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Tech and Restoration / Re: Another project. This time it's a lambo !

« Last post by Midschoolfool on June 04, 2024, 12:24 PM »

Mornoon.

I bought a wheel set. Basic, but sealed. Weight not so important on this bike as I want to be able to go much further on it.



I still need to get a shifter and derralier. I also got some tubes. This time latex. Heavier, but don't need pumping up every time I ride.



As I say, reliability. I don't need headaches miles from home.

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Tech and Restoration / Re: Another project. This time it's a lambo !

« Last post by Midschoolfool on June 03, 2024, 02:56 PM »

Yeah, not using the candy again. It is super runny and takes 8 coats. F those apples, that took two.

It is now hardening up and I have returned home. Upon my return I immediately dug for the saddle.



Turns out, and I never even bloody realised, it had a nice surprise waiting for me 



7 years and I did not even realise it had Ti rails. FFS.

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Tech and Restoration / Re: Another project. This time it's a lambo !

« Last post by brettypeeps on June 02, 2024, 08:53 PM »

That is going to look  Sweet 

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Tech and Restoration / Re: Another project. This time it's a lambo !

« Last post by Midschoolfool on June 02, 2024, 02:25 PM »

Paint done.

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Tech and Restoration / Re: Another project. This time it's a lambo !

« Last post by Midschoolfool on June 02, 2024, 01:15 PM »

Got a pic last night once it was in.



It now has a whole can of pineapple pearl on it. Unfortunately it is the shade that makes insects horny, but panic ye not I willl just let it dry (1hr) and then tack cloth the wee fukkas off 

What I will say? I am never using candy again. This is not candy, and it shows. You don't have to do like 8 coats to get a beautiful colour.

Clear goes down in about 40 mins, expect pics later.

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Tech and Restoration / Re: Another project. This time it's a lambo !

« Last post by Midschoolfool on June 01, 2024, 04:26 PM »

Pearl white base coat down.

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Tech and Restoration / Re: Another project. This time it's a lambo !

« Last post by Midschoolfool on June 01, 2024, 01:49 PM »

Sanded it wet with P600, then with a brillo pad before the etch.

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Tech and Restoration / Re: Another project. This time it's a lambo !

« Last post by Midschoolfool on June 01, 2024, 01:01 PM »

Things I forgot. I ordered a seat clamp for 3 quid.



It has speed holes



I also ordered this. Its code name is Tuesdays Child.



Sorry about her box  last time I uploaded a pic of Mondays Child Imgur deleted it

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Tech and Restoration / Re: Another project. This time it's a lambo !

« Last post by Midschoolfool on June 01, 2024, 12:13 PM »

Oh and also. The impossible has been achieved.



Bloody huge relief that was !

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Tech and Restoration / Re: Another project. This time it's a lambo !

« Last post by Midschoolfool on June 01, 2024, 12:05 PM »

It's funny because I suppose in a way I am a bit of a masochist. I know going in that I am going to have to go through all sorts of shit, but for some reason I get off on it.

Thing is this time I met my match. Not because of me. I have amazing patience. This time though my brother is in the mix. So I have to worry about him not ending up with anything etc. And the stress? jesus. So I think I am going back to flying solo in the future 

As for this though? Well I thought about it. "What the F is the point in building yet another 20" that is just going to sit there, when I can build something that will get ridden the shit out of?" These are harder to store, but that won't be a problem with what I have planned.

Any way something that has been bugging me has been the decals. I really, really like the ones on the original Treviso (IE my one)



I looked bloody everywhere but to no avail. Then in a twist of irony I knew that I had seen that sort of font before.



I threw this together in about 5 mins. Need to do the outline the correct shape and refine it, but ffs.