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Offline Macmania

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Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« on: March 07, 2011, 06:34 PM »
OK, so there I was Christmas last year just having a browse at the BMX listings on eBay (as you do) when something caught my eye.
The bike was described as a unknown BMX and had a couple of poorly taken photo's. But..........as soon as I saw the serial number I knew it was an MT of some description.

After receiving a couple more photo's of the dropouts etc I was 100% confident I knew what it was.

Anyway...........she's a 1984 MT Racing "The Fox" (Model TA). Back in 84 these frameset's were available with two different types of rear dropouts and two different styles of forks.

Big thank you to Del for the decals  :4_17_5:  Phil (Sawzall) for straightening the forks  :4_17_5: and to Rads finest for the pad set  :4_17_5:  Thanks guys.

This is how she arrived (note the bent forks)...........



This is how she should look...........



And now fully restored............




















 
« Last Edit: March 07, 2011, 06:37 PM by macmania »
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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2011, 06:41 PM »
Beautiful is that  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2011, 06:56 PM »
Nice!   :daumenhoch:
 
Friends in my street had a Silver Fox and a Super Fox....Where did 'The Fox' sit in the MT range....?

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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #3 on: March 07, 2011, 07:05 PM »
Nice!   :daumenhoch:
 
Friends in my street had a Silver Fox and a Super Fox....Where did 'The Fox' sit in the MT range....?


This particular one (Hi-Tensile Steel) was pretty much bottom of the range. They did do a very nice full chromo version as well though  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2011, 07:07 PM »
well done fella, I thought 'fox hunting' was a no, no now...

I'll get my coat :D

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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2011, 07:22 PM »
Looks mint Nath . Great work.  :4_17_5:   

How many MT's is that you have now ? And how many left to find ?  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2011, 07:55 PM »
sweet as nath....
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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2011, 07:58 PM »
Looks great now  :4_17_5:

My very first proper BMX was a Silver Fox, are these easy to find  ???

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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2011, 08:16 PM »
Awesome resto Nath  :daumenhoch:


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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2011, 08:55 PM »
another lovely build Nath, will be asking you for some advice on finding MT-type bits once I find out what Dave Hutchman's got waiting for me in his shed (right now not sure what it is but I'm pretty sure it's something 'foxy'  :) )


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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2011, 09:01 PM »
Good Effort mate ,Really smart ...

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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2011, 09:14 PM »
Looks mint Nath . Great work.  :4_17_5:   

How many MT's is that you have now ? And how many left to find ?  :daumenhoch:

Cheers Carl  :daumenhoch: That is number 11  :D Only another half dozen or so to go  :idiot2:



Looks great now  :4_17_5:

My very first proper BMX was a Silver Fox, are these easy to find  ???

Thanks, they pop up every now and again  ;)
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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #12 on: March 07, 2011, 09:23 PM »
nath ,youre boring me now with all these fox builds :LolLolLolLol:
seriously mate thats another fine resto and a cracking looking bike,i do like a fox :4_17_5:
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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #13 on: March 07, 2011, 11:53 PM »

Another crackin factory spec MT Nath  :daumenhoch:

When are we gonna see that group shot mate ?  :)

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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2011, 10:25 AM »
does this mean i have to sell you mine ? as you now seem to have then nearly all  ;D

that bike looks stunning - was that the original chrome

these bikes look beautiful in the sun with the chrome and black & white  8)


we now need to see a group shot - so start getting them ready for the sun when it comes  ;)

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« Reply #15 on: March 08, 2011, 10:59 AM »
Very, very nice Nath it looks fantastic  :4_17_5:


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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #16 on: March 08, 2011, 02:22 PM »

Good work Nathan , nice details  :daumenhoch: .

Ref BE above ^^ , is it re-chromed ?

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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #17 on: March 08, 2011, 02:34 PM »

Another crackin factory spec MT Nath  :daumenhoch:

When are we gonna see that group shot mate ?  :)

 ;)


Thanks John  :daumenhoch:

Once the back lawn has dried out (and i've tidied the garden up a bit  :-[) I will get a group shot  ;)



Good work Nathan , nice details  :daumenhoch: .

Ref BE above ^^ , is it re-chromed ?

Thanks Matt  :daumenhoch:

OK...............I've been asked if I have had this re-chromed by a couple of guys now, and the answer is NO. Just a good old OA bath followed by a polish with Autosol  8)
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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #18 on: March 08, 2011, 02:35 PM »
Great save Nath :4_17_5:
I don't think it could have found a better home.
Integrity to your work is second to none ;)

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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #19 on: March 08, 2011, 02:36 PM »
does this mean i have to sell you mine ? as you now seem to have then nearly all  ;D

cheers B

 :smiley6600:  or else :knuppel2:     ;D
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« Reply #20 on: March 08, 2011, 02:42 PM »

Another crackin factory spec MT Nath  :daumenhoch:

When are we gonna see that group shot mate ?  :)

 ;)


Thanks John  :daumenhoch:

Once the back lawn has dried out (and i've tidied the garden up a bit  :-[) I will get a group shot  ;)



Good work Nathan , nice details  :daumenhoch: .

Ref BE above ^^ , is it re-chromed ?

Thanks Matt  :daumenhoch:

OK...............I've been asked if I have had this re-chromed by a couple of guys now, and the answer is NO. Just a good old OA bath followed by a polish with Autosol  8)

Lookin' good   :daumenhoch:

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Re: Lucky eBay MT Racing 'Fox' find..........
« Reply #21 on: March 08, 2011, 02:52 PM »
Forgot to mention, I had the cranks re-chromed and the spider had a new coat of black powder courtesy of SBD  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #22 on: March 09, 2011, 09:59 AM »
Another cracking addition to the ever expanding MT collection Nath  :daumenhoch:

Looking forward to seeing the group shot , hope you have a wide angle lens  :D
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