Author Topic: zima build so far....... (Read 5048 times)

kev-s · « **on:** June 22, 2012, 11:32 AM »

zima build is slowly coming along

just fitted the gyro and rear brake, all i need to do now is fit the cranks (profile) and the front acs boa, buy a chain and find a set of super pro hubs so i can build the wheels

parts so far

1994 zima frame, no46 of 100
zima forks
s&m slam bars
odi longneck grips
tech77 levers
ad990 rear brake
dk stem
Odyssey gyro
ufo cables
5in yardstix pegs
gt dropnose seat

stuntmaster · « **Reply #1 on:** June 22, 2012, 12:08 PM »

that is soo cool and serious want face

Jaymz · « **Reply #2 on:** June 22, 2012, 01:17 PM »

awesome frames, so this is where my gyro ended up, worthy cause

ED209 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 22, 2012, 01:27 PM »

Quote from: stuntmaster on June 22, 2012, 12:08 PM

that is soo cool and serious want face

x 2 ... been reading the Ride review from BITD... a serious piece of kit... what about decals

kev-s · « **Reply #4 on:** June 22, 2012, 01:44 PM »

cheers guys

not sure on decals yet as the frame & fork's chrome is tarnished & marked and i want it to be a non restored bike so new decals prob wouldnt look right, maybe if i can make them look aged then i might get some

Dannywhac · « **Reply #5 on:** June 22, 2012, 02:47 PM »

Looks nice kev - how about instead of original decals you pop a load of contemporary one's on (like Poorboy etc).

*Looks guiltily at frame having once cut the integrated seatpost off one*

kev-s · « **Reply #6 on:** June 22, 2012, 02:51 PM »

not into stickered covered bikes so it will be none or just the zima decals

why did you do that! and what the fook did you use as a seatpost?

Dannywhac · « **Reply #7 on:** June 22, 2012, 03:03 PM »

Quote from: kev s on June 22, 2012, 02:51 PM

not into stickered covered bikes so it will be none or just the zima decals

why did you do that! and what the fook did you use as a seatpost?

Fair play

Wasn't my frame/forks - was an old mate back in Bournemouth in the 90's who got the Zima secondhand off someone down Slades Farm and he wanted a slammed seat - I had a house with a shed & vice, so out came the hacksaw.....he had an ally mtb seatpost that I sawed two slots down and he wedged it. Left the hacked off seatpost in the shed when I moved out - so if anyone lives down Calvin Road near the b-ball courts, have a look in your shed - there's a bit of a Zima in there

ED209 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 22, 2012, 03:04 PM »

kev... remember this thread? http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=40019.0

my Steve 'og zima' has some just lying there waiting for a project like this

kev-s · « **Reply #9 on:** June 22, 2012, 03:11 PM »

yeah i remember that thread, couple of mates are friends with steve on fb so if i do go for decals ill get one of them to send him a messgae

Mdbh · « **Reply #10 on:** June 22, 2012, 03:20 PM »

Gota have decals Kev even if they are new! Looks to plain!:)

lk_97 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 22, 2012, 05:00 PM »

Very nice

most mid school bikes are too heavy for me to use, I feel embarrassed to say that to I'm gonna try and get used to them

dordymush · « **Reply #12 on:** June 22, 2012, 05:05 PM »

now thats one chunky frame.
love it

Betty · « **Reply #13 on:** June 22, 2012, 05:08 PM »

Beast

Bet it weighs more than your Dirtbike as it is?

kev-s · « **Reply #14 on:** June 22, 2012, 10:25 PM »

probably, frame and fork comes in at 16lbs, my dirtbike isnt light though, prob 28lbs if not a little more

reckon its gonna be 40lbs+

elevensies · « **Reply #15 on:** June 22, 2012, 10:27 PM »

That's ace

And heavy I bet

harris · « **Reply #16 on:** June 22, 2012, 10:31 PM »

lookin good kev not much left to do .

kev-s · « **Reply #17 on:** June 23, 2012, 11:17 AM »

pa's are at the powder coaters so once they come back the profiles can come off the mk3 holmes and go on the zima, may have the super pro hubs sorted (edit. still need some super pro hubs

) just need a set of pedals

midschooljon · « **Reply #18 on:** June 23, 2012, 01:48 PM »

Love Zimas. Cant wait to see this finished.

skidmark · « **Reply #19 on:** June 24, 2012, 07:36 AM »

Nice build! I did a Blue Peter job on the decals for mine...I suspect the original ones were too. 2 layers of signmakers vinyl cut with a scalpel, job done

Author Topic: zima build so far....... (Read 5048 times)

Mdbh

lk_97

elevensies

skidmark