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Title: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: monkeymoped on December 17, 2014, 11:40 PM: "help"

Hi guys
i'm new to this old school and restoration game and i'm purchasing a 1979 thruster vanishing point and i am wondering what builds others had gone with?
As i have found varying builds and i can't find a standard build to work from
cheers
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: stidds on December 18, 2014, 11:26 AM: Thread moved to correct section....

Also have a look here for starters...

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,177553.0.html
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: stidds on December 18, 2014, 11:32 AM: Also Andy68's lovely VP on this thread..

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,175604.msg1766511/topicseen.html#msg1766511
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: monkeymoped on December 18, 2014, 12:23 PM: :radbmxsmilie:

any68's bike is sweet as anything .i've seen some nice builds on bmx museum but i think sourcing some of the parts i'm after could take awhile
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: Mikku on December 20, 2014, 02:28 AM: The hunt for parts is all part of the fun! It took me about 9 months to get my Laserlite on the road and 4 months later, it's still not the finished article! ;D My advice would be to take your time, do your research, ask questions, keep your eyes peeled and eventually you'll be sorted! A VP's a great choice by the way - I nearly got one this year - so look forward to seeing your build thread! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: monkeymoped on December 20, 2014, 08:35 AM: Quote from: Mikku on December 20, 2014, 02:28 AM
The hunt for parts is all part of the fun! It took me about 9 months to get my Laserlite on the road and 4 months later, it's still not the finished article! ;D My advice would be to take your time, do your research, ask questions, keep your eyes peeled and eventually you'll be sorted! A VP's a great choice by the way - I nearly got one this year - so look forward to seeing your build thread! :daumenhoch:

thanks mate .i'm getting impatient for xmas to come so i can get it before pay day ....i know a brilliant painters here in liverpool , although they normally do road frames they do come highly recommemded just need to find out if white and chrome were the only 2 colours they did
thanks for the advice and i'll share the build once done
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: stidds on December 20, 2014, 08:02 PM: I am pretty sure the VP only came in Chrome or White.

The signature models (Timmy Judge, Ferdie Garcia & Jamie Burroughs replicas), came in chrome, white, red, blue.

That is from my limited knowledge of all things Thruster and if I am wrong somebody will be along soon to tell me :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: monkeymoped on December 21, 2014, 12:13 AM: I was thinking white but wishing for green
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: Andy68 on December 22, 2014, 09:03 AM: Hi Monkey!!! :daumenhoch:

I'll get back to this thread in a couple of days & try help with my limited Thruster knowledge I've picked up over the years, mega busy painting BMXs for Xmas at the mo'........... :crazy2:

Get some pics up of ya frameset :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: monkeymoped on December 22, 2014, 09:31 AM: Not getting frameset till new year but i believe the vanishing points were only available in either chrome or white so not sure whether to with one of them or get a custom paint job
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: Frosty on January 10, 2015, 09:27 PM: Build how you want, they are lovely frame. Mine is shown below post a SBD powder, but must get some more recent pics of it up, nearly finished.

NOS bars, and they are a difficult find, good luck with your build and as it is your first one it will be the one you remember building most (mine was a KZ3).
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/Thruster/DSCF2112.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/frosty_paul/media/Thruster/DSCF2112.jpg.html)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/Thruster/DSCF1929.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/frosty_paul/media/Thruster/DSCF1929.jpg.html)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/frosty_paul/Thruster/thrusterad2.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/frosty_paul/media/Thruster/thrusterad2.jpg.html)
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/frosty_paul/Thruster/DSCF2113.jpg) (http://s3.photobucket.com/user/frosty_paul/media/Thruster/DSCF2113.jpg.html)
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: Jaypeg on January 10, 2015, 09:32 PM: Very nice thruster jb
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: CustardLips on April 23, 2015, 07:03 PM: Love them bars... cool as fook. :smitten:
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: monkeymoped on April 24, 2015, 10:18 AM: :slayer:
those bars are top draw good mate
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: Taipan on April 25, 2015, 09:02 AM: Love it! :daumenhoch: there was one badly listed on ebay uk a couple of years ago I saw it but didn't know enough about them :-\
Title: Re: 1979 thruster vanishing point
Post by: Mikku on May 28, 2015, 11:31 PM: Quote from: monkeymoped on December 22, 2014, 09:31 AM
Not getting frameset till new year but i believe the vanishing points were only available in either chrome or white so not sure whether to with one of them or get a custom paint job

Any decisions or updates on this yet? :daumenhoch: