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Offline bobafett

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So it wasn't a priority to add the ammaco built geese to my collection but I always said if they popped up cheap enough then I'd grab 'em.

Well...................  :LolLolLolLol:

Kev (KDW712) tipped me off a short while back when an 84 Grand Prix complete had just been added on ebay with a £60 buy it now so I thought fook it - if I'm gonna grab one this is it. It was in pick up distance so £60 total for the full bike  :)

All original but fookin rusty  :shocked: :buck2:  :LolLolLolLol:

So here is the original ebay pic..........




And here's the rusty little fooker after i got it back home...........












Needs some TLC  :LolLolLolLol:

I'm spending fook all on this ( well as close to as poss ! )

So it's lemon juice / vinegar / foil etc. and if the likes of the chainwheel can't be rescued cos they're too far gone then some chrome appliance paint may get used  :shocked: :2funny:

Ahh well it'll be a laugh.

Low priority this fooker so I'll just keep this diary rolling with updates in between my other builds.........

Thanks for the tip off Kev (I think  :-\:LolLolLolLol:

Only messin' mate - nice one  :daumenhoch:

« Last Edit: July 17, 2010, 06:04 PM by bobafett »
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Hope you have got shares in Tesco John as that is going to need a fair bit of Lemon juice and vinegar   :D  :LolLolLolLol:

Sure you will do her proud mate and for £60 notes  :shocked:  you can't argue with that , my kind of buy that John  ;)

Looking forward to the next update  :daumenhoch:
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Hope you have got shares in Tesco John as that is going to need a fair bit of Lemon juice and vinegar   :D  :LolLolLolLol:


No sh!t  :LolLolLolLol:

Could do with a bath full of vinegar this could  :shocked:

I'll try the frame first  ;)

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Hope you have got shares in Tesco John as that is going to need a fair bit of Lemon juice and vinegar   :D  :LolLolLolLol:


No sh!t  :LolLolLolLol:

Could do with a bath full of vinegar this could  :shocked:

I'll try the frame first  ;)



Why don't you just give it to me to spray , I have loads of White and Pink left over from Olivia's 'olsgoose' project  :D
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That may well be what happens  :LolLolLolLol:

I'll try and save the frame first but some of the other bits I'm sure will need coating - I'm not re-chroming anything that's for sure  :shocked:

It'd cost more to re-chrome the wheels than it cost me to buy the whole bike  :LolLolLolLol:

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good deal there john at £60, cant grumble at that :daumenhoch:
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Much cheapness, will be great to see it resto'd  :daumenhoch:

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John thats cool, quite a resto job on your hands there! I comprehensive rust removal program is needed on that bugger. Good luck with it.

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put a mongoose sticker on bucket of rust and you'll try and save it...

mongoositis is bad for your health  >:D
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well good luck with this one  :idiot2:
looks like it needs needs lots of TLC


 :LolLolLolLol:

cheers Kev
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i didnt realise they was worth money, i binned one at christmas

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Are the forks bent?  They look like they have a lot of rake on the eBay pic. :-\  Nice find and an easy fix if the forks are bent...

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Right then stripped everything down and hit the frame with vinegar and tin foil  ;)

Quite pleased how it's cleaned up so it's staying chrome and the decals look alright too.........

Result !  :LolLolLolLol:






Peeled the rim strips out of the wheels and the were caked in rust  :buck2:

Thought they may have been bin fodder but..........

Hot soapy water scrub and they look OK........




As for the rest of the bits well.........

They're pretty fookin rusty  :shocked:  :LolLolLolLol:




Into the big tub for the non-alloy parts.........

Loads of vinegar to be added ! :crazy2:




 :D


Still determined to spend fook all on this build  :LolLolLolLol:

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going well so far - great results
cheers Kev
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 :shocked:  thats a big tub 

frame is looking good   :daumenhoch:
« Last Edit: May 21, 2010, 02:50 PM by rodgy »

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That frame looks the dogs dangly bits....whats is like close up ?

We done fella  :4_17_5:
I might actually build a bike this year instead of just hoarding parts :)

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Looking good :daumenhoch: cant wait to see it built.

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there will be a national shortage of vinegar after you have finished that lot.

top work mate!

sell me a frame.   :angel:

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looking very forward to this build :daumenhoch:

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 :shocked: Frames come up well John  :daumenhoch:



there will be a national shortage of vinegar after you have finished that lot.


 ;D  

How much are you spending on vinegar  ???


Great job so far Mr Fett  8)
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Vinegar can do this  ??? Wow  :daumenhoch:

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Right then back onto my budget fun build  :D  :LolLolLolLol:

I decided vinegar or lemon juice would be too much of a waste to fill the tub so I used water mixed with citric acid powder that I got on ebay.

After 24 hours in the tub the rust was mostly just eaten away !


Before :








After :









OK so they're far from perfect but they'll do for this little cheapo survivor build  :angel:

 ;)

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nice work there john,i cant wait to see this one finished.i had a grand prix frameset yonks ago,it was pretty minty too, i should have kept it and built it as a rider :'(
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Really good work John  :4_17_5:

It's a shame thought the rust has made a lot of holes in those rims.
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It's a shame thought the rust has made a lot of holes in those rims.


Yeah mad isn't it - all exactly the same size and spacing  :LolLolLolLol:

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