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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Jamroll on July 24, 2011, 08:20 PM
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Alrite, numerous threads on this so will keep short and sweet.
Finally completed this and took for a roll about today and got some photos in the sun, gonna take a bit of getting used to...weighs a fookin ton :LolLolLolLol:
Thanks to ALL those who have given me words of encouragment to see this through :daumenhoch:
I think i sourced virtually all the parts here on RAD so breakdown of who's who below. Thankyou
CW Racing California Boulevard
1986 CW Cali Boulevard Frame & Forks - Emerbmx
CW Freestyle Bars and Origianl Rear Pegs - Polished and chromed - Emerbmx
Araya 7x Rims (polished and rechromed) - Sawzall
Pro Neck II Stem (polished) - Tefore
Tuf Neck Power Disc (Polished) - Harorider
Tuf Neck Chainring (NOS) - Stodgy
Tuf Neck Chainring Bolts - Matt Swivel
Twin Pinch Redline Cranks - The Bendycat
Shimano DX's (Powdered) - Quadrophenia
Dia Compe Hinged Seatclamp (Polished) - Quadrophenia
Renthal Seatpost (Stripped & Polished & Chromed) - Crazypaving
Kashimax Aero (New Decals) - Hunterdubber
Dia Compe FS 880 Front & Rear Calipers with Tech 3 Levers (Polished) - SE Bmxer
Gyro system including cables (Polished) - Sorry can't remember :-[
Bullseye Hubs - The one and only Bubbs
Comps ST's - Magoo
Spinner Pegs - Dyed Black
Special Love to Del for the sublime decals, Cromo4130 for putting me in touch with a decent chromer and then looking after it all for me and of course SBD who i honestly dont know if he'll kick the shit out of me or share a beer or 2 with me at MK ;D
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absolutely fookin mint :4_17_5:
seriously, one of the nicest looking bikes I've ever seen, that colour is amazing :smitten:
you have the patience of a saint Al
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Lovely that mate, jeez there's some nice bikes coming out over the last few weeks! :smitten:
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absolutely fookin mint :4_17_5:
seriously, one of the nicest looking bikes I've ever seen, that colour is amazing :smitten:
you have the patience of a saint Al
Thx man, but i think it my mrs that has the patience of a saint ;)
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Lovely that mate, jeez there's some nice bikes coming out over the last few weeks! :smitten:
indeed, you'd think there was some sort of annual BMX show coming up! ;D
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Lovely that mate, jeez there's some nice bikes coming out over the last few weeks! :smitten:
indeed, you'd think there was some sort of annual BMX show coming up! ;D
And to think that 80% of the people aren't showing their builds till then. If you're blown away now, in 2 weeks time you'll be nuked.
Colour looks great by the way. :4_17_5:
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stunning bike , love the paint sbd doesn't disappoint , superb bike :smitten: :daumenhoch:
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thats bloody awesome....... :smitten:
Don't look like it weighs a ton either! :LolLolLolLol:
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Lovely that mate, jeez there's some nice bikes coming out over the last few weeks! :smitten:
indeed, you'd think there was some sort of annual BMX show coming up! ;D
Theres a BMX show? Wheres that then? ;)
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Good things come to those who wait 8) :daumenhoch:
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You deserve a special award for perserverance mate , many would have thrown in the towel a long time ago with what you have gone through :4_17_5:
Glad you stuck with it though as that has turned out superb , love the colour :smitten: I imagine it's even better in the flesh .
Cool bike :coolsmiley:
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W O W
absolutely stunning!
Nice color choice and shiney chrome and polishing.
:4_17_5:
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stunning!! :4_17_5:
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One more full profile pic please :D
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Al, you done an AMAZING JOB mate, i've not seen that colour before and given the opportunity for an opinion, i would have said 'it sounds horrible' but it has turned out to be one of the nicest rides around mate thats for sure.
Great work :daumenhoch: :smitten: :smitten:
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very very sweet - and from the state i saw it last, it's a big turn around
top work there mate :daumenhoch:
very nice details on the ride there
looking forward to seeing this in the flesh >:D
cheers B :D
no decals going on the cranks ?
