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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: simon h on August 03, 2012, 12:06 AM
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IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING A 98
PERFORMER LOOKED BACK ON OLD PHOTO'S WHEN I GOT IT , TURNS OUT ITS A VERTIGO.
HAD THIS LYING ABOUT LOOKING A BIT TIRED SO WENT TO WORK. HAD IT BLASTED AND POWDERED.THEN CLEANED UP ALL THE BITS I COULD SAVE.
HAD AN OLD SET OF GT TAN WALLS THAT HAD SEEN BETTER DAYS(PLENT OF TREAD , BUT A BIT FADDED ) SO I DECIDED TO HAVE A GO AT WHITE WALLING EM. CAME OUT OK FOR ARIDER.
HAD SOME NEW DECALS DONE .
NEW NOS SEAT , BRAIDED BRAKE CABLES.
MANAGED TO SAVE AND CLEAN THE REST OF THE PARTS. STILL HAVE THE AIRBAGS FOR IT TOO.
AND MANAGED TO PUT IT TOGEHTER ON A BUGET OF £174.99, PITY IT WASN'T A BIT OLDER EH ;)
PICS SO FAR .......
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d195/hammer007/performer1.jpg)...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d195/hammer007/3.jpg)...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d195/hammer007/4.jpg)...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d195/hammer007/2-2.jpg)...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d195/hammer007/IMG_0431.jpg)
HOW TYRES USED TO LOOK.....
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Nice work, I like that! :daumenhoch:
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Smick as fuck !!!!
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Smick as fuck !!!!
:LolLolLolLol:
Smick indeed
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So what did you use to white wall the tyres? ???
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:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :'( :'( :'( CANT believe you painted them tyres :'( :'(
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:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :'( :'( :'( CANT believe you painted them tyres :'( :'(
To be honest steve didn't want to paint them , but spent hours trying to get the side walls clean and wasn't happening.
Managed to get proper tyre paint off the bay as recommended by old school hod rod fella's.
And seeing how much a good set of tan walls sell for , was probably more than the bike is worth..
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:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :'( :'( :'( CANT believe you painted them tyres :'( :'(
To be honest steve didn't want to paint them , but spent hours trying to get the side walls clean and wasn't happening.
Managed to get proper tyre paint off the bay as recommended by old school hod rod fella's.
And seeing how much a good set of tan walls sell for , was probably more than the bike is worth..
Them race patern sidewalls were never as bright as the freestyle tab walls :(
What paint did you use anyway?
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:smitten: :smitten: that looks really well :4_17_5:
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:shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :'( :'( :'( CANT believe you painted them tyres :'( :'(
To be honest steve didn't want to paint them , but spent hours trying to get the side walls clean and wasn't happening.
Managed to get proper tyre paint off the bay as recommended by old school hod rod fella's.
And seeing how much a good set of tan walls sell for , was probably more than the bike is worth..
Them race patern sidewalls were never as bright as the freestyle tab walls :(
What paint did you use anyway?
Not sure the name of the product dude ,got it off ebay.The brightness wasn't the issue they had dried out .
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:smitten: :smitten: that looks really well :4_17_5:
Thanks Brother .Turned out better than I expected .One of my first resto's was one of these mainly because you can pick Em up cheap ,but it was a 2000 a weighed a ton,so I moved it on.
This one is 4130 cr/mo so much lighter.
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ALL DONE AND NEW SNAPS.
GOT RID OF THE STUPID FED'S DECAL , LOOKED SHITE , NO IDEA WHAT I WAS THINKING. :-[