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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: graeme on October 18, 2005, 09:06 PM
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Ok, so thanks to stuntmaster, this is what i started with.
[img]http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v607/stuntmaster/unnownf.jpg[img]
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why didnt that work?
Try again
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v607/stuntmaster/unnownf.jpg)
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has tim march been sat on that lay back?? ;D
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has tim march been sat on that lay back?? ;D
if he did, was he naked with his wife on his back.....ewww
Dave
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I likt TTT's so even though its an unknown, presumed cheap frame, i figure i'd show it some love :)
I started with the forks, thought they needed some standers. Was going to buy some but wheres the fun in that!
So i got some inch square box steel.
Cut some wedges and shaped em to fit the forks.
I then pie cut them and pinched in the ends so they taper and in the slot i welded some cut up serated bits from an old pedal.
Wleded em to the forks, guesed on placement, and then welded coapping plates underneath.
Next, a coaster bracket, although it now looks like i wont be using it.
A nice man who's name ive forgoten (sorry) sent me a pic of a haro coaster mount. So i copied the dimentions, cut it out of a bit of steel, cut back the drop out and welded it in.
Then time for some chainstay standers. After two failed attempts at making them i bought a pair from jay (cheers fella) cut em up (sorry bout that!) and welded em on.
Now my welding is strong, but not that pretty, 50-50 my fault and shit welder, so a bit of grinding, a smidgen of filler and we were ready for prime.
Key up, rust treat and 1k etch prime.
And here it is.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v242/GraemeVW/gw/DSCI0007.jpg)
Now ready for some high build primer, flat and paint.
Its going to be streetbeat green, with white seat/grips/wheels and tyres.
Thing is, its going to need decals, i dont know what it is, and dont really want it to be a replica, so, anyone got or know of some simple white freestyle decals i can use on the bottom tube?
I will update regularly, unless you all aint interested, in which case ill just hide in the corner.
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has tim march been sat on that lay back?? ;D
Maybe, the seat post did not come with the frame, so my ally renthal will go on it.
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looking at it from the angle in the second pic, do you think it could do with a brace between the chainstays?
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looing good looks like a meteorlite now
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yeah i know, but without the god awfull twin bottom tube ;D
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I was going to cut out the bottom tube and weld in a bent round section one, like an old performer.
I was also going to get an old looptail and cut and shut the seat/chain stays so its looptail. But i just couldnt be bothered.
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proper frankenbike then lol
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yeah, i aint affraid of a bit of cut n shut!
I also wasnt going to paint it. I was going to strip the chrome and let it rust, then run green skyways and white tyres. Bit early hot rod style.
Sort of wish i had, but to get the chrome of i'd have to take it to the platers, they reverse plate it to get it off. But there minimum charge is £45 and i'd always have rust on my jeans!
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wow thats dear i payed £15 from kings at canvey
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satin black and pinstripe it 8)
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wow thats dear i payed £15 from kings at canvey
What, to strip the chrome?
They must have a cheaper minimum charge.
Thing is, i used to work there as a bloody plater.
Also worked in brighton as a gold plater. Wish i still did.
I was going to either chrome or gold plate some tuffs for it, satin black with chrome tuffs, now that would be sweet!
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looks good pleased it been used as sat in garage doing bugger all .reason you did not get seatpost was it was bent to bugger and binned .
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I was going to cut out the bottom tube and weld in a bent round section one, like an old performer.
I was also going to get an old looptail and cut and shut the seat/chain stays so its looptail. But i just couldnt be bothered.
I don`t know why you didn`t just build a new frame from scratch ;D
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Thanx stuntmaster. I dont think my girlfriend will get this one now, she'll get my ammaco.
I need a straight post for her bike anyhow, cos she's tiny.
Oh, and i did think about building a frame from scratch, maybe one day, but it is easier to cut up a few old bikes and make 1 new one :)
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wow thats dear i payed £15 from kings at canvey
What, to strip the chrome?
They must have a cheaper minimum charge.
Thing is, i used to work there as a bloody plater.
Also worked in brighton as a gold plater. Wish i still did.
I was going to either chrome or gold plate some tuffs for it, satin black with chrome tuffs, now that would be sweet!
lol yeah i was a chrome plater aswell mate and powder coater
bloody left to work in a bike shop ;D
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yeah, i did some powder coating too. It would al be so much easier if i still worked there.
Never mind. Hopefully the bike will be painted and mostly built by the weekend, exept wheels, pedals and brakes which will be arriving later.
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well its now very green!
If its old school, and freestyle, it has to be green and white :)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v242/GraemeVW/DSCI0008.jpg)
These make me smile loads,
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v242/GraemeVW/DSCI0010.jpg)
I know its covered in oily finger marks, and its only thrown together for now but i think its looking cool.
Its getting white brakes, and white pedals. Chrome crank and chainring.
Its also getting white skyways, but the question is, white or green tires?
Any opinions?
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"A" star for effort. i ride white tyres and they are a nightmare if you are even hope to keep them half clean.
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"A" star for effort. i ride white tyres and they are a nightmare if you are even hope to keep them half clean.
A star for effort seems to imply that i get a lower score for something else :)
A star for effort
D- for execution?
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"A" star for effort. i ride white tyres and they are a nightmare if you are even hope to keep them half clean.
A star for effort seems to imply that i get a lower score for something else :)
lol...i dont think he meant it like that graeme...its looking good though matey....but if your going with white tuffs...use green haro freestyle tyres, most of the usual suspects have em in green, alans, biagio, skatepool, and rude wheels.....
so yes...very good buddy
Dave
A star for effort
D- for execution?
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Cheers folks, i was only joking.
Im leaning towards green tires, so looks like thats what im getting.
Will keep updating.
Cant wait to ride it but ive got to wait at least a week till the rest of the parts get here.
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"a" star for effort
"d" minus for having a cowskin chair.
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HA HA HA, thats my sisters, she left it here even though she lives in earls court (not the actual earls court building)
Hidious aint it!
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Well, its getting there. Just waiting for calipers, pedals and chain to arrive, and i need to swap a lever, but wont be long now :)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v242/GraemeVW/DSCI0013.jpg)
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tires sort of make the frame look a tad light, should have got the paint matched to the tires really.
Oh well.
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wow how gross is that bike, ;D you didnt use to work for ralleigh did you ???
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kiss my ass :-*
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not if its bin anywere near that bike 8)
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so when will we see it at rom then mate
was nice to meet you aswell sun
spesh seeing the scirroco
reminded me of mine same colour
i had bitd lol
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not if its bin anywere near that bike 8)
Ha Ha Ha, prick!
so when will we see it at rom then mate
was nice to meet you aswell sun
spesh seeing the scirroco
reminded me of mine same colour
i had bitd lol
Not sure, should have all the bits by the weekend, then im up in sheffield for the weekend and following week, so, fisrt non wet sunday after that i suppose.
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not if its bin anywere near that bike 8)
Oh yeah, nearly forgot,
PRICK, again ;D
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so when will we see it at rom then mate
was nice to meet you aswell sun
spesh seeing the scirroco
reminded me of mine same colour
i had bitd lol
Oh yeah, thanx for the wheels, ill take ya for a spin in the rocco if you like, spent 3 weeks painting it a month or so back, only done 56,000! never welded! I guess you could say im pretty happy with it :)
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not if its bin anywere near that bike 8)
Oh yeah, nearly forgot,
PRICK, again ;D
ah the language of a iliterate colour blind homosexual with bad taste.
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Im iliterate? Learn to spell raleigh!
Not saying my spellings perfect but i aint critisizing other peoples language skills.
Its funny aint it, i really doubt you'd be so cocky to my face ;D
Internet abuse, the last refuge of the friendless who thinks he's a big man but cant cope in the real world.
Do you sit in the corner of the pub, on your own, looking at people with friends while crying into your half pint as you contemplate where your life went wrong?
Your people skills are just amazing, in a way i almost wish i was you ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
If you wish to be insulting, or just generaly take the piss out of me, then do it to my face.
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you know were hartlepool track is, iam there this sunday, if you fancy it
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didnt realy think i would have to point out it was a light hearted bit of messing but i will, i think you will find the first to throw insults was you and i stand by my last post, get your self to the tack you live up here so theres no excuse then you can put your theory to the test.
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calm down boys >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
the boxing ring has been out once this week already come on andy comments please lol ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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thats ok to thank me for the wheels but you got them off neil lol
i was the fat bloke on the darker blue bike
lite blue was dave
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i'll bring a spade on sunday then? may be a new hump on last straight ;D
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didnt realy think i would have to point out it was a light hearted bit of messing but i will, i think you will find the first to throw insults was you and i stand by my last post, get your self to the tack you live up here so theres no excuse then you can put your theory to the test.
Well if you had explained it was light hearted it wouldnt have pissed me of would it.
To just slag someones ride on their own thread is just plain out of order. To do it with a laugh puts the boot in. I think a wink would have explained things better.
