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Offline Gashead

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ET Barn Find and Resto
« on: October 11, 2015, 04:44 PM »
Ok, so I have had this US spec ET for about 12 months, stumbled across it on eBay one evening and started a conversation with the owner about getting it bought, and also a pretty cool story that went with the history of the bike.

Dom Phippsio helped me to get it shipped, and then a simple rest. I decided to simply give it a good clean, as it was criminal to repaint etc


Here is the story behind this little bike.......from the previous owner.


Hi Nick,

First of all, I can't believe I'm selling this bike.  It just so happens I stumbled across this bike at a local resale store about 1/2 a mile from my house.  When I was in high school back in the early 80's I worked at the campus movie theater in downtown Ann Arbor.  I was heavy into BMX and race around the state. While working at the theater the Movie ET was playing.  I must have seen that movie 100 time at the theater. For many years ET was my favorite movie and still is one of my fav's. So a Kuwahara ET is something special to me.  I previously owned a Apollo  Kuwahara  and decided to sell it when I come across the one you bought from me.  During my hole life I personally only seen two ET kuwahara's. The Apollo I sold a while back and one Back in the day around the time the ET Kuwahara come out. The interesting thing is that back then I was riding around with my friends on our bikes and a guy come up to us and was telling us that his sons bike was stolen. It was a ET Kuwahara. The guy asked us to help him find the bike and gave us his info.  Because I knew literally everyone in town that rode bmx I figured I might be able to help him get it back, and within a week we found the bike and returned it to the little boy. Good deed done!
Now, about two month ago I was at the local resale shop and was walking by the back door and noticed out of the corner of my eye a red and white bmx bike outside that someone just dropped off. I instantly knew what it was. I walked straight to it while the workers was telling me "employees only in this area" I kept walking to the bike and asked is this bike for sale? The guy that worked there laughed and said said yes if you think it's worth buying.  Because I the boys et bike was the only one I have ever seen and I probably would have noticed another if I seen one.  I'm thinking this is the same bike, but 33 years later.   

Tom




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Then the clean up...........










I went through the whole bike and cleaned every nut and bolt - re greased and stuck her back together !



I do hope you like it...............I do  :smitten:




























With his master!











Probably my favourite bike !



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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2015, 05:26 PM »
Great Find Nick and great restoration bud...

ET is back home  :LolLolLolLol:
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2015, 05:32 PM »
Top score Nick, and great resto.  :coolsmiley:

Glad you've not put those ET pads and plate on.  "nono"
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2015, 05:33 PM »
 "wantit"
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2015, 05:35 PM »
NICE WORK NICK :daumenhoch:
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2015, 05:48 PM »
Looking Good  "wantit"
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2015, 06:17 PM »
Awesome.  :smitten: :smitten:
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2015, 06:27 PM »
Bang tidy young man


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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2015, 07:05 PM »
Ace. Coaster brake too!  :coolsmiley:
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2015, 07:10 PM »
Top job mate :daumenhoch:
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2015, 07:24 PM »
 :4_17_5:
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2015, 07:47 PM »
I absolutely love this .. It's weird but ET has been on my mind ever since the Blackpool ride seeing Jono's and Denzil's builds .. A hot heart came and went and now this thread...
It's epic mate with a fabulous story to boot!
Stunning mate ... Perfect in every way!  "wantit" "wantit" "wantit"
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2015, 07:56 PM »
Great sympathetic resto Nick  :daumenhoch:  proper survivor that  :smitten:
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« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2015, 07:58 PM »
Keeping it survivor... lovely.  :daumenhoch:
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #14 on: October 11, 2015, 07:59 PM »
Quote from: factory pilot on October 11, 2015, 07:47 PM
I absolutely love this .. It's weird but ET has been on my mind ever since the Blackpool ride seeing Jono's and Denzil's builds .. A hot heart came and went and now this thread...
It's epic mate with a fabulous story to boot!
Stunning mate ... Perfect in every way!  "wantit" "wantit" "wantit"
 :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:



That reply made the hard work worth it  :4_17_5:
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« Reply #15 on: October 11, 2015, 08:01 PM »
This is just awesome Nick .. Love an ET and especially the way this has been done .  :4_17_5:

Love those solid black tyres .  :pilky:
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2015, 08:19 PM »
Belisimo :daumenhoch:
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #17 on: October 11, 2015, 08:34 PM »


Pukka work on your first build nick
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #18 on: October 11, 2015, 08:45 PM »
Quote from: QUADROPHENIA on October 11, 2015, 08:34 PM


Pukka work on your first build nick




I have been working on it since I was 13..........................



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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2015, 08:46 PM »
Quote from: Gashead on October 11, 2015, 08:45 PM
Quote from: QUADROPHENIA on October 11, 2015, 08:34 PM


Pukka work on your first build nick




I have been working on it since I was 13..........................





your fashion sense aint changed a bit
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #20 on: October 11, 2015, 08:48 PM »
 :slayer:
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« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2015, 08:48 PM »
Superb Nick
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« Reply #22 on: October 11, 2015, 08:49 PM »
That is a great story. Looks ace.  :)
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« Reply #23 on: October 11, 2015, 08:53 PM »
Quote from: Gashead on October 11, 2015, 07:59 PM
Quote from: factory pilot on October 11, 2015, 07:47 PM
I absolutely love this .. It's weird but ET has been on my mind ever since the Blackpool ride seeing Jono's and Denzil's builds .. A hot heart came and went and now this thread...
It's epic mate with a fabulous story to boot!
Stunning mate ... Perfect in every way!  "wantit" "wantit" "wantit"
 :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:



That reply made the hard work worth it  :4_17_5:

It's my pleasure Nick!! I'm still drooling over it now !! It's a thread that I'll definitely be coming back to again and and again and again! I love it!!  :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
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Re: ET Barn Find and Resto
« Reply #24 on: October 11, 2015, 09:20 PM »
Awesome  :daumenhoch:
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