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Title: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on March 22, 2017, 11:43 AM: Here is the next project just bought this for my wife as she ride one similar last year and said if ever one came up she wanted one so here it is 1974 norco dirtmaster which I have bought from Dave who in turn bought it from Rupert .we have a plan of how we want it to look and I know that there are some who would say just leave it as it is but I feel that we can give it a rebirth (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170322/c626485eded467b5d5d59dc3f2ad4855.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170322/c6809c57c72d5b44f31b8f6cc713ce80.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170322/4c442bf2a455c810ad029d961e6a18e2.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170322/a06d73d67f60fe2a8ddde559f567a95f.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170322/07d75df2d3a35906763ef3a7ce9f246e.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170322/0b2a8f8195794a64153b08ae3fbf2641.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170322/c4efe7234ef4af2c0c929557add4fa2e.jpg)

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on March 22, 2017, 12:34 PM: I think so as I am sure the oG ones would have been more like the early goose ones

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: rodriguez on March 22, 2017, 01:11 PM: I'd like to pick up a real vintage BMX like that some day :coolsmiley:
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Post by: In2bmx on March 22, 2017, 02:40 PM: Nice and COOL 8)
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Post by: mivvi on March 22, 2017, 03:59 PM: Really cool, hours of fun restoring that. Keep us updated with pics

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: Taipan on March 22, 2017, 04:05 PM: love it :4_17_5: cant wait to see it as it progress's :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Jaymz on March 22, 2017, 08:04 PM: So grungy
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Post by: nitrohopper on March 26, 2017, 06:06 PM: So today I took the jet wash to the ole girl then stripped it down ready for its acid bath(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170326/da7831f8dbd22c2f6d0a3b231b44c0d5.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170326/006d6761f4cd621ecbbc6b0643fb6f89.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170326/fe51958297c4467b8e4b06586e2a5f44.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170326/91ae91c9b84d2c4c445f8c4d868e6b58.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170326/7753c0ded10cde59d4fe3196c25b24c3.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170326/91d02fc4e1320cf879db3edffffb4feb.jpg)

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: mivvi on March 26, 2017, 08:48 PM: Looking better already! Were they spanners strapped to the down tube?

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on March 26, 2017, 09:19 PM: Yes mate I have no idea why

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on April 01, 2017, 03:29 PM: (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170401/d242dc858b5c11f99068552d8fcaa8cd.jpg)

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: MartyC on April 02, 2017, 06:06 AM: Quote from: nitrohopper on March 26, 2017, 09:19 PM
Yes mate I have no idea why

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They were cone spanners so I would suspect that the previous owner had issues with keeping them nipped up tight ;)
Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on April 02, 2017, 06:44 PM: After 48hrs in the citric acid the Norco absolutly came up a treat (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170402/428709fe7b1a3e460d06c239edf24212.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170402/d8b8f61ddd6af53887bdcc351fb82b7a.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170402/50c1fe922c409f86ae3f7cb7d2ab644b.jpg)

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on April 06, 2017, 06:03 PM: Well the olegirl has now been media blasted and has come up awesome so much so that on the bb there is a ihw 546 turns out its a a post code for 5466 1re Ave Montreal just looked it up, it's mad to think that 40years ago some kid was riding this bike living in this gaff (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170406/d6d8e75e2e7e631733bd609b5bda4c4b.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170406/d21b9147b95baecddd0cef01c4fbbe41.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170406/da42a1970eef494d66ec47aa338ef34e.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170406/e66051e85684d7050131d345548d7963.jpg)

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on April 24, 2017, 10:41 AM: A wanna say a big thank you to Clint old school ace for the superb Lester mags with extras that he sent me for the Norco what a great fellow (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170424/b5cdda1d27557ec8381d93b40deae070.jpg)

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on May 16, 2017, 07:08 PM: Bit of an update today I collected the seat and new pads I think my buddy has done an excellent job (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170516/0e124b7347814da6c13d8a6570522b42.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170516/e69432a542268aad3ab24cf9de6b6e5a.jpg)

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: oldschoolace on May 16, 2017, 09:30 PM: Ace job on that seat :4_17_5:
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Post by: griff on May 17, 2017, 07:17 AM: Dunno how I missed this before but following progress now :daumenhoch:
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Post by: mivvi on May 17, 2017, 04:47 PM: Love seeing the progress on this, am well jealous ☺ Looking great though, keep at it

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on June 23, 2017, 05:21 PM: Lester's are back looking bling

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on June 23, 2017, 05:23 PM: Bling bling lesters(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170623/3bc25004f243dd74e458d530aa0e8f15.jpg)

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on June 24, 2017, 05:34 PM: Frameset just out of spray booth (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170624/7ea2d00d2fb74ce988d5ed211514a155.jpg)

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on June 27, 2017, 05:52 PM: Here is the bits I picked up from sprayers yesterday (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170627/dc554c2d94030f5b2db77dadf78f34c9.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170627/6416f39e9a378b9be6e6d84379ea181e.jpg)

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Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: CustardLips on June 27, 2017, 08:31 PM: That's coming on nicely Lee... looking forward to seeing it finished. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 74 norco dirt master
Post by: nitrohopper on June 29, 2017, 10:40 AM: Getting there (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170629/d12cc85a15d3cdac9d61c97d3c3b547d.jpg)

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