Kiss my ass, and blowing you a kiss? I thought obviously light hearted.
Responce with more insults to my ride, pissed me off, i thought you were acting like a prick, so i said so.
First real insults?
This i believe, 'ah the language of a iliterate colour blind homosexual with bad taste'
Now that makes me plain mad >:( so i made sure you realised you had overstepped the mark
I have no idea where the hartlepool track is, couldnt even give you a rough guess, but if its ment to be, we'll meet someday.
If you like, you can then insult me to my face, when retribution can be more than words.
Dangerous game pissing people off who you dont know.
If you dont mind, i'd rather you didnt reply to anything i write or any thread i start.
Even if i want a free haro master, and you feel like giving one away. ;)
And lazychubs, sorry bout that, still getting used to peoples names! offer of a ride/drive of the rocco still stands :)
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suggest you get a sense of humour (dont no were the track is you must be another graeme).
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yep this is a new graeme
not the old trouble maker lol
and cool did love me roco
till the cam belt went
cya at rom again soon
and every one chill out ;D
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thought it was a bit odd everyone talkin to him
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Doh! wrong greame? Put your foot in it there mate. :D
Greame you might do yourself a favour to change your id mate :)
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this graeme is cool as mate.(not that baltiboy isnt)
met him at rom, nice guy
Dave
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dont make up dudes, was lookin forward to a clash of the titans on sunday, id invited don king and everything ;D
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dont make up dudes, was lookin forward to a clash of the titans on sunday, id invited don king and everything ;D
;D
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id invited don king and everything
More like King Dong , he's more you type ;D
Bren
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dont make up dudes, was lookin forward to a clash of the titans on sunday, id invited don king and everything ;D
;D
Made me laugh too, no, im not that graeme, im an entirely new graeme, and apparantly more liked than that one!
Ok, we'll bury this, its a stupid argument anyhow, old school bikes shouldnt mean childish old school rucks :)
Can you imagine, in court, so graeme, please tell the court in your own words why this incident happended,
Well, he said he didnt like my bike :'(
;D ;D ;D
Yeah, i think ill go change my user name, Ill choose one from the mini comp on my newbie post.
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Its not the same but very similar to this?
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/68_1.jpg)
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im gonna think about that court case scenario every time i think about arguing with someone about bmx.......cool....what a way to get a perspective...lol
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It would be funny ;D
It is quite similar to that hyper, its also very much like a single bottom tube meteorlite.
Befor i welded the bits on it was quite similat to a gen1 master, exept for the bottom tube.
Its believed to just be an old cheap bike.
The top tubes are welded on slightly different at the head tube, one is very slightly higher than the other.
All the welds are very neat though, i was surprised, probably the neatest welding ive seen on a bike frame. (not that im hugely experienced in these things)
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well, its rideable.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v242/GraemeVW/DSCI0014.jpg)
Still waiting for the other lever, white calipers and hollow stem bolt to turn up.
Will prob change the crank, chainwheel and pedals at some point, but at least i can ride it! At least then i'll know if i like the frame.
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lookin good. how did it ride?
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dont know yet, ill take it to my mates tonight, bout a 20 min ride, should be ablr to tell something from that.
Might have to take a special, un neaded trip to the shops first :)
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what tyres are on it ?.
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well for an unknown first project that looks kinda pretty cool.well done and hope you enjoy riding it graeme .
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thanks folks, it rides nice, nice and tight, feels good. Need to get the bars adjusted right, and i might loose the gt frame stander, not sure.
Its got haro freestyle tires, run at 50psi.
It will be better once the brakes are properly sorted.
I dont trust the forks though, i had to straighten em. I used a big hammer ;D so there probably a bit week!
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the forks to be honest look a bit crap anyways get sme tange in there or some old freestyler ones like haro they wil look cool and not break the bank too much .
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Looks a kids bike short of a mushroom to me! What ammaco have you got I just done deal on Mivvi's Koolstyler. It looks laughin by the way.
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Same dropouts and twin top tubes as mine. The down tube is the only difference, even the rear frame standers are the same. I've been trying to find out what the hell mine is for 6 months now. The forks on mine are stamped Akisu. I know they made forks for every tom, dick and namajinky under the red sun.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/bikes052.jpg)
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yeah, i know the forks are a bit crap, but i just made do with what i had.
coastvl, it does look like yours, but i added the chainstay standers myself.
It may get new forks, or i might not bother, it was just a bit of fun till i get my haro master :)
It wont get any serious use, just a run around. was a good learning curve though.