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Title: Skyway Ta is landed Now with Pics of frame and fork
Post by: DoubleD on February 04, 2012, 04:29 PM: :smitten: Skyway ta is landed
bought this on the museum and arrived very quickly, finaly my search is over for this frameset
minor chrome chip on the forktube, so i have to decide what to do with it.

rechrome or keep it this way ?
now in need for some decals for a chrome headset and a colour scheme to build it

pics coming up: First i need to fix some dinner

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/031-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/032-2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/033-2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/034-2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/035-2.jpg)
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Post by: pickle on February 04, 2012, 04:31 PM: Awesome! Bang up some piccies.......gotta love a Skyway :smitten:
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Post by: Julian347 on February 04, 2012, 04:51 PM: Glad you finally got one. :daumenhoch:
Looking forward to seeing it finished.
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Post by: Frosty on February 04, 2012, 04:58 PM: Keep chrome not enough of those around IMO
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Post by: kungfunky on February 04, 2012, 05:06 PM: Glad you finally got hold of one Danny :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Deano on February 04, 2012, 05:09 PM: Good on ya mate. chrome :smitten: :daumenhoch:

Sod dinner we want pics :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: Darren KAP on February 04, 2012, 05:19 PM: :smitten: got to love a chrome TA Danny , get some pics up mate :)
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Post by: GT Jon on February 04, 2012, 05:33 PM: Chrome all the way Danny. :daumenhoch:
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Post by: DoubleD on February 04, 2012, 05:52 PM: yeah i always wanted a chrome one after seeing to many white builds ( i love those 2 )
But chrome has something magic in my opinion

well dinner is done having some coffee now and watching redbull crashed ice so hold one please :LolLolLolLol:

First thing i have figured out are the black tuff 2 alloy hubbed wheels
trying to figure out if i am going to use a nos takagi 180 opc or a 3 piece tourney crankset

tough decisions to make :D
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Post by: DoubleD on February 04, 2012, 07:26 PM: FFS All my polish and cleaning stuff is frozen :tickedoff:
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Post by: region11 on February 04, 2012, 09:32 PM: Cant beat a chrome TA :)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v260/hutch1970/100_0786.jpg)
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Post by: DoubleD on February 05, 2012, 01:17 PM: Polish is warmed up: So gonna use some elbow grease to look how it is underneath all the filth from several years of use
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Post by: hunterdubber on February 05, 2012, 01:22 PM: RESULT :4_17_5:

Glad you got one Danny :daumenhoch:, about time :D

Tourney or OPC

definately the OPC :daumenhoch:

Are you going down the race route or trick ride route with this ? ::)

I do like white and chrome T/A's

but a nice Chrome one just takes it and has got to be rarer :smitten:
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Post by: DoubleD on February 05, 2012, 02:06 PM: No its staying a racer mate :smitten:

some spots are lovely and other spots are just dull

got to decide to rechrome it or let it stay this way with the og chrome
both options has some advantages, But i like it to be og in some sort of way and rechrome will be just awseome.

I dont know yet

Also gotta look for correct decals for a crome frame and fork
Title: Re: Skyway Ta is landed Now with Pics of frame and fork
Post by: DoubleD on February 05, 2012, 02:18 PM: Pics uploaded :smitten:
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Post by: dordymush on February 05, 2012, 02:23 PM: leave it og chrome mate 8)
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Post by: Darren KAP on February 05, 2012, 02:27 PM: I'd leave it as it is Danny , wasn't this for sale on museum :daumenhoch: what are you planning on doing with the rear brake bridge :daumenhoch:
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Post by: WINI on February 05, 2012, 02:34 PM: Seen much worse chrome than that come up beautiful Danny. Keep as is, just add Peek :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Skyway Ta is landed Now with Pics of frame and fork
Post by: DoubleD on February 05, 2012, 03:05 PM: Thanks guys You confirmed what i think iallready made up in my mind

The brake bridge is easy to fix so no worries about that , And yes this whas for sale on the museum carlos helped me out bigtime on this one :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Mattdub on February 06, 2012, 12:14 PM: Leave OG chrome & go OPC ;)
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Post by: brettypeeps on February 06, 2012, 02:14 PM: As sweet as :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

1 piece for me
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Post by: DoubleD on February 07, 2012, 08:15 PM: NOS opc it is then with sealed bottom bracket, blue tuff neck powerdisc, red chainring, blue shimano dx or suntour xc2

but afraid its beeing to colourfull hmmzzz :-\
Title: Re: Skyway Ta is landed Now with Pics of frame and fork
Post by: hunterdubber on February 10, 2012, 12:10 AM: Quote from: Dannyd on February 07, 2012, 08:15 PM
NOS opc it is then with sealed bottom bracket, blue tuff neck powerdisc, red chainring, blue shimano dx or suntour xc2

but afraid its beeing to colourfull hmmzzz :-\

They can look well if you go down the 2 colour components route ;)

but I 'd leave built without padset so it doesn't look too busy :-\

then your eyes are on the sleek frame instead :daumenhoch:
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Post by: bobbbbsy on February 10, 2012, 12:23 AM: fine as long as everything is red/white/blue and chrome or silver to me !
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Post by: boofy44 on February 10, 2012, 01:16 AM: what was for dinner danny?chips and mayonaise. :)
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Post by: DoubleD on February 10, 2012, 01:19 AM: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Skyway Ta is landed Now with Pics of frame and fork
Post by: DoubleD on February 10, 2012, 09:07 PM: going to start building tomorrow, gotta pick up some decals first from my lbs
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Post by: DoubleD on February 13, 2012, 09:02 PM: great day of building :tickedoff:

i did not came any further then installing the headset :LolLolLolLol: