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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: bobafett on April 01, 2020, 07:07 PM
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Well it's been a while.
A long while actually :-[
But still got all my projects awaiting attention after all these years and thought fook it...... It's time to get back on the horse and get something built.....
Gonna start with this ;)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild01.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild02.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild03.jpg)
Got some NOS crankies for her too :coolsmiley:
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild04.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild05.jpg)
If I pull my finger out it should only take me about 18 months :LolLolLolLol:
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You still own all your Geese John or have you been shifting them over the years?
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'79 Team in candy red..... good place to start John :coolsmiley:
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I’m in!! Love me some red candy eye candy! :D
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You still own all your Geese John or have you been shifting them over the years?
Still got them all Andy mate.... and a few others ;) :coolsmiley:
'79 Team in candy red
Just one word missing from that model name Spen me old mucka :-X :angel:
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Looking forward to seeing the progress on this , you might struggle though as Alans is closed for those re pop bits :-\ :D
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very good - this should turn out nice ;)
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:coolsmiley:
could be a decent build i guess :4_17_5:
see which way you take i guess ;D ;D ;D
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Keep the pics coming as one of my fav bikes
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Keep the pics coming :daumenhoch:
This will be lovely as all your bikes :4_17_5:
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You still own all your Geese John or have you been shifting them over the years?
Still got them all Andy mate.... and a few others ;)
Goose Freak :coolsmiley:
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you might struggle though as Alans is closed for those re pop bits :-\ :D
Cheeker fecker - I'm OG JG muthafooka :2gunsfiring_v1: :LolLolLolLol:
Goose Freak
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/bobafett.jpg)
Keep the pics coming
Keep the pics coming
Update soon........ :)
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can't wait to see it built up 8)
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79 team goose, one of my faves :smitten:
looking forward to this thread developing :)
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Today's activity.................
OG 1980 kashimax mongoose seat restoration.........
Done a couple of these before - the area around the nose is never perfect but I think she turned out quite nicely :)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild06.jpg)
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That looks really good 👍Do you have a link to a how to..?
I need to do the same for a HLT turbo seat.
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That looks really good 👍Do you have a link to a how to..?
I need to do the same for a HLT turbo seat.
Not got a guide no but it's pretty straight forward really - just need the right materials and a bit of patience.
The MOST important thing by far is the covering material - took me a long time to find the right stuff and I bought mine about 10 years ago so sorry I can't help with that. The thing is a lot of the suede or suede effect materials you can get often have a "backing" on them and this makes them too difficult to stretch, gather and fold around the edges smoothly. You need a thin flexible material (not too thin of course) with a slight stretch to it without a backing.
First part o f the process - give the seat a good clean and dry and then mount the seat on a shitty old set of guts and shitty seat post and clamp it to something whilst you work on it - keep the guts as far back on the seat as you can to give more "tucking room" around the rails.
Give the seat a rub down with a fine-ish grade of sand paper and dry wipe clean.
Cut a rough over-size of the material and drape over to size check then remove.
Glue wise you can use the spray carpet glue for the top - gets a bit messy so best use it outside - or use something you can apply with a brush - go easy though, you only want a thin application because you dont want it seeping through the material and you also don't want it to dry with bumps under the material.
Place on the material and smooth it down - try to stretch it a little as you smooth down the sides, nose and tail.
Trim the material so there's sufficient overlap to wrap round and tuck under - you can do additional fine trimming later.
Now for the underneath glue I used the gorilla super glue with brush applicator - this alows you to get a nice line of glue all around the edge underneath, in between the rails and inner side etc.
Tuck and wrap all round. The nose is the worst - get the first bit stuck down and when semi dry and holding nicely and then apply a bit more glue to the material thats already stuck down and then fold and stick the remaining onto that.
Additional trimming with scissors underneath if required.
Polish your original guts and stick them back on.
Sit back, light your pipe and admire your handy work :daumenhoch:
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Aye up me old mukka and gday from down under John . Great to see you getting back to building mate . I flogged off my small 😆stockpile 5.5 years ago before moving to oz . I now live in Cairns Queensland and it’s very quiet re old school but I did sneak my 1980 team goose with the decoaster forks into my suitcase when we popped back last time 😀
My nine year old loves it , I have collected a couple of things since been here but not really building anything .
Keep up the good work mate .
Simon .
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Aye up me old mukka and gday from down under John . Great to see you getting back to building mate . I flogged off my small 😆stockpile 5.5 years ago before moving to oz . I now live in Cairns Queensland and it’s very quiet re old school but I did sneak my 1980 team goose with the decoaster forks into my suitcase when we popped back last time 😀
My nine year old loves it , I have collected a couple of things since been here but not really building anything .
Keep up the good work mate .
Simon .
Holy shit Si :shocked:
Long time no speak mate ! :LolLolLolLol:
Glad you're doing well and there's at least one goose in the flock over there that the young'n can enjoy mate 8)
Here's a couple of MK09 snaps from the archive vault for old time's sake......
You still got the Val Doonican sweater ? :2funny:
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/MK09/MK09bobafett121.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/MK09/MKracing.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/MK09/MK09bobafett37.jpg)
Good times ;)
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Nice resto on the seat John , good 'how to' guide too :daumenhoch: Done a few of these myself in the past with great results , turns a tired old seat into something decent .
