Author Topic: 1987 gt pro performer project to be. (Read 12244 times)

adamski9471 · « **on:** July 03, 2011, 08:25 PM »

Hi my name is adam,i live in sheffield and getting back into bmx was always in the back of my mind,hence the spare parts/bikes in the shed,its been 20 years since the only bike i had when young (being poor) was a 1988 stormer (je james special) when all my mates had gt's,burners ect.so here goes.This was bought 3 years back at a car boot sale for Â£10,any help as to the original spec/model would be appreciated as it look like a mashup of parts at the moment.

Robbo · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2011, 08:31 PM »

Nice, would love to find this for a tenner like you did!!

Costa will be along in a minute to advise you of all things GT.

rick1970 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2011, 08:32 PM »

Hi Adam looks like a crackin resto project there with some quality parts too, this is the place for advice bud

Jaymz · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2011, 08:33 PM »

welcome aboard, some choice parts there hutch dc. All the advice you need in the world is available here, so good luck and get cracking

WINI · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2011, 08:36 PM »

Ten quid!!!!

Great find, will look sweet when you start restoring mate

adamski9471 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2011, 08:44 PM »

thanks i been looking for a peregrine for the rear

(like rockin horse poo)are these standard fit to these all i have at the moment is a picture from bmx museum.

Swivel · « **Reply #6 on:** July 04, 2011, 09:22 AM »

Tenner! bargain mate, sell that Hutch stem and fund the whole build nicely

Peter J · « **Reply #7 on:** July 04, 2011, 11:06 AM »

Welcome along Adam, there's a few Sheffield lads on here....me, Spen69, Hootski70 etc etc

Tidy find there bud.

Hiro Tonka · « **Reply #8 on:** July 04, 2011, 07:26 PM »

Here's mine-

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/47186

If your doing to spec then good look...it's gonna cost you......and you'll have to start searching Ebay.com/bmxmuseum for a few of the parts.

steven

sid1972 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2011, 07:35 PM »

very, very nice -

you need to get shut of the odyessey chainring and crank and pedals, not he right parts - I will take the off your hands when you split it

adamski9471 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2011, 09:50 PM »

first job is to get it roadworthy and get a feel for the bike,decide if its worth it,must plant that money tree :laugh:looks like i will need it!

Banachek BMX · « **Reply #11 on:** July 04, 2011, 10:47 PM »

Hi Adam,
Nice find bro, for £20 that must be one of the best scores in the history of Rad!!
keep up the thread, would be cool to see the progress.

dordymush · « **Reply #12 on:** July 05, 2011, 09:47 PM »

get a bit of wire wool out on it mucka.
make a nice bike.
where in sheff are you.

adamski9471 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 06, 2011, 10:18 AM »

on the wybourn,not far from town centre,planning on doing some riding as part of my keep fit program,used to ride to chesterfield when i was a youth,but just a couple of miles first,its weared getting back on and thinking of what i used to do,is there any places to meet up?

adamski9471 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 16, 2011, 07:24 PM »

picked up some bits off the bay,ok for my budget as i will be using the bike and not showing it,not the 3pc power series cranks but should look better than whats on now

not sure on the year of this?

i offered Â£40 for the rims,he said NO,i won them for Â£26 BONUS!dont think there superlace but should go with the era?

same as these

i did watch so tyres but Â£77 way out of my pocket.Does anyone know what headset/clamp for the build?

pickle · « **Reply #15 on:** July 16, 2011, 08:47 PM »

That's awesome! Would love one of those frame sets

GTnumber1 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 16, 2011, 08:57 PM »

Quote from: adamski9471 on July 16, 2011, 07:24 PM

picked up some bits off the bay,ok for my budget as i will be using the bike and not showing it,not the 3pc power series cranks but should look better than whats on now

not sure on the year of this?

i offered Â£40 for the rims,he said NO,i won them for Â£26 BONUS!dont think there superlace but should go with the era?

same as these

i did watch so tyres but Â£77 way out of my pocket.Does anyone know what headset/clamp for the build?

the crank you have there came out in 1990/91 the race chainwheel/spider is early mid 90s, the race hubs you got are very late 80s as they have the fip flop hub could be early 90s, sweet hubs!!!! hope this helps as i have no fooking idea about GT crap

winnit93 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 16, 2011, 09:44 PM »

o the shame,what i could do with that GT

adamski9471 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 16, 2011, 10:28 PM »

Quote from: stevencosta on July 16, 2011, 08:57 PM

Quote from: adamski9471 on July 16, 2011, 07:24 PM
picked up some bits off the bay,ok for my budget as i will be using the bike and not showing it,not the 3pc power series cranks but should look better than whats on now

not sure on the year of this?

i offered Â£40 for the rims,he said NO,i won them for Â£26 BONUS!dont think there superlace but should go with the era?

same as these

i did watch so tyres but Â£77 way out of my pocket.Does anyone know what headset/clamp for the build?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250856339952&ssPageNahttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250856339952&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:ITme=STRK:MEWAX:IT

the crank you have there came out in 1990/91 the race chainwheel/spider is early mid 90s, the race hubs you got are very late 80s as they have the fip flop hub could be early 90s, sweet hubs!!!! hope this helps as i have no fooking idea about GT crap

wel the last pic of hubs are on ebay if anyones interested item number http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250856339952&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

GTnumber1 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 17, 2011, 01:48 AM »

Quote from: winnet93 on July 16, 2011, 09:44 PM

o the shame,what i could do with that GT

+1

adamski9471 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 19, 2011, 01:14 PM »

wheels come today,looks like i will have to so a bit of swapsy on the front axel,it hasnt got the squared off thread

,laced up to some wy eye man alooy rims,should come up nice and will do for now

adamski9471 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 21, 2011, 08:37 AM »

you guy's & girls must spend a fortune on these bikes,i spent £200 already and still need a seatpost and stem,time for the hutch stem to be removed i think

pickle · « **Reply #22 on:** July 21, 2011, 08:45 AM »

yeah deffo, sell that and fund the rest

love this frame and forks!

adamski9471 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 21, 2011, 04:08 PM »

just been doin some browsing,is this a gt pro performer or gt pro freestyle tour model?(or was originally)

Spen69 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 21, 2011, 04:28 PM »

Quote from: Peter J on July 04, 2011, 11:06 AM

Welcome along Adam, there's a few Sheffield lads on here....me, Spen69, Hootski70 etc etc

Hi Adam - hadn't noticed this thread till now mate

As Pete said, there's a few of us in Sheffield buddy. Me and my brother Simon (Hootski70) and that reprobate Dave (Dordymush) with Pete just down the road (but he's got his wanking injury from spending too long on the internet and can't ride right now)

We've also got Sid1972 just up the road in Barnsley and a few other regulars like Jim (Oldtired) and Rich (Clean) who you'll find lurking about at any given time

If you need any help sorting stuff out then drop us a PM mate as we've got a garage or two full of tools and bits to get this built. YOu won't be finding much snobery about era correctness mind, and we will mock the Hutch stem as I just don't get why they're worth so much but you'll basically pay for a lot of the build by selling that stem bud

Author Topic: 1987 gt pro performer project to be. (Read 12244 times)

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