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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: baldbmxer on May 31, 2006, 05:17 PM

Title: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: baldbmxer on May 31, 2006, 05:17 PM: Crank bolts need chroming, the levers need changing for tech 3's and if I'm really luck I'll come across the camo stem and hbar pads!!!!!

Before

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c51/baldbmxer/QUADWHITE1.jpg)

After

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c51/baldbmxer/QUAD1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c51/baldbmxer/QUAD3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c51/baldbmxer/QUAD2.jpg)
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: Reggie on May 31, 2006, 05:24 PM: nasty :shocked: hated the frame BITD and still do.. its all wrong!
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: macmark on May 31, 2006, 05:31 PM: That looks gorgeous mate! Nice job! (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e334/macmarkosx/drool.gif)
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: harris on May 31, 2006, 05:40 PM: youve been a busy lad sweet build :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: Waxintaxin on May 31, 2006, 06:59 PM: Blindin stuff

Quads are lovely things, and a fine example is presented before us here

what rims are they ?

did someone say quads

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v651/waxintaxin/Picture112.jpg)
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: theRuler on May 31, 2006, 07:02 PM: nice quizzods chizzaps
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: baldbmxer on May 31, 2006, 07:09 PM: The rims are Ambrosio, they were chap as chips BITD, I used to get them from Ron Kitchins up here in Harrogate, gave them some hell and they never tweaked. They're great!
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: Waxintaxin on May 31, 2006, 07:11 PM: cool , they look purpley on the pic ? youve put together a nice quad for sure , they ride nice ,even now i like riding it

so how did you match the blue , it looks spot on

Rich :)
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: baldbmxer on May 31, 2006, 07:22 PM: Rich

I got the rims from Bournemouth - Dirty Vans sale in the club house a couple of years ago. They are grey but have a blue hue to them. Originally they were destined for the Vector but they werent quite right - to blue, but they look mint on the Quad.

As for the colour I have a good friend who restores scooter and does custom airbrushing and paint. I trawled through many swatches looking for the right blue. Alot of them are 'too blue', I wanted one that wasnt to blue and 'quite white' because that show I remember them from BITD. The actual finished colour had to be mixed as the swatch i found it in had been discontinued. but was well worth the effort and time it took to find.

Cheers for the compliments.

JJ
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: Bob_Acid on May 31, 2006, 07:28 PM: Yeah i like that, sweet :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: generallee on May 31, 2006, 07:40 PM: Like it a a lot - lovely colour - here's my Quad.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e120/tapperoon/quad3.jpg)
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: crazycraig on May 31, 2006, 07:47 PM: well nice :daumenhoch:
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c73/craigtheman/craig050.jpg)
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: Steve P on May 31, 2006, 08:00 PM: Awesome build. . . I'm liking that a lot . . . very, very nice :smitten:

Here's mine

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Quadangle/QuadFreestyler.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Quadangle/YellowQuad.jpg)

Cheers

Steve :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: Dingobmxer on May 31, 2006, 08:33 PM: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Need I say more JJ?
:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: motomagII on May 31, 2006, 08:39 PM: total top build as always jon .
when we gonna see the other builds sorted 'the 24 incher etc
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: Mattdub on May 31, 2006, 11:18 PM: Hey Jon , likin' that BIG time , love the colours used :daumenhoch:

Those wheels look real nice :daumenhoch:

Matt
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: diesel on June 01, 2006, 08:37 AM: Someone has been busy!

Great job!
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: duncan on June 01, 2006, 10:35 AM: I'm aiming for your 'before' picture with my restoration :) That's the colour of frame (and decals) mine will be.
The 'after' pic is amazing - the dark blue forks really do go with the light blue frame. Are they new forks, or did you find a good match for SE metallic blue?
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: baldbmxer on June 01, 2006, 05:24 PM: Thanks for all the comments,

Quads eh! you love them or hate them. I didnt like them BITD but in recent years I really fancied one and had a definate idea of how i wanted it straight from the start. I was looky top get areally good deal on the F&F about 18 months ago and its been a working progress for some time.

The original paint was just plain white with black stickers. as for the blue for the forks it was a case of hunting through many swatches looking for a colour that I thought was about right. They are slightly metallic, but not to much. I spent alot of time looking through old magazines looking at original colours. I belive the original colour was like this. The colour works well against the baby blue. The forks are not new.

Cheers JJ
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: DR VINOAH on June 01, 2006, 05:35 PM: ace yum yum :daumenhoch: :4_17_5:yummy
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: Dingobmxer on June 02, 2006, 08:23 PM: Have to bump this so I dont have to trawl through pages and pages to come and look at that luverly colour
Well done again mate
:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: QUADANGLE NEARLY FINISHED
Post by: JAY on June 08, 2006, 06:49 PM: Those are great colour combo's on both SE bikes JJ , Another great bike mate , but tech 4 levers , ;D I'm sure some tech 3's will come your way soon.............Well done .