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Title: Mongoose Gold stem resto
Post by: Mattdub on August 14, 2008, 08:56 AM

Restored this to put on one of my first two builds at MK .

Was like this ...................................
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/76be62c7.jpg)

Now looks like this , sorted  ;) .

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/IMG_2291.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/IMG_2435.jpg)

Title: Re: Mongoose Gold stem resto
Post by: Bob_Acid on August 14, 2008, 09:49 AM

Nice  8)

Title: Re: Mongoose Gold stem resto
Post by: kdw712 on August 14, 2008, 10:54 AM

very bling  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose Gold stem resto
Post by: BrianP on August 14, 2008, 12:36 PM

Very Nice.

Was the replacement sticker hard to find?

Brian.

Title: Re: Mongoose Gold stem resto
Post by: jT Racing on August 14, 2008, 05:10 PM

noticed that at mk. looks real real nice. did you get it re-galved on the gold bit?

Title: Re: Mongoose Gold stem resto
Post by: sawzall on August 14, 2008, 05:48 PM

 8) great resto matt :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose Gold stem resto
Post by: Rooonga on August 14, 2008, 06:08 PM

Wow!

So tell us about it, where did you get it plated (if you did) etc.

Title: Re: Mongoose Gold stem resto
Post by: Steve P on August 14, 2008, 07:37 PM

Top resto work Matt ... I couldn't help noticing that stem at MK too. The gold is very bling  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Mongoose Gold stem resto
Post by: Mattdub on August 14, 2008, 08:06 PM

The stem base was brass plated & double lacquered by Letchworth Plating ( Tel: 01462 684161 ) . I had 2 bases done for £40.00 & dropped off/collected so no P+P .

The alloy clamps were lightly hand polished , not blinged up because they were'nt when new & still have all the cast marks where they should be . The bolts were shown a dremel in a similar way , hardly ! lol .

Cheers for the comments guys , these kinda things mean more to me than just building a bike with NOS parts if you get me .

Title: Re: Mongoose Gold stem resto
Post by: Mattdub on October 03, 2008, 07:22 PM

Here yer go bobafett , cheers for the comments  ;) .

Title: Re: Mongoose Gold stem resto
Post by: bobafett on October 03, 2008, 08:17 PM

Nice one Matt  :daumenhoch:

Yep that really is sweeter than sweet mate - I'll have to put that on my list of "things I'd like to do after i've stopped buying all these f*#@ing mongoose frames like a man posessed"  :LolLolLolLol: