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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: MartyC on September 22, 2007, 10:59 PM
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Some of you might remember this being posted before but it got lost thanks to the infamous Rad Rollback :D.
Picked up this from SuperBikeDan today; he's done a fantastic job on the restoration of this making a near 30yo F&F and Bars look like new again ....
Before decals....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/IMG_0556.jpg)
After decals....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/IMG_0557.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/IMG_0558.jpg)
Now I've got to put all this together after giving my Tuffs another clean from being in garage too long, a replica of my first bike from 1979/80....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/IMG_0561.jpg)
Going to be busy this week :D
BTW, this is how it looked last year when I got it from the USA...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/sporpa1.jpg)
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Marty !!! thats gonna look mint when finished :daumenhoch:
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I think that is gonna look ace built up and another super paint job by superbikedan :4_17_5:
Did they make the Brakedancer as well...I'm sure The Ruler bought a f&f at MK ::)
Post up pics when built Marty ;)
Paul :)
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wicked big guy....cant wait
Dave
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I tell you what, those pics do not do the paint finish any justice at all, Dan is the Man that's for sure :4_17_5:.
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marty that is going to look pukka mate love the pic with all the parts laid out on the floor
looking forward to seeing the complete bike :4_17_5:
ps the last week is our secret ;D :coolsmiley:
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Marty ,
You've probably seen these before but a Scorpion ad from BMX PLUS December 1981 .
Apologies for quality , I just photographed them ! :LolLolLolLol:
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/IMG_1000.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/IMG_1001.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/IMG_1004.jpg)
Paint looks wicked ( props to SBD ;) ) and I'm likin' the parts out pic too :4_17_5:
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Cheers Matt, I have that too but not that size :LolLolLolLol:
Here's a letter I had published in BMX Plus telling them all about my bike ....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/MCBMXPlusLetter.jpg)
I'm sure I wrote more than that :LolLolLolLol:
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;) quality nice one marty, thats history :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
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Cheers Matt, I have that too but not that size :LolLolLolLol:
Here's a letter I had published in BMX Plus telling them all about my bike ....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/MCBMXPlusLetter.jpg)
I'm sure I wrote more than that :LolLolLolLol:
That is cool as Marty ;)
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Very cool, nice one :daumenhoch:
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That's gonna look ace when complete Marty ... I like the thrashed thread enquiry too :4_17_5:
Steve
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Sweet jo Mr C now get those spanners twirling :knuppel2:
BTW how DID you get the forks off :LolLolLolLol:
:) DINGO :)
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that build is going to be cool.
having a letter published in a mag from BITD and still having the edition is even cooler.
great stuff Marty :daumenhoch:
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Nice job Marty,tis gonna look Ace! A bike and History from bitd well worth the effort ,Top man!:4_17_5:
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Cant wait to see that built. I love it when you can manage to put together the bike you had bitd. Thats what its all about.
Are they white alloyed tuffs i can see on it when it came from the US? >:D
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Cant wait to see that built. I love it when you can manage to put together the bike you had bitd. Thats what its all about.
Are they white alloyed tuffs i can see on it when it came from the US? >:D
Thanks for the nice comments guys :4_17_5:
Munners, they are the same YELLOW steel hubbed skyways in the pic with all my bits, they were so sun bleached they looked white, Ii even thought they were white when I got them out of the box when it arrived :D :LolLolLolLol:
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Lookin trick there Marty !!!!!
... gonna be a minter that for sure!!!!
John
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Thats gonna be one sweet machine mate, well done :daumenhoch:
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Looking good marty, tell me how did you clean the tuffs or did you re-dye?
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Marty, that is going to be gorgeous, I had a Scorpion TX when I lived in the US. I can't wait to see it finished.
Mattdub, thanks for posting those pictures from BMX Plus, it takes me back to 1981 when I was a little 'un and summers were always sunny. :daumenhoch:
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Looking good marty, tell me how did you clean the tuffs or did you re-dye?
Lots of fine gauge wire wool, wet and dry and plenty of elbow grease followed by re-dying which didn't really take too well the first time. I'm going to give them the CIF treatment with wire wool and then another re-dye at the weekend :daumenhoch:.
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Lookin trick there Marty !!!!!
... gonna be a minter that for sure!!!!
John
John
Missed your post :LolLolLolLol:
The decals went on like a dream using the soapy water trick although the forks ones took a bit of work to get on but I think you'll agree the decals look superb, top job and thanks :4_17_5:.
Dan has done a super job of matching the paint to the original finish on the forks; unfortunately the camera flash makes it look like a plain red but it's a really nice deep red just like the original :daumenhoch:
Marty
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tht brings back some good memories "scorpion" :daumenhoch: you must have searched high and low for them decals.
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marty the camera flash, never works well on a bike frame
the best way to take a pic of a bike or frame is out doors no flash
or indoors bright room no flash ;)