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alex that looks awsome mate, i know the shite you've been through with this but what an
end result, just stunning :) yes you pulled me through the shite with you but thats all forgotten
and to see the finish you wanted is just the best feeling :daumenhoch:
ps... please dont scratch it cause i wont be painting it again :LolLolLolLol:
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i really love that colour :coolsmiley:
great build
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Bling!!!! Thats Mint .......Looks smooth to ride
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Al that's absolutely gorgeous :smitten:
What a build and what a result :4_17_5:
after the mess with the chromers , this is a faultless beaut :smitten:
Well deserved :4_17_5:,,you must be over the moon
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Good things come to those who wait 8) :daumenhoch:
Indeed they do dude 8)
You deserve a special award for perserverance mate , many would have thrown in the towel a long time ago with what you have gone through :4_17_5:
Glad you stuck with it though as that has turned out superb , love the colour :smitten: I imagine it's even better in the flesh .
Cool bike :coolsmiley:
Couldn't bring myself to throw in the towel mate, so i was tempted on several occasions ;D. I know its a cliche but your right It look beautiful in the flesh :smitten:
Al, you done an AMAZING JOB mate, i've not seen that colour before and given the opportunity for an opinion, i would have said 'it sounds horrible' but it has turned out to be one of the nicest rides around mate thats for sure.
Great work :daumenhoch: :smitten: :smitten:
Guff,yeah i had a few peeps who said the colour didn't sound all that ::) And i enjoyed taking a little cruisedown to the local park yesterday, problem is keeping it claen, the colour shows off even the smallest spec of dust, i'll just have to ride about with a polishing cloth in my pocket ;D
very very sweet - and from the state i saw it last, it's a big turn around
top work there mate :daumenhoch:
very nice details on the ride there
looking forward to seeing this in the flesh >:D
cheers B :D
no decals going on the cranks ?
B - no decals on the cranks...colours didn't work :P :-*
ps... please dont scratch it cause i wont be painting it again :LolLolLolLol:
Errrrr :-[
Well deserved :4_17_5:,,you must be over the moon
Thats an understatment mate :LolLolLolLol:
I guess the next question is wots next... :-X
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Cooool ;)
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this was a real epic, the end result is stunning :coolsmiley:
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Bike looks stunning. Can't believe the hassle you've had with it but worth it in the end.
Bin those twin-pinchers and throw a set of these bad boys on. (when budget allows) :smitten:
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0054/1932/files/BMXA_85_05_33_Equip_Roundup_Cranks_grande.jpg?1284074198)
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Bike looks stunning. Can't believe the hassle you've had with it but worth it in the end.
Bin those twin-pinchers and throw a set of these bad boys on. (when budget allows) :smitten:
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0054/1932/files/BMXA_85_05_33_Equip_Roundup_Cranks_grande.jpg?1284074198)
Now they are fookin sweet, maybe next month :LolLolLolLol:
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Made up you finally got this finished Al, and the patience has paid off - looks ace mate :daumenhoch:
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:smitten: Sweet :smitten:
Loving the colour of it cant wait to see it at MK :4_17_5:
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A true labour of love; looks great :4_17_5:
As for SBD, apparently he's now a lover not a fighter ;)
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well done Al,fookin minter,the best cw freestyler on the planet,all the patience paid off in the end :smitten:
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:daumenhoch:
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I still often come here to drool on it.. :D
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... that the frame the first chromer gave you nightmares about? Turned out lovely.... a fookin slick bike :coolsmiley:
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... that the frame the first chromer gave you nightmares about? Turned out lovely.... a fookin slick bike :coolsmiley:
Thats the one, finished up being chromed 3 times and powdered twice ;D
Worth it in the end mate, would i do it again though...would i bollox :uglystupid2:
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;D ...as Karl Valentin once said: 'Art is very nice, but makes a lot of work' ................. then again the pride is forever, right.... ? ^"^ ;)