Author Topic: GT performer "dave young signature bike " FINISHED (Read 17326 times)

neiljonarcus · « **on:** August 05, 2009, 08:49 PM »

well hear i go again .. this bike needs some work ... tried to do it to a budget

its cost a bomb uptill now but any way . the story goes like this was going to do his skyway ta he won the nationals on . but the parts was mental so i am doing this GT performer its a bit of a odd one its right in between 84 and 85 just as gt was moving factory . so i had a lenghty chat with mister "stodgy" and thats what we have came up with . the fork have been played with they have been drilled for fork stand,s and they have no end caps . but any way i will try and do this build step by step pictures . " i think a few guys like this "

this is the bike with dave on it

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massive thanks to

del as per
dwain dibbly frame forks stem and bars
buttsbikeshop seat
poolysherif all the little must have,s
stodgy flo panel
quad "pete" mx 1000
rakas17 end caps
jt erm any way one of them tyres
mark at retrospect
and of cpourse dave young himself for me bugging him with millions of phone calls
he will be signing the bike over the weekend

PAINTED WHEELS
PAINTED PEDALS
PAINTED SEAT CLAMP
PAINTED HALF FRONT BRAKE

classic pavement shots

frame and fork

frame and forks blasted

forks

forks .. i have welded a bar thru the forks and filled and smoothed the surroundind area,s . as for the end caps on the forks
were some one has cut the ends of the forks off . i have straighted the end of the forks and my mate own,s a locksmith
company and he has a lathe so we turned a ali bar down to fit in the end of the forks with a slight over hang just like the real gt forks
. i am quite pleased with the forks now

rear drop outs

rear drop outs . these were real bad on all 4 sides . so i have welded them and redressed

seat poat tube . i didnt know it was split until it came back from the blasters so i welded it and redressed

skyways & peri,s

"yes painted tuffs"

performer bars

gt stem

front and rear standers

just blasted and ready for paint

dx pedals ....

dx,s painted and reworked .but not happy back to the drawing board i think more rework and better paint me thinks

now i am well happy they look great in the sunshine ... new formulation and worked on them scratches

blue kashimax mx seat in ok condition

lovely sugino crank amazing chrome and spider mint aswell

nos haro flo panel in white

1 rear mx 1000 mint condition still waiting to get a front one

i will add pictures as the work goes on

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #1 on:** August 05, 2009, 09:07 PM »

Really looking forward to this one Neil

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #2 on:** August 05, 2009, 09:15 PM »

thanks paul i am going to see if i can get some more pics of dave on this bike

jackel · « **Reply #3 on:** August 05, 2009, 09:18 PM »

cool my old frame forks and bars wondered what mr dib dobs had done with them

cant wait to see this being built

poolysheriff · « **Reply #4 on:** August 05, 2009, 09:19 PM »

and my old stem

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:07 PM »

i got daves frame in the loft

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #6 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:08 PM »

well give it back ............................... TO ME

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #7 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:11 PM »

Quote from: stevencosta on August 05, 2009, 10:09 PM

i do love a gt and cant wait to see it built

those fork stands i fooking missd out on the on gay bay i realy need them

got some here ya plum in chrome

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #8 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:12 PM »

Quote from: stevencosta on August 05, 2009, 10:09 PM

i do love a gt and cant wait to see it built

those fork stands i fooking missd out on the on gay bay i realy need them

sorry stevo

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #9 on:** August 05, 2009, 10:16 PM »

Quote from: n2cus on August 05, 2009, 10:08 PM

well give it back ............................... TO ME

thats the one i flashed at paulie

magna13 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 05, 2009, 11:45 PM »

This i think is going to be a nice one

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #11 on:** August 06, 2009, 07:16 AM »

neil

for the pedals try and find some tamiya ts paint, i have seen a few sets done in it and they look pukka

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #12 on:** August 06, 2009, 07:25 AM »

i got some pete humbrol 52 tried it

... i am going into work early today to try some thing a bit diffrent very high gloss 2 pak blue then this stuff called vircrom . its like mercury . it might work

Deano · « **Reply #13 on:** August 06, 2009, 05:52 PM »

This will be a good thread mate,,Get ready for the bling

i will get a performer one day as i missed out on one a while back and it hurt

chichi · « **Reply #14 on:** August 07, 2009, 01:52 PM »

Good work on them peds Neil! What paint did you use?

kuwahero · « **Reply #15 on:** August 07, 2009, 01:56 PM »

Quote from: chichi on August 07, 2009, 01:52 PM

Good work on them peds Neil! What paint did you use?

Its a special ingredient n2cus paint batter

Jamroll · « **Reply #16 on:** August 07, 2009, 06:28 PM »

Neil,
I was bidding on this Frame & Forks on GayBay when in just dissapeared

Glad to see it went to a good home though

looking forward to seeing this finished mate

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #17 on:** August 07, 2009, 08:48 PM »

thnaks jam bo

moanjam · « **Reply #18 on:** August 07, 2009, 09:02 PM »

fook me neil that frame and forks is as bad as me torker good job av left it your safe hands mate

, the pedals look the dogs saw them tonight amazing in the sunshine

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #19 on:** August 08, 2009, 06:51 AM »

new pic,s added frame and forks / forks ends / rear drop outs / seat post tube and more parts

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #20 on:** August 08, 2009, 06:55 AM »

cool as foook neil

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #21 on:** August 08, 2009, 07:02 AM »

some one asked me what paint i used for the pedals . these are the rattle can ,s i used in order notice the last can is lacquer and its matt finish
on the side of the upol can,s the is a % mark that how much enamel is in there as i tried diffrent amounts to get the right colour

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #22 on:** August 08, 2009, 07:11 AM »

coming from you pete " the GT master god " thank you very much for your comment mate

thebigdog · « **Reply #23 on:** August 08, 2009, 08:42 AM »

your resto skills are very good mate

top top work

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #24 on:** August 08, 2009, 09:02 AM »

thanks bigdog . but i must say if you have the tool,s or anything you need to do a resto if you take your time its not that hard . i am totaly self taught "spelling" . .. and beleive me i have fooked some things up . like them pedals i have painted 6 times

. i think my biggest mistake was on my 1st harry leary turbo , i had origanal decals for it and the seat post and fork decals look the same but they are NOT and i put the fork decals on the seat post and when i tried to get the decal,s off i scratched the frame and had to paint it all over again

.......... thanks anyway for your comment