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Offline oldschoolace

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #25 on: May 31, 2018, 09:29 PM »
Well that was a ballache! alot more than it should have been to be fair, but i was keen to take my time and get it right.
was aiming to run an M8 grub screw but once i had got the hole wide enough it was clear the remnants of the previous grub screw thread would interfere with the clean cutting of a new thread.

Went up to an M10, and glad i did. Had a lovely clean hole to work with and once tapped i had 5 threads. A little more than you would find an a regular M10 nut, so plenty to get a decent fix on a seatpost.

Time to ge shopping for parts  :D


« Last Edit: May 31, 2018, 09:31 PM by oldschoolace »
Sixteen thirty-two. What is that? A year?   No, it's your top score on Pole Position.


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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #26 on: June 02, 2018, 12:19 AM »
You're the man! Now get this baby built! :daumenhoch:
From Dorset to Japan:- http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,182215.0.html
Ok riders, random start. Riders ready, watch the gate old gaijin make a fool of himself! :D

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #27 on: June 23, 2018, 05:44 PM »
Much swearing, throwing of scraps of metal down the workshop and general annoyance later i finally have this pupper under manners. Squaring off the broken tube inside the casting was a massive headache, as was the temporary seatpost i managed to get stuck while trial sizing the inside of the new section of tube  ::)
Not to be bested the second attempt worked a treat and she is more or less ready for a seatpost including the beast of a new grub screw :daumenhoch:

Sixteen thirty-two. What is that? A year?   No, it's your top score on Pole Position.


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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #28 on: June 23, 2018, 06:01 PM »
Another beautiful bodge

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #29 on: June 24, 2018, 02:09 AM »
Much swearing, throwing of scraps of metal down the workshop and general annoyance later i finally have this pupper under manners.

Thought you were talking about Dan there for a moment! :daumenhoch:

Top skills Clint! :bow:
From Dorset to Japan:- http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,182215.0.html
Ok riders, random start. Riders ready, watch the gate old gaijin make a fool of himself! :D

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #30 on: July 09, 2018, 12:43 PM »
Had a quick go with my revamped hone and the mast looks much smoother now. The faint grey line radiating from the grub screw hole is the joint where i added the small section of tube. Luckily the jb weld sets the same colour as the original joint bonding agent so externally the joint looks authentic  :daumenhoch:


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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #31 on: May 18, 2019, 09:36 PM »
Mk on the horizon and nowt interesting found fork wise, I have, in my wisdom, decided i need some vitus forks.
With the chance of finding some slim to none at best I've bought some road forks with the idea of cutting them down  :uglystupid2:
Sixteen thirty-two. What is that? A year?   No, it's your top score on Pole Position.


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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #32 on: May 18, 2019, 09:38 PM »
Need to bin this race shite pal..

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #33 on: May 18, 2019, 10:01 PM »
:D last on, I promise  :D
Sixteen thirty-two. What is that? A year?   No, it's your top score on Pole Position.


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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #34 on: May 19, 2019, 07:15 AM »
Loving this thread  :daumenhoch:

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #35 on: May 21, 2019, 10:46 AM »
this could be an interesting day  :D

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #36 on: May 21, 2019, 12:32 PM »
 :LolLolLolLol:  :LolLolLolLol:  :LolLolLolLol:   You need some  DC  MX4000  .. Job done  :D

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #37 on: May 21, 2019, 12:36 PM »
well that was easier than expected! A band saw and a blowtorch later....
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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #38 on: May 21, 2019, 01:07 PM »
Fooked now

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #39 on: May 21, 2019, 08:54 PM »
very quick mockup when I got in. well happy! just need to find some sort of reamer now to taper the inside of the legs for the dropouts
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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #40 on: May 21, 2019, 09:12 PM »
Loving this thread  :daumenhoch:

X2 John, this is just awesome bodgery......  :daumenhoch:
Still limping......

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #41 on: May 21, 2019, 09:24 PM »
Those forks SOOO suit the frame... staying with the bend ?

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #42 on: May 21, 2019, 09:32 PM »
Cheers gents. yeah once cut to the exact length they will have a slight flair a bit like Dyno forks but probably not as prominent
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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #43 on: May 21, 2019, 09:44 PM »
Look alright them

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #44 on: May 21, 2019, 09:55 PM »
going to bond the drop outs in ?

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #45 on: May 21, 2019, 09:57 PM »
going to bond the drop outs in ?

yep, jb weld dries exactly the same colour as the existing bonding so that's the way to go  :daumenhoch:
Sixteen thirty-two. What is that? A year?   No, it's your top score on Pole Position.


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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #46 on: May 21, 2019, 10:15 PM »
Winning

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #47 on: May 25, 2019, 03:41 PM »
Next job is to taper the fork ends internally to accept the drops. Thought this might be a bit of a mare and alot of hand filing but a quick search came up Trump's  :daumenhoch:
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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #48 on: May 25, 2019, 05:53 PM »
You are putting a lot of effort into that build. The results look great so far. :)

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Re: So i just bought a Vitus frame
« Reply #49 on: May 25, 2019, 06:26 PM »
fooking love a spot of serendipity. the reamer I bought has the same angle as the dropout cone  :4_17_5:

« Last Edit: May 25, 2019, 09:07 PM by oldschoolace »
Sixteen thirty-two. What is that? A year?   No, it's your top score on Pole Position.


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