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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: scotty b on April 23, 2011, 03:26 PM
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just thought i'd drop a few pics on of my mk1 ultra build, i'm hoping it'll be finished for the bash. just waiting for a few bits to land back from being zinc plated & re-anodised.
not that i don't love spec models but just wanted to put my twist on it a little.
rims after they'd been broken down & handed to our polisher in the fab shop, i'm pretty chuffed with the sideshines
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/RIMSBACKFROMBEINGSIDESHINED.jpg)
frame, forks & bars after a few hours of nitro mors & wire wool, missus weren't happy about the state ileft the kitched in.
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/FRAMEAFTERBEINGWIREWOOLEDINANTICIPATIONOFPOWDER.jpg)
back from the powder coaters
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/BACKFROMPOWDERCOATERSSIDEVIEW.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/BACKFROMPOWDERCOATERSFRONTVIEW.jpg)
then for the decals, i went in dry; but you could have i applied em wet the way my skin was leaking.
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/DECALSADDED1.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/DECALSADDED2.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/DECALSADDED3.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/DECALSADDED4.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/DECALSADDED5.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/DECALSADDED6.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/DECALSADDED7.jpg)
gold headset added
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/GOLDHEADSETFITTED.jpg)
seatpost clamp, seatpost & seat added
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/SETAPOSTSEATCLAMPADDED.jpg)
not looking too shabby
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/BUILDCOMINGTOGETHERNICELY.jpg)
wheels now they are re built (original araya 7x rims, suzue high flange hubs, dt swiss spokes - black & dt swiss nipples - gold)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/WHEELSBUILT.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/REARWHEEL.jpg)
wheel decals by retropect bmx, dust caps by yours truly
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/CLOSEUPDUSTCAPSWHEELDECALS.jpg)
suntour stem, tricked out with some anodised fixings
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/SUNTOURPOWERSTEMGIVENACUSTOMISEDTWIST.jpg)
sugino 44T chainring, powder coated sugino spider & gold sugino duralium chainring bolts
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/SUGINO44TCHAINRINGSPIDERCHAINRINGBOLTS.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/SUGINO44TCHAINRINGSPIDERCHAINRINGBOLTSCLOSEUP.jpg)
izumi 'V' chain landed over the weekend & i'm over the moon with it.
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/IZUMIVSUPERTOUGHNESSCHAIN.jpg)
opc fitted
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/OPCFITTED.jpg)
nos sr custom m pedals fitted
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/NOSSRCUSTOMMPEDALSFITTED.jpg)
suntour power stem fitted
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/SUNTOURPOWERSTEMFITTED.jpg)
coming together nicely now, 1 week till the bash
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/OPCPEDALSSTEM.jpg)
brake guts & running gear back from being black zinc plated & black anodised, also black & gold anodised nuts fitted to completed calipers.
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/BRAKEGUTSRUNNINGGEARBACKFROMBEINGBLACKZINCPLATEDANODISED4.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/BRAKEGUTSRUNNINGGEARBACKFROMBEINGBLACKZINCPLATEDANODISED2-1.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/BRAKEGUTSRUNNINGGEARBACKFROMBEINGBLACKZINCPLATEDANODISED1.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/BRAKEGUTSRUNNINGGEARBACKFROMBEINGBLACKZINCPLATEDANODISED3.jpg)
tange bottom bracket & cups yellow zinc passivated
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/TANGEBOTTOMBRACKETCUPYELLOWZINCPASSIVATED.jpg)
so near, yet so far
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/SONEARYETSOFAR.jpg)
finished all bar the chain & the break cables
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/FINISHED2.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/FINISHED1.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/FINISHED3.jpg)
let me know what ya think peeps.
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finally finished all bar the chain & the break blocks/cables
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/FINISHED2.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/FINISHED1.jpg)
(http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa369/SCOTTYB9101977/FINISHED3.jpg)
let me know what ya think peeps.