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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Stodgy on August 02, 2005, 03:23 PM
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Hello All
Apparently, you all love a resto story...so here's mine...meet my 1984 GT Pro Performer - serial number 6841121.
My dad bought this frame & fork set, together with a suitcase full of parts to build it up from a trip to the states in July 1984.
As you can see from the first pic is was originally white.
I rode it at the various skateparks around the country until 1989, changing bits along the way, including a major colour change in 87 to baby blue and pink (weren't the 80's so tasteful?!).
At the end of 1989, I sold it to a mate for £80 to fund some university partying. And didn't see the bike or the friend again.
Fast forward on 16 years…
June 2005 - I decided to get back into BMX to try and get fit after a couple of illnesses. I impulse purchased a DK Six Pack while buying a bike for my daughter and soon realised that new bikes were damn heavy! (or maybe just the DK?). So I hit the net to try and find an old Performer…it wasn’t going to be easy.
July 2005 – My search for an old Performer wasn’t getting very far and whatever I bought would never replace my original bike (sentimental mush). So I bit the bullet and tracked down the old friend I sold it to 16 years ago. To cut a very long story short – he still had it…in a barn…untouched since the day he bought off me! He was actually keeping it just in case I ever wanted it back. Top, top bloke. It’s now safely back at home.
So, here it is…the first pic below is from July 1984 and the others were taken at the weekend.
I have stripped it down and salvaged a couple of the parts. The MCS stem and the pink Tuffs cleaned up beautifully (the Tuffs are almost like new!). The MX1000’s aren’t bad, but are going to take some work. Anyhow, I’m going to put it back to white with black parts (however, this time with black Tuffs). The frame looks rusty, but it is only surface and comes off with a cloth (phew).
Biagio over at Vert-ego is going to strip and then powder coat the frame, forks and bars for me and rest of the bits I’m going source from the ‘net. No doubt, I’ll be posting soon for your help in tracking bits down!
Anyhow, enough talk…here are the pics! Any advice or parts ideas would be greatly appreciated!
July 1984
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/dave_gt_72dpi.jpg)
July 2005
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/gt_resto_1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/gt_resto_2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/gt_resto_3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/gt_resto_5.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/gt_resto_7.jpg)
As good as new!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/gt_resto_4.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/gt_resto_6.jpg)
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One seat clamp not enough then :D
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One seat clamp not enough then :D
Nope! I find that three helped with my airs :D
I had one of those lovely Skyway Platforms on at some point...
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What did you use to clean up the tuff's? was it simply soapy water? or did you use anything special?
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What did you use to clean up the tuff's? was it simply soapy water? or did you use anything special?
Just hot soapy (washing-up liquid) water on the tuffs and WD40 to shift the grease on the freewheel. Real easy.
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Great Story!!!
that was real luck your mate still had hold of it.
Are you sure you don't want to restore it to exactly the way you had it previously?
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Have to admit it looked the Mutz Nutz in white........maybe with some blue tuffs?
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cool story ,i resto it the same as pic ,i`m doing the same with a bike i had as a kid and same colour wheels with a few tweak`s here and there
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I agree, that's a great story. A top mate you got there! I wouldn't be changing the tuffs as they have come up mint. I have just finished my GT (With pink tuffs) theres a pic in the freestyle section under "First build since 82". Just can't believe your luck with getting it back, did you have to give him £80 or was there a charge for the storage on top,lol. :D
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I LOVED those World Tour graphics!
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if you want to put it back to when you brought it I can help out with the alloy hub white tuffs
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dave your gonna have a real nice machine there when thats finished. i quite like the later colours proper late 80's they were 8).it would be something a bit different.
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rom sticker.....spotted.
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and andy ruffell's holeshot ones. i got some of them.
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Build it in white, as orig, in my opinion. The Mutts Nutts. Go for it. Ad ;)
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Thanks guys - it looks like it's going back to all white then!
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Hello All - Just got my frame, forks and bars back from the painters...mmmm, looking good!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/gt_spray.jpg)
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Looking goos man, keep us posted :)
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dope on a rope.
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Almost a shame to build it now!
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looking good our dave.cant wait to see it all done 8).
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that loks like a top paint job mate .what was the cost ?
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that loks like a top paint job mate .what was the cost ?
I had it bead blasted and two-pack acrylic sprayed for £75 (frame, forks and bars)...so not bad at all!
A guy just outside High Wycombe did it. He does loads of bikes and was recommended by Quadrophenia.
The two-pack acrylic finish is a bit deeper and more shiny than powder coating, but not quite as strong.
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noice!
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That looks great matey! Love me GTs, got mine in the museum at last. Where did you get the decals from, am after a set myself? Good work that man! ;)
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Well finally finished! Just got the Cal Lite frame pad from the states, so we're done now. Thanks to all that have helped - you know who you are - it is very much appreciated. I'm really chuffed.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/GT011.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/GT015.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/GT014.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/GT017.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b292/stodgy1/GT013.jpg)
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great bike and great story nice one.
one thing i would say is get yourself a set of white freestyle pads from biagio.
dont go selling it this time
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Thanks Tefore - I agree with you on the brake pads...I'm waiting for some original shape white pads to turn up...no doubt they will when I'm not looking! In the meantime, I'll never ride the bike so I won't mark my tuffs with those horrid orange things!
Cheers mate - I definately won't be selling it again! ;)
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dave that looks super nice fella....
where dya get the pads from tho bloke...im needing a black stem pad
Dave
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stodgy
upto you matey but i always think the freestyle ones look better anyway
at least you wont be in a mad bidding war over white ones
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dave that looks super nice fella....
where dya get the pads from tho bloke...im needing a black stem pad
Dave
Thanks Dave! Contact a seller called 'jacintot123' on the US ebay - he had a few stem pads when I bought from him...
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what is it with the name dave and being ginger, it makes you able to build nice bikes, very nice tubby its come out pukka, roll on the next one
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please tell me they aint your curtains and you took the photos at the local village hall
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I had it bead blasted and two-pack acrylic sprayed for £75 (frame, forks and bars)...so not bad at all!
A guy just outside High Wycombe did it. He does loads of bikes and was recommended by Quadrophenia.
The two-pack acrylic finish is a bit deeper and more shiny than powder coating, but not quite as strong.
Have you got contact details for the guy in High Wycombe as I have a Hutch in similar condition that I want blasted and rechromed.
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that bike looks awesome!
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what is it with the name dave and being ginger, it makes you able to build nice bikes, very nice tubby its come out pukka, roll on the next one
Fine praise from the world's premier GT collector - thanks mate, much appreciated.
One thing though mate...I'm not ginger. :LolLolLolLol:
Oh, and those are my curtains. 8)
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Pete - can you give Mr Rusty Jim's details? I can't find his number here...
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looking good mate job well done :santa_afro:
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Good Job :santa_afro:
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nice resto looks wicked :santa_afro:
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Great bike and a fantastic story, you were damn lucky to find that!
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Nice job there fella.
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Very Nice, just sorry to beat me to the reveal. Won't be long now, fingers crossed. Love Gt's me :santa_afro: Ad
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Thanks guys for all the feedback, much appreciated!
Have a good Christmas! :santa_afro:
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Gt's are one of my favorite OS bikes, well done Stodgy that is wicked mate :coolsmiley:
:santa_afro: DINGO :santa_afro: