Author Topic: 84 GT PRO PERFORMER kelloggs replica build (Read 17859 times)

dwain dibbly · « **on:** December 21, 2014, 02:44 PM »

ok i built a similar bike last year but was never 100% happy with it as a true replica. there was a few of the components
that were close but not perfect and it was built on an 85 frame which tbh was wrong. so with the chance that eddie fiola
may actually be critiquing it himself at cleethorpes ride in the summer i thought i would start again and build it as close to
the original bike he rode on the Kellogg's tour in 84.

so i finally have all the parts ready to build now and i will be building it on christmas day because i have the aerospeeds as a christmas present

1984 usa made GT PRO PERFORMER frame
powder coated by superbikedan in RAL 1018 zinc yellow
new decals by DEL
1984 GT race forks
GT PRO bars
NOS oakley .5
NOS gold pro neck stem
NOS tange MX-3 headset
NOS gold MX1000
NOS gold TECH III
NOS yellow skyway PRO PADS with gold fins
NOS tuf neck seat clamp
NOS kashimax MX
NOS GT layback
NOS GT frame standers
NOS gold Shimano DX
NOS gold tuf neck power disc (to be changed for pro neck)
NOS gold tuf neck chainring
NOS GT chainring bolts
NOS early GT race tyres
yellow metal hubbed skyways
repo padset
hutch aerospeed cranks

fischflo · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2014, 03:10 PM »

woooah

that looks like a lot of work

.....happy ChristNOS!

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2014, 03:16 PM »

Cool as fook, can't wait to see this built, a proper iconic bike.

Mat · « **Reply #3 on:** December 21, 2014, 03:25 PM »

Proper thing.

One of my fave bikes of all time. Flying nana-tastic.

That Swan Guy · « **Reply #4 on:** December 21, 2014, 04:35 PM »

Are we going to see this in Cleethorpes John?

Great build

dwain dibbly · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2014, 05:11 PM »

Quote from: That Swan Guy on December 21, 2014, 04:35 PM

Are we going to see this in Cleethorpes John?

Great build

cleethorpes is the main reason for the build nick

its needs to be spot on for mr F

That Swan Guy · « **Reply #6 on:** December 21, 2014, 05:17 PM »

Quote from: dwain dibbly on December 21, 2014, 05:11 PM

Quote from: That Swan Guy on December 21, 2014, 04:35 PM
Are we going to see this in Cleethorpes John?

Great build
cleethorpes is the main reason for the build nick its needs to be spot on for mr F

Badbaldie · « **Reply #7 on:** December 21, 2014, 06:40 PM »

o yes

WINI · « **Reply #8 on:** December 21, 2014, 06:49 PM »

Sweet, proper icon

eddie kidd · « **Reply #9 on:** December 21, 2014, 07:41 PM »

Super , Smashing , Great...

NORTY40 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 21, 2014, 10:16 PM »

brakedancer · « **Reply #11 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:07 AM »

will look smart as fook when done....

BADDH · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2014, 09:01 AM »

Quality detail pal, please add to this with the history of the research you did it's a cool thread pal, happy Christmas..

I can't wait for Eddie to see it and even better sign the bike .....

deeman · « **Reply #13 on:** December 23, 2014, 02:22 AM »

Can't beat a flying banana! an inspirational rider and bike

dwain dibbly · « **Reply #14 on:** January 04, 2015, 05:07 PM »

finally got it outside today in the daylight to take some photos of it built up.

the plan was to spend christmas day evening building it, which i started to do but when it came to fitting the
cranks i discovered that the spindle hadn't been threaded on one side in the factory

so i couldn't finish it

over the christmas period i raped a profile spindle from another build as a temporary fix, just so i could finish building.

anyway its just about finished now and as much as i can tell its the closest replica to the original that I've seen. unless someone knows different