:41 PM: that be the one pete with the tuffs on it.
8)
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: Andy68 on January 24, 2011, 01:25 PM: I must confess Pete, looking at ya black ones in the 'museum' swung it for me. :smitten: Didn't enjoy fitting the stickers tho, managed to f**ck one up :uglystupid2: Del's sending out another.........
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: brettypeeps on January 24, 2011, 01:41 PM: The black looks sweet Dude :smitten:
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: oldtired on January 24, 2011, 09:13 PM: +1 on the black v nice, odd how it suits GT's , remember seeing one of the black chrome ones , now that was nice :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: Munnyella on January 24, 2011, 09:21 PM: My mate had a black chrome on BITD, lovely bike, although it faded out with time on the rear end, nice and gradually, smokey on the rear dropouts to black at the BB, you couldn't replicate it!!

has anyone got a OG black chrome, would love to see one.

Nice looking project anyway.
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on January 24, 2011, 09:41 PM: Quote from: munnyella on January 24, 2011, 09:21 PM
My mate had a black chrome on BITD, lovely bike, although it faded out with time on the rear end, nice and gradually, smokey on the rear dropouts to black at the BB, you couldn't replicate it!!

has anyone got a OG black chrome, would love to see one.

Nice looking project anyway.

only ever seen 2, a fooking minter came up 5 days before we went to america last year, by the time i made the decision to grab it the auction ended on a buy it now.......gutted gutted gutted
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: se on February 01, 2011, 10:23 PM: Can't beat a chrome GT though. ::)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b278/steveearl/Picture005-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b278/steveearl/Picture003-4.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b278/steveearl/Picture002-4.jpg)
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
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Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: lk_97 on February 12, 2011, 10:53 PM: Quote from: imike24 on February 12, 2011, 06:19 PM
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Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: hunterdubber on February 14, 2011, 10:07 PM: Yeah the only black chrome one i've seen was one on US Ebay over a year ago ,,told Pete (Bernice ) about it , and didn't bid on it because I knew he really wanted one
He pm'ed the guy for price and shipping

He didn't buy it ,,went snowboarding instead ,,, I could have foookin bought it for well under £400 landed ,,original nice survivor finish

fook fook fook

Nice expert BTW Andy

These were actually called GT standard, not expert ,, I had a chrome one Christmas 1983 with the 1982 Nora seat tube decal

same spec as this , I replicated a few years ago

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/u24/hunterdubber/PICT0016.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/u24/hunterdubber/PICT0020.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/u24/hunterdubber/PICT0018.jpg)

I sprayed a Pro frameset factory blue too

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/u24/hunterdubber/SS850021.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/u24/hunterdubber/SS850019.jpg)

I still race a 1983 Pro4 in the O/S series :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: Andy68 on February 15, 2011, 11:38 AM: Oh...... no such thing as an expert then??? ??? Every day's a school day!!
I had a right game with the stickers and after buying a couple more (when I screwed up) I'm still not really happy with 2 of em. Does the soapy water trick work with foil stickers too?? Think I'm suffering with me OCD!!!! :uglystupid2:
Not convinced the headset bearings are running true either, the fork stem 'race'? doesn't seem to want to sit 100% square. It's near as damn it but the forks seem to have a slight tight spot (not overtightened)............ Best do some work.......... :P
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on February 15, 2011, 03:54 PM: i cant discuss the story of the black chrome GT.........i get to emotional :(
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: hunterdubber on February 15, 2011, 06:15 PM: Quote from: Andy68 on February 15, 2011, 11:38 AM
Oh...... no such thing as an expert then??? ???

Well technically yes , but the were called GT standard :)

Standard with Expert sized 17.5 top tube

as opposed to the

Pro4 with Pro sized 18.5 top tube

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 82/3 GT Expert
Post by: Andy68 on February 15, 2011, 09:19 PM: Ooops, sorry has this opened a tin of worms??? ??? Who wants a black chrome one anyway!!! I presume 'hens teeth'??

Without wishing to hassle, where's me feckin' plate Pete??? ::) even the stickers have arrived from the States........... ;D