Author Topic: Thruster VP (Read 12984 times)

Jaypeg · « **on:** October 02, 2014, 07:15 PM »

managed to score this off feebay...sadly not with og forks but the tange forks are mintola.
Few rust spots here and there but super stoked to have it and looking forward to building it up. Any tips , advice etc is greatly appreciated.

Pics are poo...

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #1 on:** October 02, 2014, 09:37 PM »

great frames

steve69 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2014, 07:09 AM »

The 'Vanishing Point' is my favourite of the Thruster's

Love the back end on these.

Have a word with 'Andy68' as he may have come across 20" forks while searching for a set of 24" for himself.

Jaypeg · « **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2014, 07:29 AM »

Quote from: steve69 on October 03, 2014, 07:09 AM

The 'Vanishing Point' is my favourite of the Thruster's

Love the back end on these.

Have a word with 'Andy68' as he may have come across 20" forks while searching for a set of 24" for himself.

Cheers Steve, I keep going back to Andys VP in Julys botm

CustardLips · « **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2014, 08:06 AM »

Nice... love the rear drops on these.

BMX1973 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 03, 2014, 09:25 AM »

Found it

nice

Mikku · « **Reply #6 on:** October 03, 2014, 09:42 AM »

Yeah, I love these too!

Looking forward to seeing the build. What colour scheme are you thinking of??

Jaypeg · « **Reply #7 on:** October 03, 2014, 02:10 PM »

Quote from: Mikku on October 03, 2014, 09:42 AM

Yeah, I love these too! Looking forward to seeing the build. What colour scheme are you thinking of??

Blue parts mate, have a shimano 600...blue dc 79 rear caliper .. Waiting for some araya 7c's to arrive . It's going to be a survivor build. Not sure what stem to go with?

Mikku · « **Reply #8 on:** October 04, 2014, 03:23 PM »

A Tuf-neck would look great though if you're going for a Japanese flavour then I guess a Suntour Power stem.

Jaypeg · « **Reply #9 on:** October 04, 2014, 04:07 PM »

Quote from: Mikku on October 04, 2014, 03:23 PM

A Tuf-neck would look great though if you're going for a Japanese flavour then I guess a Suntour Power stem.

Tuf neck would look good, I do like power stems but have had a few over the years so would like something different ...

Gnarlyscoots · « **Reply #10 on:** October 04, 2014, 04:30 PM »

Lovely frame sets these are. I have nearly pulled the trigger on two of them now

The fork will be very hard to come by on it's own but I will keep my eyes open for you. PM what sort of money you would like spend too.

I may have what you need stem wise. Let me know and I will get some pics to you

Jaypeg · « **Reply #11 on:** October 04, 2014, 05:12 PM »

Quote from: Gnarlyscoots™ on October 04, 2014, 04:30 PM

Lovely frame sets these are. I have nearly pulled the trigger on two of them now The fork will be very hard to come by on it's own but I will keep my eyes open for you. PM what sort of money you would like spend too.

I may have what you need stem wise. Let me know and I will get some pics to you

Cheers mate

Jaypeg · « **Reply #12 on:** October 08, 2014, 05:57 PM »

Well I have scored some araya 7c's with s.i.w hubs that need a good scrub , degrease etc. Del has worked his magic with the decals and Mike(grab on kid) is currently working on a race plate . It's going to be a slow build but I like that.

20to26 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 22, 2014, 02:39 PM »

Nice one!

monkeymoped · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2014, 12:27 PM »

hi mate
lovely frame i'm hoping to get one jjust after xmas and i'm wondering where you got the decals from ?
Cheers
ollie

Jaypeg · « **Reply #15 on:** December 18, 2014, 02:28 PM »

Quote from: monkeymoped on December 18, 2014, 12:27 PM

hi mate
lovely frame i'm hoping to get one jjust after xmas and i'm wondering where you got the decals from ?
Cheers
ollie

Hi Ollie, delcals made them bud.

Email him on del@delcalsigns.co.uk

monkeymoped · « **Reply #16 on:** December 18, 2014, 03:44 PM »

cool i'll give him a shout at the end of january when i should have some extra money

Andy68 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 22, 2014, 09:06 AM »

Hows this build coming on mate?

Been pre-occupied lately so have I missed owt?

monkeymoped · « **Reply #18 on:** December 22, 2014, 09:24 AM »

Just been pricing up either white repaint or getting it chromed as per standard colours on the vanishing points or getting a custom paint job. Abd i've been looking at builds on bmx museum and there isn't a standard build so after xmas i'm going to be getting together some top parts from bitd to put on it

stidds · « **Reply #19 on:** December 22, 2014, 09:37 AM »

The trick to part sourcing is to decide what you want.

Do you want era correct, which means trawling through online catalogues looking at road and track bikes and finding stuff that you can either use straight away or convert for use on the VP.

Or screw the era stuff and buy ready made (but not the correct year) parts like MX1000 brakes etc.

I personally go the era correct route as I find it more fun, but at the end of the day it is your bike you do what the hell you want with it.

monkeymoped · « **Reply #20 on:** December 22, 2014, 11:48 AM »

I think i'm going to try and source era parts so i'm logged into bmx museum's forum to .but quite a high percentage of thrusters have mx1000 on
i can't find a full proper part spec for them so i'm assuming they can just as framesets

stidds · « **Reply #21 on:** December 22, 2014, 04:50 PM »

Quote from: monkeymoped on December 22, 2014, 11:48 AM

I think i'm going to try and source era parts so i'm logged into bmx museum's forum to .but quite a high percentage of thrusters have mx1000 on
i can't find a full proper part spec for them so i'm assuming they can just as framesets

MX1000's were introduced in the late 70's so that is an option, just make sure it is stamped on the back with the correct year. However you can go the 1020 caliper route or Shimano etc. Look at weird stuff like Hare Trigger levers, maybe centre pull brake can be utilised (I have done a couple of bikes with centre pull brakes). I always look outside of the box, as it is usually a lot cheaper that way.

Crank wise, look at Campagnolo, Ofmega, SR, Cook Bros etc, something exotic and drilled would be lovely.

For real rarity, try and find (read afford) a Thruster stem, they are ace looking, rare as hens teeth and incredibly expensive.

God I love this part of a build, where you have the main frame but deciding on the route to follow.

Jaypeg · « **Reply #22 on:** December 22, 2014, 05:27 PM »

I'm in the same boat as you bud as 70's parts is new to me as I've always gone early 80's so I'm having a lot of fun looking for parts and researching ,check some of the rides on here for inspiration.... Check this out as there are some wicked rides

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=520345

Jaypeg · « **Reply #23 on:** December 24, 2014, 06:33 PM »

For the build...

Mattdub · « **Reply #24 on:** January 03, 2015, 12:41 PM »

Cool , I've had a Jamie Burroughs replica since 2006 I'll finish one day

Where'd you unearth the pads ?.