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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: oldschoolace on June 08, 2012, 04:27 PM
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Got this Batavus frame a few months back, 1980/81 i think. Painted in some sort of house paint which was a swine to get off, it seems it was originaly red judging from the B.B
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/_1020268.jpg)
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/_1020269.jpg)
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/P1020271.jpg)
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/P1020272.jpg)
Feel free to chime in with suggestions or ideas :daumenhoch:
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never seen one of them before.
they didn't mean the bottom bracket falling off eh lol.
kinda cool 8)
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I love that frame!! its awesome :daumenhoch:
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tidy , love a cheap build me , like that frame a lot , never seen one before either :daumenhoch:
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never seen one of them before.
they didn't mean the bottom bracket falling off eh lol.
kinda cool 8)
As u say dave :D But why do that then flatten the rear triangle tubes 2 weld them 2 the BB :uglystupid2:
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These came the other week, going for a bit of an early flavour :daumenhoch:
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/mototyre.jpg)
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Feel free to chime in with suggestions or ideas
i have a suggestion for you sell the frame to me ;D ;D
its fookin well cool i love it .
best of luck with the build :daumenhoch:
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Cheers for the comments guys, really getting into this build. Looking to build it close to stock with a few nice twists. Gonna be experimenting with rattle can annodising soon so that should be interesting :daumenhoch:
How she would have looked back in the day. Liking the blue ;)
(http://bmxmuseum.com/image/344ec0x_blowup.jpg)
Think i will stay clear of those mags as i want to ride it. I do have a pair of yellow alloy hub skyways that need serious resto though. Should look peachy if i can get them something like decent. :daumenhoch:
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Seeing as i was full of shit fookin about with that Celica and the weather was dry for 5 mins i decided to finish stripping the frame and forks i found for her :daumenhoch:
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/_1020375.jpg)
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/_1020376.jpg)
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/_1020392.jpg)
Coudn't resist offering up the tyres ;D
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/_1020393.jpg)
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That's just crying out for a SBD candy blue :smitten:
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looking good now .what colour are you going to do it
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Thinking of something close to the original blue in the brochure :smitten:
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should look sweeeet in blue
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i see those wheels a lot for sale here in holland
love the project mate
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found the add for you
these are nos
http://link.marktplaats.nl/567998658
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Cheers Danny :daumenhoch: i do like the look of those wheels but this is going to be a rider and i anit no ballerina ;D
If you ever see any decals i would be super interested :daumenhoch:
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Looking at the advert in the magazine brought the memories flooding back , really like the frame , needs discs fitting :D
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What about a rollcage ;) ;D
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don't forget the day glow orange paint job ;)
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Looking at the advert in the magazine brought the memories flooding back , really like the frame , needs discs fitting :D
He also has a nos batavus frame kit for sale kappy :daumenhoch:
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who does? would love one of those! :daumenhoch:
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The lad selling the wheels. 150 euros. frame and forks in original box. Had it a while too so he may let it go for less :daumenhoch:
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Here you go pickle, you can join my gang ;D
http://fietsen-brommers.marktplaats.nl/fietsen-crossfietsen-en-bmx/567998099-nieuw-batavus-bmx-frame-nos-old-school.html'return=eJwtikEOgjAQRe9CUpbQgmxKiIGbDFBDQwuTzqBE490do7v33v9gjX15q1uy5tLYjBykaWkXZrRlue7otiJCWhkDAFOxhfJ3KXDB6xk6k8%2FU8a7q3qh6CCzw9ChIt5n%2BFb9VC0QZ%2Bu2ILvlJdH2IjsBwP0hVTaXHeEreyUuvcsSj01n7%2FgA6BjQ8&df=1&fta=eNotjkGOwyAMRe9iaboGkjbBKFeYK0QGQgdN0qBCUjRV717IdPdsy%2F99wg6fEXuE7T6PO80RVMSOI%2BR54Ccbh7QiV3PCPx9UdDaWKSRkagl425bp7o36faCmRPsWvwTTS1Zr9ChOIWwDq3EtQqDrBMqX54gNgreHp2cIjSbXddzmRkstpWk%2F4PoCurGM6bpxHWtNFtyS6434h4tsChgS5wN6o7XRNZcXRVoD2TjO0%2B2afqr6XA4SYaE81jalgD3qCAR6gPr%2B4A6KkOHz9XoDHLxYkw%3D%3D&fta_ind=7&fs=1
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That is proper cool!! :daumenhoch:
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If you snaffle it pm me a decent pic of the decals will you, i'm struggling to find the exact font :daumenhoch:
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will do, i've sent him a message (hopefully) although as i don't speak Dutch i've probably insulted his whole family or something ;D
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will do, i've sent him a message (hopefully) although as i don't speak Dutch i've probably insulted his whole family or something ;D
:LolLolLolLol:
Nice.
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Got one of these seats in the post today, minty fresh. Dont know if it will end up on the bike but it was so cheap it was stupid to not get it :daumenhoch:
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/seat.jpg)
Might go a different route with the seat but keeping it under wraps for now ;)
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Liking that and love those tires ;)
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Thought i would dig this thread out and give it a conclusion for future reference rather than start a new one :)
So where were we... yeah so i didn't go with that seat in the end, it looked too grifter-ish (it is from a grifter) I found a Japanese MK Shoji co troxel/ quilted seat going cheap on the bay.
I wanted a blue and yellow/gold theme and decided to try and paint a few parts myself with interesting results:
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/Picture001-2.jpg)
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/1.jpg)
The paint is Plasticote brilliant metallic and while it gave fantastic results it seemed very soft and, for want of a better word, tarnished quite easily. It would be great for a carpet queen but less so for a rider
I ordered some car paint from these guys http://www.paints4u.com/ after finding a Nissan note i liked the colour of and while a little sceptical i preped the frame and cracked on.
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/2012-11-29121339.jpg)
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/2012-11-29121521.jpg)
The repair kit i got came with primer, paint, lacquer, wet and dry and polish and was top quality for the money. There was just enough to do the frame, forks and homemade Mirage stylee X bars. The second bar isnt even welded. I just bent it to size, ground the ends to a tight fit and used aryldite to replicate a weld bead. Very convincing i thought! ;)
The decals i had made up at a local signage company after finding a retro font i liked on the tweb and went under the final coat of lacquer.
Once i got the Skyway ace rims finished they seemed the perfect choice for this build :daumenhoch:
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/2002.jpg)
Rim thread here : http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=154127.0
And with the aid of a few radsters the build was complete
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/2012-12-16101458.jpg)
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/2012-12-16101907.jpg)
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/2012-12-16102209.jpg)
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/2012-12-16101947.jpg)
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Ace thread and ace build Clint.Amazing considering the budget involved too! :4_17_5:
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Really like that :daumenhoch:
Thats a sweet finish on the brakes :daumenhoch:
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what a good job you have done with that. love it mate. :daumenhoch:
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Awesome :4_17_5:
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Good job :daumenhoch:
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It's turned out awesome Clint :4_17_5: them wheels look mental ;)
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Really like this bud,
love seeing less well known bikes ,especially from the earlly days.
Looks fantastic.
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Love this build!! Top job Clint :daumenhoch:
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Thats ace mate :daumenhoch:
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i liked this frame when you first posted the pictures .
and i must say i love the final build its fookin excellent looks propper old skool
and the wheels man the wheels are somthing else totaly suit the build and compleate one offs
old skool ingenuity at its finest :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: