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Offline 58 delray

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rare ACE resto updated 02/06/11
« on: November 05, 2010, 11:43 PM »
lucky enough to have this to restore, only one known to have survived  :)

and in it's glory

and me on mine bitd

it's being dechromed at the moment before going to the metal work god that is sawzall for a seat tube replacement then back to the chromers

updates as it gets done  :daumenhoch:
« Last Edit: June 02, 2011, 09:58 PM by 58delray »

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Re: rare resto
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2010, 11:52 PM »

Very cool Andy - with that gusset and the loopy end it looks a bit like a Jag - interesting frame mate  ;)

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Re: rare resto
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2010, 11:59 PM »
nice one andy. look forward to seeing this progress. dont let tone see it or he'll have it away.

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Re: rare resto
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2010, 03:46 AM »
I'm pretty sure there are at least two more of these around but this will definitely be the first one to be restored.  I can't wait to see this done, I loved my ACE Racing Pro and was so gutted when it got nicked :'(.

Are you going to try and build in a Cav Strutt stylee (like the one in the advert) or are you going with a different build?


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Re: rare resto
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2010, 08:30 AM »
Nice one mate, I bet Tony (ratty) would love this thread!  ;)

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« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2010, 08:32 AM »
Sweet  :)

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Re: rare resto
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2010, 08:40 AM »
Looking forward to seeing it returned to it's former glory  :daumenhoch:

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Re: rare resto
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2010, 08:51 AM »
ooooooOOOOOOO Yeah   :coolsmiley:

Hmmm very JAG-esque as Dr Boba said  :)

You've got my attention ,come on , crack on wi' it then  ;)  :D

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« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2010, 10:53 AM »
wow - are you doing a replica of your old one?

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Re: rare resto
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2010, 12:55 PM »
I'm pretty sure there are at least two more of these around but this will definitely be the first one to be restored.  I can't wait to see this done, I loved my ACE Racing Pro and was so gutted when it got nicked :'(.

Are you going to try and build in a Cav Strutt stylee (like the one in the advert) or are you going with a different build?
not quite sure what the final spec will be but it will deffo be period correct, araya 7Cs, red line brute stem etc etc
the cook bros bars on the one Cav is riding are proving a bit elusive to say the least, so maybe GT santa ana bars and i'm gonna want some comp 2s if any one has some going spare  ::)

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Re: rare resto
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2010, 01:32 PM »
uh oh .... wait 'till Ratty hears about this, fasten your seatbelts  :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: rare resto
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2010, 01:41 PM »
I'm pretty sure there are at least two more of these around but this will definitely be the first one to be restored.  I can't wait to see this done, I loved my ACE Racing Pro and was so gutted when it got nicked :'(.

Are you going to try and build in a Cav Strutt stylee (like the one in the advert) or are you going with a different build?
not quite sure what the final spec will be but it will deffo be period correct, araya 7Cs, red line brute stem etc etc
the cook bros bars on the one Cav is riding are proving a bit elusive to say the least, so maybe GT santa ana bars and i'm gonna want some comp 2s if any one has some going spare  ::)

Good stuff, 7c's are deffo the right choice although maybe a Suntour stem rather than a Redline Brute (I only saw a couple of those bitd, seen many more nowadays though!).  There's a pair of Cook's bar on US ebay at the moment  but I say build it as you like, just hurry up with it  :LolLolLolLol:


Very cool Andy - with that gusset and the loopy end it looks a bit like a Jag - interesting frame mate  ;)

They were originally designed around the Cook Bros frame IIRC  ;)


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Re: rare resto
« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2010, 01:59 PM »
wow nice to see one at last  :daumenhoch:

its gonna be a cracking build

as said already the frame is very jag like
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Re: rare resto
« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2010, 04:50 PM »
I'm pretty sure there are at least two more of these around but this will definitely be the first one to be restored.  I can't wait to see this done, I loved my ACE Racing Pro and was so gutted when it got nicked :'(.

Are you going to try and build in a Cav Strutt stylee (like the one in the advert) or are you going with a different build?
not quite sure what the final spec will be but it will deffo be period correct, araya 7Cs, red line brute stem etc etc
the cook bros bars on the one Cav is riding are proving a bit elusive to say the least, so maybe GT santa ana bars and i'm gonna want some comp 2s if any one has some going spare  ::)

Good stuff, 7c's are deffo the right choice although maybe a Suntour stem rather than a Redline Brute (I only saw a couple of those bitd, seen many more nowadays though!).  There's a pair of Cook's bar on US ebay at the moment  but I say build it as you like, just hurry up with it  :LolLolLolLol:


Very cool Andy - with that gusset and the loopy end it looks a bit like a Jag - interesting frame mate  ;)

They were originally designed around the Cook Bros frame IIRC  ;)
if you look closely at the Cav Strutt picture you can see he had a Redline brute stem on his although as you say suntours were more common, in fact i had a Suntour on mine  :daumenhoch:
you are totaly correct when you say they were designed around the Cook bros frame  :daumenhoch:

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Re: rare resto
« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2010, 05:39 PM »
if you look closely at the Cav Strutt picture you can see he had a Redline brute stem on his although as you say suntours were more common, in fact i had a Suntour on mine  :daumenhoch:
you are totaly correct when you say they were designed around the Cook bros frame  :daumenhoch:

Eagle eyed  :LolLolLolLol:

I remember talking to Cav about the frames before they went on sale and managed to get Richard Barrington to let me have one at a discount before they were officially released!  I also got a jersey and race pants too but only have the race pants still, no idea what happened to the jersey!


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Re: rare resto
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2010, 03:08 PM »
here you go Marty, a Cook Bros frame, you can see the dropouts and the brake bridge are almost identical to the Ace





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Re: rare resto
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2010, 03:34 PM »
Yeah, very, very similar!

I think Cav had a Cooks Bros at one point which is probably why the ACE Racing is styled that way  ;)


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Re: rare resto
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2010, 08:56 AM »
Very cool Andy , look forward to progress on this one  ;)

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Re: rare resto
« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2010, 09:24 AM »
Looks like you have one rare piece of kit there   8)

Looking forward to seeing it completed  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2010, 11:31 AM »
Sweet :coolsmiley:
Any thoughts on parts? Recreate the ad bike or yours?

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Re: rare ACE resto update
« Reply #20 on: March 19, 2011, 12:13 AM »
sawzalls magic  :daumenhoch:
seat tube needed replacing










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Re: rare ACE resto updated 18/03/11
« Reply #21 on: March 19, 2011, 06:25 AM »
Quality work  8) 

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Re: rare ACE resto updated 18/03/11
« Reply #22 on: March 19, 2011, 07:56 AM »
Quality work as ever  :daumenhoch:


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Re: rare ACE resto updated 18/03/11
« Reply #23 on: March 19, 2011, 04:35 PM »
that is an awesome job...... :4_17_5:

Can I sign up for a ' YTS' with Phil... :P

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Re: rare ACE resto updated 02/06/11
« Reply #24 on: June 02, 2011, 10:03 PM »
now back from Phil with the replacment seat tube brazed in  :)











he also sorted the kink in the gusset and polished inside the gusset ready for the chromers, many thanks mate  :daumenhoch:

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