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Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« on: April 22, 2010, 10:40 PM »
Ok while superbikedan has my DP ive found myself a nice little project.

Pictures of frame as bought.



So ive stripped it down and give it a little elbow grease and i think it has come up quite nice reckon this will make a nice survivor  :)
« Last Edit: April 22, 2010, 10:44 PM by skki3330 »
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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2010, 10:45 PM »
Good job :daumenhoch:

Polished up nice.

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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2010, 10:56 PM »
Like you say mate should build into a nice survivor  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2010, 12:32 AM »

I love a survivor F&F that's had a little love put back into it  :-* - good man  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2010, 07:54 AM »
Cheers guys thats was 1 evening work aswell im gunna give it another go over the weekend, need to start on all the other parts now :)
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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2010, 08:03 AM »
looks sweet as does that  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2010, 10:57 PM »
Ok it's going back together nicely :)




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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2010, 11:12 PM »

Good stuff - what wheels you putting on it ?  :)

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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2010, 08:31 AM »
Nice one :daumenhoch:, don't see many Pacer 500's.

Here's a spec and picture resource if you're going to restore it to how it would have originally looked.

http://www.os-db.net/content.php?160-Pacer-500-2nd-Generation
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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2010, 04:35 PM »
I have the original Araya's with it but i need to replace the spokes so im just looking for some to fit (any ideas peeps?) and im gunn ave a good at lacing myself  :-\
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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2010, 04:39 PM »
Cheers Sparky i become a member of os-db-net so i could get all that. Im very close to having everything.
Missing Black Areo seat.
Rear brake and cables
Pedals and handle bar grips although i have some on my Viper
oh yeah Decals.
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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2010, 08:23 PM »
gotta love a gusset Diamond Back :smitten: sadly the company isnt of what it used to be through out the early 80's :(

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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2010, 07:31 PM »
Ok wheels laced and looking nice BUT cant get the fooks true totally i might have to give up and take down the local bike hut. Also new repro decals.



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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2010, 08:17 PM »
Fella, that coming along beautifully  :daumenhoch:
I've had a pacer 500 buried under a load of crap at work for over a year now...think i might dig it out and put together, got the blue decals for that one  :)
Lovely work mate  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2010, 08:48 PM »
Cheers fella think im going to ride this one trhough the summer then sell it on to pay for my DP project  :)
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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2010, 10:58 PM »

 Lookin good mate  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2010, 07:23 PM »
Getting there  :)


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Re: Diamondback Pacer 500 2nd Gen project
« Reply #17 on: October 07, 2019, 09:48 AM »
wow! 9 year thread resurrection alert!  :LolLolLolLol:

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