MK09 ….. Jeez some memories there but I can't believe you got beat by Si wearing a Val Doonican sweater on the track :D :LolLolLolLol:
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Bloody hell, did my brother just post up on Rad :shocked:
Mk09, the origial 2am club. Steve, you John, the two Simons and Paul DB250F.... Fookin hell that was a lifetime ago :coolsmiley: did I take the picture or was it after you all so carefully escorted me into my tent :crazy2:
That goose he's riding is the one he's still got in Oz :daumenhoch:
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Mate those pics are awesome , and yes still got the doony , not much call for it here as it’s classed as cold when it drops below 20 degrees .
It’s keeping the goose company in the garage for now 😆might have to do a replica photo though .
Keep safe and stay the chuff indoors .
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Keep the pics coming John, always nice to see a master craftsman at work.
I loved your recent mid-school resto's
:D ;D
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I can't believe you got beat by Si wearing a Val Doonican sweater on the track :D :LolLolLolLol:
It's sad but true :(
did I take the picture or was it after you all so carefully escorted me into my tent
I'll spare you the photo me old mucka but... no, you didn't take the picture..... yes, you were w@nkered in bed :2funny:
I loved your recent mid-school resto's
Tw@t :yahoo_silent:
Old school or go home Mark you know the score :knuppel2:
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A quick update.......
Nice survivor gold stem with OG decal:
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild08.jpg)
NOS Oakley 2 grips (Yes Andy & Joff it's one of the pairs from the famous tale ;D )
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild10.jpg)
Rocking horse poo MKS BM-1's :
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild07.jpg)
Nearly there :)
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Is that (In a Scouse accent).... "wake up Joff, Jai's got NOS Oakleys for sale" then you fell out your tent..... ???
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Is that (In a Scouse accent).... "wake up Joff, Jai's got NOS Oakleys for sale" then you fell out your tent..... ???
:2funny:
Almost Spen mate - but it wasn't a tent - it was the "Savoy" aka the front seats of Joff's old van :LolLolLolLol:
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Keep the pics coming mate . :4_17_5:
You’ve got me twitching. Have you a goose F&F for Sell :D
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Shaping up nicely that John. :daumenhoch:
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Today's activity...... Shimano Tourney brake restoration.
So..... whilst most of the BMX collector world is hunting for Dia Compe there is a small corner that lust after the "mighty hard to pair-up" Shimano Tourney full set-up and that is the brake set that the 1979 mongoose catalogue has this build adorned with so here we go.....
Trouble with the Shimano Tourney front and rear set-up is that rear calipers and right hand levers are a-plenty but left levers and front calipers can be a right bitch to find ::)
Then there's the cable ferrules where the cable meets the lever - the plastic ones are horrible and the alloy ones are friggin hard to find.
So... this set (should have taken some before pics... doh) was a pair of NOS but very faded red (AKA pink) levers and 2 odd colour (blue & gold) scratched faded rear calipers. Got some front caliper hardware from buying a Shimano Tourney road bike shorty caliper set and swapping over - also got the NOS Shimano brake blocks from that same road bike set. Finally found some alloy ferrules randomly on ebay and got some nice old stock cables (probably road bike as well but they look nice so f"ck it).
Stripped the ano off with good old Oven Pride and lightly hand polished (not really a fan of the polish the f'ing life out of it style personally so went easy on them).
Quite happy with the results to be honest. Build is near completion now. God help us all when this build is done because I guarantee the second I need a sunny day to take a picture it will p!ss down for weeks !!!!
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild11.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild12.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild13.jpg)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild14.jpg)
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Great work on the brakes! I think road bikes are an underused source for older brakes, cranks and pedals. :daumenhoch:
Now get this baby finished!! ;)
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Top work on the the brakes there :4_17_5:.
Far more satisfying buying and saving old parts than just bolting on NOS when possible. Trouble I find with the former is the risk. Most times things work out ok, but (for me at least) on some occasions you realise the part was just too far gone in the first place.
Keep up the great work.
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Looking good :daumenhoch:
Question on the ferrules... are they the type needed for DX levers too ? Pretty scarce if so.
Thanks
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Question on the ferrules... are they the type needed for DX levers too ? Pretty scarce if so.
It's a standard fit ferrule - the Dia Compe or generic copies will fit the Tourney lever just fine.... i'm just an obsessive freak and wanted exactly what was in the '79 catalogue lol :-[ :LolLolLolLol:
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Question on the ferrules... are they the type needed for DX levers too ? Pretty scarce if so.
It's a standard fit ferrule - the Dia Compe or generic copies will fit the Tourney lever just fine.... i'm just an obsessive freak and wanted exactly what was in the '79 catalogue lol :-[ :LolLolLolLol:
Thanks for that. :LolLolLolLol: Good for you, the devil is in the detail after all >:D
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So..........
Going quickly this build as you can tell :10_2_12: :LolLolLolLol:
Lockdown has actually been mad busy work wise for me strangely enough but hey ho..... can't complain.
Managed to get a bit of time on the old girl over the last couple of days......
Every build has it's challenges - this build is all about the minigoose brake bridge.
The minigoose has a shorter rear triangle at the top due to the shorter seat mast but they put the brake bridge the same distancae down as the full size frame which gives a very small window for gearing options / wheel & tyre placement.
This is something they rectified in later years (check the pics below comparing the 79 and later 81 brake bridge position for comparison).
Anyway.... clearance is clearance - it's tight but it's ok. The build is finished so finished pics will be coming soon............
1979 minigoose brake bridge......
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild15.jpg)
1981 minigoose brake bridge......
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild16.jpg)
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Oh, and here is the brake bridge on my daughter's January 1981 minigoose rider - still low down (my other '81 is July so they must have ran with the brake bridge in the shit position all the way until early/mid 81 and then sorted it out !)
(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/NewBuild17.jpg)
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