Author Topic: Help with my first (BMX) build of Ammaco Team Sprint - any help appreciated ! (Read 26055 times)

bobafett · « **Reply #50 on:** November 06, 2008, 12:56 AM »

Quote from: simonm on November 06, 2008, 12:41 AM

yeh, front brake cable....and a few bits and bats and where there. Was hoping to have a bit of time at the weekend...unless I get my lard ass out riding (like I should be doing)...

Pray for rain and build the bike

bobafett · « **Reply #51 on:** November 10, 2008, 11:39 PM »

It's all gone a bit quiet Si - what's happenin with the build

simonm · « **Reply #52 on:** November 11, 2008, 09:25 PM »

Away in Denmark at moment till Friday... Cut the forks down, fitted them at the weekend, brakes fitted, considered how to polish sides of arraya rims, ordered polishing kit, considered how to get stooopid BB in to frame - left BB cups in Fridge on Sunday and forgot about them (still there now)... Got mind set on riding my DH bike at weekend so this could be a slooooowww process !

bobafett · « **Reply #53 on:** November 12, 2008, 12:14 AM »

Quote from: simonm on November 11, 2008, 09:25 PM

Away in Denmark at moment till Friday... Cut the forks down, fitted them at the weekend, brakes fitted, considered how to polish sides of arraya rims, ordered polishing kit, considered how to get stooopid BB in to frame - left BB cups in Fridge on Sunday and forgot about them (still there now)... Got mind set on riding my DH bike at weekend so this could be a slooooowww process !

LMAO

Spen69 · « **Reply #54 on:** November 12, 2008, 06:11 AM »

Quote from: simonm on November 11, 2008, 09:25 PM

considered how to polish sides of arraya rims, ordered polishing kit

Si

Go to B&Q and buy yourself a cheap detail sander then use 180 grade then 240 paper on the rims. Bingo, job done in 10 mins fella

Spen

simonm · « **Reply #55 on:** November 12, 2008, 02:08 PM »

thanks Spen.

simonm · « **Reply #56 on:** November 17, 2008, 05:55 PM »

Had a go at one side of the rims. Sanded down with 80...then 280.. then polished with a kit off ebay. Not convinced I have the right compound, and the kit was dremmel type pads which I don;t think give good corage over the rim.. anyone and ideas ? From a distance there..ok... close up there patchy.

bobafett · « **Reply #57 on:** November 17, 2008, 06:03 PM »

They look like they're getting there mate but a bit more elbow grease for that gleaming finish i reckon $:-\$

The guy who does all the alloy polishing restoration stuff over on vintagebmx.com (i forget his name) swears by a mouse palm sander - there is a whole big thread on there about it in the tech n resto area - worth a read i would say Si

bmxbob · « **Reply #58 on:** November 17, 2008, 06:22 PM »

Keep rubbin

simonm · « **Reply #59 on:** November 17, 2008, 09:25 PM »

ahhh, more effort required ! cheers though, mouse sander makes sense, good size for the rims. Anyone else have on of the ebay kits ? there is blue block of polish type stuff, when you use it though the rim goes black, then you have to buff it off with another pad... does that all sound right ?

bobafett · « **Reply #60 on:** November 17, 2008, 09:30 PM »

Haven't seen that stuff Si - good old fashioned autosol is all you need i reckon

simonm · « **Reply #61 on:** November 21, 2008, 09:41 PM »

Work in progress. Sussed the rims, came down to good prep, 80 grade, 260, 800 the buffing for ages with two grades of polsiher. look good now.

bmxbob · « **Reply #62 on:** November 21, 2008, 09:42 PM »

Looks great mate

keep up the good work

Bob

simonm · « **Reply #63 on:** November 21, 2008, 09:45 PM »

ta...the pads make it really.

bobafett · « **Reply #64 on:** November 21, 2008, 11:56 PM »

Nice one Si - she's comin together nice

I see you went with the blue bars ?

simonm · « **Reply #65 on:** November 22, 2008, 12:30 PM »

yeh, put them on at the moment, not had chance to clear up the silver ones yet.. Spent ages shining my rims

Going to build it all up, if there is too much blue then I'll go with the silver.

bobafett · « **Reply #66 on:** November 22, 2008, 12:32 PM »

Either way mate i think she'll look nice

simonm · « **Reply #67 on:** November 27, 2008, 03:37 PM »

Got the buy on Ebay to make up Ammaco stickers to go on my Dia Compe copies... look good.

bobafett · « **Reply #68 on:** November 27, 2008, 03:40 PM »

Quote from: simonm on November 27, 2008, 03:37 PM

Got the buy on Ebay to make up Ammaco stickers to go on my Dia Compe copies... look good.

Was that "cbrgil" AKA mark then Si ? Top bloke

simonm · « **Reply #69 on:** November 27, 2008, 04:00 PM »

yup

simonm · « **Reply #70 on:** December 14, 2008, 10:41 PM »

mmm, came to stickin the seatpost on and I've got the wrong size clamp... anyone know the correct size for an ammaco ?

t.a

simonm · « **Reply #71 on:** April 16, 2009, 12:46 AM »

Must finish this off. Still got to get a 1" seatpost and a 1 1/8" clamp.. that size though strikes me as more new than the 1985/86 frame... is it an old standard ?

simonm · « **Reply #72 on:** April 28, 2009, 10:26 PM »

arghh ! I will finish this one day.. got a 25.4 post and... its about 2mm too tight.. what is it with this frame........

bobafett · « **Reply #73 on:** May 01, 2009, 10:37 AM »

Some of the Ammaco fans on here should be able to point you in the right direction Si - but if not just use the post that's too thin and get a little shim made up