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Rodgy1970
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'83 GT Pro from BITD restoration.
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Jt
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love stuff like this...
get it dipped in some oxyalic acid and polish the living sh*t out of it...might look more authentic with its battle scars, in its original form...then build it using good used stuff?
or go for the full bling resto..
either way, it'll be a stunner, with the added that its actually your own bike from bitd
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leave it as a sweet survivor, full resto on the f&f is gonna be £200 - £300 and its never gonna look the same, especially as its your ride from bitd
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same as whats been said. read up on here about oxalic acid and polish it up.
your one of the lucky lucky ones who still has their pride and joy
good on ya son.
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markyp
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cant wait to see this one done,love it
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dito... with new decals...
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Quote from: markyp on October 11, 2009, 10:36 AM
cant wait to see this one done,love it
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Rodgy1970
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Great story and background, deffo got to be a survivor so keep it as original as you can like the others have said
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Looking forward to seeing it finished
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just chrome the forks mate...and clean and polish the frame
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Rodgy1970
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I think your doing the right thing, just touch the forks in. What a great restoration project,good luck with it
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get some " peek " on the frame and del will do some decals and it will look the nuts
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Like others have said ^^^^^^ , a good clean & maybe oxalic .
Looking forward to seeing progress
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October 12, 2009, 08:48 AM »
I agree with all of the above comments, keep it as og as possible, would make a cracking survivor, as a last resort rechrome the sucka!
Mt original Patterson that i have has since new (83) was neglected after i found women and cars, travelled over to your side of the pond for a few years and gave it to a mate to baby sit, years later i found it neglected, a chrome was all i could do, but its as good as new now..........try and keep og with a polish all will be good
BEFORE...........
AFTER..............
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ynwa
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WOW! that looks fantastic mate
can i ask what you used on the chrome to get a finish like that
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nice
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Rodgy1970
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I dont think he re-chromed it? think it was an Oxy bath then he polished it
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Rodgy1970
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(((sonic)))
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OA was not good for this puppy
gave it a try and did not come up to scratch, so it was a rechrome, better than new now
Cheers,
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