Author Topic: 1982 National Pro Long resto ! (Read 6735 times)

Spartacus · « **on:** June 23, 2012, 11:56 AM »

First of all thank you for dropping in here....

I'll show you some resto news from over the pond here fellas.

So here I go:

Bought a bike for 50 Usd somewhere in 2011 on a Dutch craiglist, looked like a National Pro

Full breakdown once back home in Belgium. Saw poor chrome and damaged dropouts.
The bummer here is that there were no NP forks on it

Though I had some luck that this was a National Pro Long.

After some research I saw that CW forks were very similar to NP forks, so I took one out of my shed and changed them into NP.
Flattened the back of the dropout and drilled a hole in it.

Took the frame and some other parts to my painter and picked a color.

He removed the old chrome with a sandblaster , then time achieved to take some care of the dropouts.
Welded the deep washer marks with bras. Edit (BRASS !! not the fish )

After this I've left the frame at the painters factory so the guy could do his job.

When the tubes were getting painted I was thinking which parts to put on the bike and collected everything together.
Some parts I had, others I had to buy or trade. Thanks to some of the locals here for the tyres, bars, grips and brake.

I had only 2 more things to restore, the stem and the pedals.

TN before:

TN after:

Hutch pedals before:

Hutch pedals after, with JDB cages

3 weeks passed by and the painter called me to get my frame back.

Stickered the frame with repro decals

So the time came to get this one assembled and I've finished this today.

I hope you like the result as much as I do , here it is folks !

Partlist:

Frame: National Pro Long frame
Forks: CW transformed to National Pro forks
Handlebar: GT Pro handlebars
Plate: Zeronine
Headset: Tioga beartrap II - Tange locknut
Padset: Repro National Pro padset
Grips: Oakley B2
Stem: Tuf Neck
Seatpost: Hutch
Seat: Elina Lightning bolt
Seatclamp: Dia Compe hinged double bolted
Crank: Terry Cable 170 mm
Chainring: Pro Neck 43T
Chaindisc: polished Tuf Neck
Chainring bolts: Tuf Neck
Pedals: Hutch brown bearing - JDB cages
Chain: Silver Izumi
Brakes: Dia Compe MX 1000 with Weinnman adjuster - Kool Stop pads
Brakelever: Dia Compe MX Tech 3 lever
Rims: Araya 7X chrome
Hubs: Bullseye red/blue
Tyres: Irc bmx racer Z-1 20 x 1.75

rooski · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:05 PM »

Thats a great resto

You would have been hard pressed to find some forks,the CW ones fit the bill nicely

Tis a fine looking bike,looks good in white

kalex · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:09 PM »

those tyres really set the bike off

Andy68 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:25 PM »

rad_pitt · « **Reply #4 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:25 PM »

What a great resto that is. The finIshed bike is awesome

AKGOFF · « **Reply #5 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:25 PM »

I love it, simply stunning.

Macmania · « **Reply #6 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:38 PM »

Awesome

What a transformation, you've done a great job

In2 bmx · « **Reply #7 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:40 PM »

Very very nice that ...

looks great in white ...

stu27 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:41 PM »

stunning khaled

lovely,lovely job

Taipan · « **Reply #9 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:47 PM »

Looks awsome!

thought it was a Grifter when I saw the first pic?

Mattdub · « **Reply #10 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:48 PM »

Very nice , good work !

Mattdub · « **Reply #11 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:49 PM »

Quote from: bullseye on June 23, 2012, 12:47 PM

thought it was a Grifter when I saw the first pic?

Same here !

Clean · « **Reply #12 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:51 PM »

Quote from: bullseye on June 23, 2012, 12:47 PM

thought it was a Grifter when I saw the first pic?

Seriously, though; nice build!

snav69 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 23, 2012, 01:03 PM »

God Damn Khaled

Love it

Spartacus · « **Reply #14 on:** June 23, 2012, 01:07 PM »

Thank you guys, much appreciated !!

midschooljon · « **Reply #15 on:** June 23, 2012, 01:31 PM »

Awesome build. Love your work.

Pooch · « **Reply #16 on:** June 23, 2012, 02:58 PM »

Loved it before.. But that is lovely.. Great work

diesel · « **Reply #17 on:** June 23, 2012, 05:24 PM »

Ah so that was what the Gt bars were for.....

Great work khaled

sawzall · « **Reply #18 on:** June 23, 2012, 05:49 PM »

great resto and build khaled

meticulous · « **Reply #19 on:** June 23, 2012, 06:16 PM »

probably the best looking bike i've seen this year, love the pearl white finish, and you have even managed to pull off coloured tyres on a race bike...

faultless!!!

Gashead · « **Reply #20 on:** June 23, 2012, 06:36 PM »

Wow !

Badbaldie · « **Reply #21 on:** June 23, 2012, 07:32 PM »

amazing transformation , looks great , luvin it

Glynnyboy · « **Reply #22 on:** June 24, 2012, 06:22 AM »

Love it great resto story, nicely thought out and it all works well unlike the other white one someone did.
I like the couple of picture shots where you got the same pose for the before and after transformation too.

I like it the more i look at it and the before...... well the more i look at that the more i am convinced someone needs arresting

AND AS IF BY MAGIC (UN GRIFTERIZED)

HEY PRESTO!!

pickle · « **Reply #23 on:** June 24, 2012, 08:37 AM »

That's come out awesome! Top work

Julian347 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 25, 2012, 01:22 PM »

Seriously nice resto.

Author Topic: 1982 National Pro Long resto ! (Read 6735 times)

rad_pitt

In2 bmx

Clean

snav69