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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: animal on August 10, 2008, 09:25 PM
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This was a joint build with Cupid Stunt 4 MK this year . This post is 4 those who could not make it and also 2 show the resto that went into this build. the F&F came as a complete bike, with major issues !!! The drop outs were damaged, there were a few dents to the rear triangle tubes. Dents by the top tube where the seatpost tube passes through , there was a reason 4 this tho ::) There was an ally seatpost snapped off in it that took hours of love 2 remove without damaging anything >:( Then the worst :shocked: the seatpost tube was snapped clean off and missing. Heres the finished article resto pics 2 follow :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/jmc1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/jmc2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/jmc3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/jmc4.jpg)
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Here's a pic of the bike when we bought it
(http://www.end-dot.com/e5c8_1.jpg)
Here's a pic of the seatpost tube that had been hacked off
(http://www.end-dot.com/jmcb4.jpg)
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I saw that :daumenhoch:
Was very nice indeed :smitten:
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cracking bit of resto steve 8)
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yeah saw that, looks well nice :daumenhoch:
didnt realise it was in a state when you got it
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Even better to rebuild something like that than an easy restore. Best build i ever did was a almost knackered CW.
Lovelly looking bike :daumenhoch:
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Very, very nice ... I love those rims too :smitten:
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got the seatpost removed eventually :LolLolLolLol: (bloody thing) Next think it was HUTCHMAN provided me with loads of pics and measures ;) Cheers Dude :daumenhoch:
Made these next
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/jmcseatpostbit2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/jmcseatpostbits.jpg)
they were a ball ache 2 make ::)
Then set 2 cutting off the old cracked seatpost tube, sent it with a buddy 2 get a match on size :-X
bodgin time came then and came up with this set up :LolLolLolLol:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q103/animalmrd/jmcseatpostmidresto.jpg)
well chuffed with the out come ! Just a bit of finishing needed :P Then the chrome 2 come !
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Just before we took it to the slo-mo chromers, steve had just finished all the repairs on the frame
(http://www.end-dot.com/jmcaft.jpg)
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:smitten:
A work of art lads :4_17_5:
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Pro class rims joined the club 2 :LolLolLolLol: they were fubar ::) had 2 start with 80 grit paper on side wall >:( Got there in the end right down 2 2500 grit :-\ Took weeks , and hell did my fingers and hands hurt :P Then Si the star found a great annodisers and sorted a great set of rims, and wheel build out 8)
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Finally after 3 months of hassling the chromer he pulled his finger out and got round to getting it chromed and this is the end result
(http://www.end-dot.com/chrome.jpg)
(http://www.end-dot.com/chrome1.jpg)
(http://www.end-dot.com/chrome3.jpg)
(http://www.end-dot.com/chrome4.jpg)
Top Banana :4_17_5:
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Dogs Bollards :LolLolLolLol: Get a rest I do now Yoda :LolLolLolLol:
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Oh and my fav thing is the blue cages on the Suntour beartaps cos we always modded everything back in the day didn't we :LolLolLolLol: And they look great ::)
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Cool resto guys , a great save on that frame :daumenhoch:
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saw it too, i was only feet away from my camper. it looked beautiful :smitten:
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how did you managed to weld and stamp that camera into where the old dropouts used to be?
genius!
nice bike mate..well worthy of the time and effort involved.
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Yeah saw that at MK, would never of guessed, it was well blingin......well done fellas, another one saved :4_17_5:
Was chatting to Animal and Sawzall at MK and it is totally fascinating on how they restore frames that have had their day, the process, the materials etc, those guys are really dedicated to resto :daumenhoch:.
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Beautiful looking ride m8 :smitten:
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nice work :daumenhoch:
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Oh and my fav thing is the blue cages on the Suntour beartaps cos we always modded everything back in the day didn't we :LolLolLolLol: And they look great ::)
Was just looking at those, how did you get the white lettering done? Were they done from a restored pair of cages or a new set?
Cracking job on the overall restoration, now it makes sense why you both were after JMC seat tube heights :LolLolLolLol:. Lovely result; worth the effort :smitten:
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Cheers 4 the comments fellas thats what makes it all worth it :coolsmiley:
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top work fellas :4_17_5: can't beat restoring something 8)
looks like my old cw crankset on it to :)
:daumenhoch:
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Nope the CW crank was profered from the states , still got ur old crank fella.
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Sweet! Great work :4_17_5:
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Oh and my fav thing is the blue cages on the Suntour beartaps cos we always modded everything back in the day didn't we :LolLolLolLol: And they look great ::)
Was just looking at those, how did you get the white lettering done? Were they done from a restored pair of cages or a new set?
The cages were in pretty good condition, i had them stripped and re-anoed blue at the same time as the wheels ..
The white lettering is easier to do than you would think .. The cages need to be in a fairly good conditon where the lettering is...
The lettering is already stamped into the pedals , i just used a stone chip car paint repair .. the 2 pen kit has an extremely fine nib so you can get the paint into where it is stamped into the pedal and any excess just wipe away with a cloth and it leaves the paint in the stamped lettering .
Takes about 2 mins ..
Thanx everyone for your kind comments :coolsmiley:
Cheers
Si
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how did you managed to weld and stamp that camera into where the old dropouts used to be?
genius!
nice bike mate..well worthy of the time and effort involved.
We cellotaped a picture of a camera to the dropouts just before it was chromed :D
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First class resto boys, top job on the frame :4_17_5:
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Oh and my fav thing is the blue cages on the Suntour beartaps cos we always modded everything back in the day didn't we :LolLolLolLol: And they look great ::)
Was just looking at those, how did you get the white lettering done? Were they done from a restored pair of cages or a new set?
The cages were in pretty good condition, i had them stripped and re-anoed blue at the same time as the wheels ..
The white lettering is easier to do than you would think .. The cages need to be in a fairly good conditon where the lettering is...
The lettering is already stamped into the pedals , i just used a stone chip car paint repair .. the 2 pen kit has an extremely fine nib so you can get the paint into where it is stamped into the pedal and any excess just wipe away with a cloth and it leaves the paint in the stamped lettering .
Takes about 2 mins ..
Thanx everyone for your kind comments :coolsmiley:
Cheers
Si
Si,
I've just been looking at my suntour beartraps tonight that have been re-annoed thinking of the best way to fill in the writing and then I read this :daumenhoch: Any particular make of paint repair ?
Andy.
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I've just been looking at my suntour beartraps tonight that have been re-annoed thinking of the best way to fill in the writing and then I read this :daumenhoch: Any particular make of paint repair ?
Andy.
Hiya andy, i guess any would do the job ok, i just found an old one in the garage and used that .. this is what i used http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/219843/halfords_stone_chip_and_scratch_repair_system.html
Need any help give us a shout mate
Cheers
Si
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I've just been looking at my suntour beartraps tonight that have been re-annoed thinking of the best way to fill in the writing and then I read this :daumenhoch: Any particular make of paint repair ?
Andy.
Hiya andy, i guess any would do the job ok, i just found an old one in the garage and used that .. this is what i used http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/219843/halfords_stone_chip_and_scratch_repair_system.html
Need any help give us a shout mate
Cheers
Si
Cheers Si :daumenhoch:
Andy