Author Topic: GT Pro Replica of my bike from when I was a lad - pic heavy (Read 2540 times)

Haro82 · « **on:** September 05, 2009, 11:42 AM »

Had this finished for a while just not posted any pics up. It is a replica of my old bike. It took me a while to get all the bits especially the grips and there was quite a bit of resto involved.

The frame came with a really badly crushed brake bridge, damaged dropouts and a few dings here and there. I had a word with Phil (Sawall) and he kindly worked his magic and repaired them all

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Before

After

The flights are old 177mm ones and were in a bit of a poor state so they were sorted

The pedals were in a bad way :-

Hubs were a bit goosed and so were the bars (they were orange with rust) and the Hutch stem was all pitted and peeling, didn’t manage to get any before images of those.

After much hard work here is the finished article:-

Hope you like.

bof · « **Reply #1 on:** September 05, 2009, 11:49 AM »

Your butler must have sore fingers after polishing that lot for you .

Thats nearly a show winner there andy

chewy · « **Reply #2 on:** September 05, 2009, 11:56 AM »

You've put alot of work into that Andy
and it shows , what a beauty

scary_leary · « **Reply #3 on:** September 05, 2009, 12:05 PM »

oly fook!! fantastic

sweetbeats · « **Reply #4 on:** September 05, 2009, 12:10 PM »

Love it

modfather · « **Reply #5 on:** September 05, 2009, 12:26 PM »

Amazing restoration project such a stunning outcome in the end well worth it!

Muffski · « **Reply #6 on:** September 05, 2009, 12:36 PM »

Stunning Build

stevochb · « **Reply #7 on:** September 05, 2009, 12:39 PM »

Nice

bet you cant help smiling to your self everytime you look at it

jimmyp · « **Reply #8 on:** September 05, 2009, 12:57 PM »

Fantastic build

sawzall · « **Reply #9 on:** September 05, 2009, 01:08 PM »

that looks sweet andy

hunterdubber · « **Reply #10 on:** September 05, 2009, 01:10 PM »

You know already that, that's probably my favorite GT build ever Andy

This bike is breathtakingly stunning in the flesh .

A truly UPPER CLASS build what what old bean

If Lord Snooty out of the Beano had a BMX it would be that one

NORTY40 · « **Reply #11 on:** September 05, 2009, 01:15 PM »

Quality that mate

Looks like you put a few man hours into it aswell , great resto

telelogic · « **Reply #12 on:** September 05, 2009, 02:24 PM »

It's a cracker

20to26 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 05, 2009, 02:35 PM »

love replica builds - another beauty indeed.

MartyC · « **Reply #14 on:** September 05, 2009, 04:27 PM »

Fantastic restoration there; quality finishing

Please tell us how you did the cages? Are they NOS ones or the original ones restored?

Are the rims chromed or have they been polished?

markyp · « **Reply #15 on:** September 05, 2009, 04:48 PM »

wow,what a stunner!!!another bike back from the dead!!absolutely awesome resto fella

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2009, 05:34 PM »

That is a cracker! mate

Haro82 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 05, 2009, 05:49 PM »

Quote from: MartyC on September 05, 2009, 04:27 PM

Fantastic restoration there; quality finishing

Please tell us how you did the cages? Are they NOS ones or the original ones restored?

Are the rims chromed or have they been polished?

Resto details on the pedals here Marty

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=72550.0

The rims are chrome.

Cheers everyone for the comments, as for being a show winner bof, maybe with the correct judges (Andy Patterson builds , raliegh burners pah !!!)

Quote from: Hunterdubber on September 05, 2009, 01:10 PM

This bike is breathtakingly stunning in the flesh .

Chris, my missus read that and couldn't believe someone could decribe a bike in such a way. She wants to know if you give your missus such complements

Bigplinky · « **Reply #18 on:** September 05, 2009, 06:42 PM »

That looks fantastic Andy and the resto'd parts makes it even more special

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #19 on:** September 05, 2009, 07:30 PM »

thats hoofingtastic, love the resto work, minta

Bananaman · « **Reply #20 on:** September 05, 2009, 08:03 PM »

WOW

Love them grips, GT prestige and fantastic resto.......GT at its best fella

Haro82 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 05, 2009, 08:05 PM »

Quote from: sawzall on September 05, 2009, 01:08 PM

that looks sweet andy

Cheers Phil, couldn't have done it without ya

scary_leary · « **Reply #22 on:** September 05, 2009, 08:22 PM »

What i like about replica builds is no nosey sods come along telling ya to "change this" or "i'd do that"

Wo did the chrome.. leigh metal polishing again?

Haro82 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 05, 2009, 08:32 PM »

Quote from: scary_leary on September 05, 2009, 08:22 PM

What i like about replica builds is no nosey sods come along telling ya to "change this" or "i'd do that"

Wo did the chrome.. leigh metal polishing again?

Yes Leigh again