DP Freestyler off e bay..... Result.....

[spadey99]

Hi guys

im sure some of you seen this on e bay but the guy was based in Denmark so it put a lot of people off.... He was on the Facebook DP owners club as well so I thought I would take a punt... You all know I love a twin tube freestyler......

Ok so it turned up  with the wheels in 2 cardboard boxes and I thought oh bugger this is gona be a mess...... But it wasnt to bad, grips damaged and Elina UL cracked but wasnt using it anyway.....

Chrome was just surface rust and some lovely bits on it, shame its got redline forks and not DP forks 
DP Firebird freestyler in awesome chrome
Araya 7X balck rims, slight buckle on back but pretty tidy
Diamond Back Pro bars ,mint
Suntour power stem in black, pretty much brand new, no marks and removed it to put SR in and perfect on shaft....
Pretty much mint Tuff Neck power disc in black and Tuff neck ring 44t..... Not using these going with spider combo......

I will let the pics do the talking but some Pro Rust gel rust remover and Peek and goddards polishing cloth....... It will be mint by the weekend, got sticker set but undecided on colour scheme but probably black/white???

[fischflo]

Nice old bird, lovely 

[ED209]

looks decent that 

now wheres Pickle to tell us how shitt they are 

[brummie]

forkin tasty
are they bottema forks?

[Andy68]

Lovely!!!!! 

[spadey99]

They where advertised as redline forks but I ain't removed them yet to look for stamp etc.....

Got to love a British twin top

[pickle]

Horrible things 

aren't you selling a black one?

[spadey99]

Yes mate, got 3 so keeping the white one and chrome one factory colours and selling the black one

[Spen69]

forkin tasty
are they bottema forks?

I thought that Dave but I'm sure Redline did some similar early on with the long leg so probably Redline.

Why put all the shite midschool bits on it though? Looked ace as it came and those DB bars are bang tidy.

[spadey99]

fair comment mate........ I think Pro bars belong on race bikes not freestylers so prob gona put EZ 2 bars on in chrome, skyway seat is there till I put a Kashi on, Suntour stem is needed for a Laser Lite build..... Elina seat was bent and cracked.......

Hate power discs so put a nice spider on her, I like them.....

Thanks for feedback though always welcomed..... Positive or not...... 

[willo73]

Nice score Steve  come up sweet.

[Spen69]

fair comment mate........ I think Pro bars belong on race bikes not freestylers so prob gona put EZ 2 bars on in chrome, skyway seat is there till I put a Kashi on, Suntour stem is needed for a Laser Lite build..... Elina seat was bent and cracked.......

Hate power discs so put a nice spider on her, I like them.....

Thanks for feedback though always welcomed..... Positive or not...... 

Oops. That's me told

Thank fook they're just there to build it up

I forgot to mention that's an awesome resto in the making - I love chrome brought back from the brink

[spadey99]

Mate thats the point here... it was in the back of his shed luckily covered in a gunk so preserved the chrome...... Polished again tonight and it looks even better... Stickers and a few more era correct parts tomorrow...... Thanks for the feedback though........ 

Got to love chrome........ 

[chubby]

cool find is that, gonna come up lovely too 

[spadey99]

Couple of pics with stickers added and brakes etc...... Not finished colour scheme as work in progress...... 





Steve

[nitrohopper]

nice job what was that there polish u used on that  chrome sir as it seemed to have worked wonders thanks lee

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

hope it wasn't coke and tin foil 

[spadey99]

ha ha bendycat no mate.......... I followed your thread and bought a cali off childhoodream AKA Russ.......... Simple....... Started with Pro Rust gel that i got off e bay...... Awesome, stick it on chrome, leave for an hour wipe off the rust.... repeat on hard pitrted manky areas..... 

Next peek, no auto sol etc...... Toothbrush and clothes and patience..... Worth all the hard aching fingers, 45 mins I spent on this...... then Gooodards silver cloth and Voila........... Nothing compares, even shocked me....... The pics do not do the chrome justice, it is mint and shines sooooo much......

Just done my other Cali tonight as the Cali off Russ turned up and put my other Gooses to shame...... Did the same and what a difference.....

Im currently doing an Ammaco freestyler that looked battered but its coming up nice with this method....... Coke is for drinking and tin foil is for the man on Britains got talent........ 

[fischflo]

... Whats wrong with coke and tin foil .... ain't that supposed to work wonder .... That scratch or just useless ...   ?