Custom Burner if I was to build it without the worry of old parts🤔

GITANE80

Devout Dirtbag

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So I was given this as a present to keep me busy, but my brother from another mother didn't realise how much this was gonna need in parts 😬
Broken seat.
Stuck Alu flute seat post.
surface rust.
Wheels they are really heavy and needs new tyres.
Grips gone hard.
Forks aftermarket but in correct period.
Crank aftermarket.
I hate bear traps still have scars 😅
No brakes of any descriptions
All I know its serial is Nottingham October 1983. 🤑
 

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This was a 80's fluted trendy weight saving cost effective seat post.
I never ever stick Aluminuim into a steel post for this reason! Two days on and off WD 40 and anti sieze fluid would it budge Not a chance in hell.
I think the Aeroseat which was worth loads of money on Fleabay had previously been snapped into two places as someone tried to remove the post 😢
In the end I got pissy with it, out came the Rothernburg on light flame setting, so not to damage the chrome (Expand the orafice of seat frame) and some compressed air upside down to freeze the Alu (compress the diameter of post) and it finally cracked, soon as I heard this, the wrench came out and twist out it came out!

I'm not sure if I can save the flute.....? sanding it back for what so I can charge a kings ransom for the next hell!
Those other scars are from various peoples attempting to remove this I guess.🤔
 

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Started to strip all components down to 1000023148.webp see what I'm playing with.
Headset needs replacing
chainring needs replacing
chain looks new.
BB all OK cranks are definitely aftermarket but in good shape.
lots of cleaning not sure about wheels how much do I want to spend? looking like Mag wheels could work.
Look what I have prepared above some Dia Compe MX1000 in Dark blue yes DARK blue, not pansy blue which uk only sell. 💙
Different style more Freestyler I'm heading towards 🤔
 
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Cleaning is taking a long time, but making progress.
The forks are an issue or not?
The frame itself is very good and polished up well, but the forks is a decision of replace or re-chrome?
I'm struggling to find local rechomers since covid and my go to place has been shut for years.
Its like this in the UK you spend £200 on reissue forks or spend about £180 on rusted chrome, then another £100 on re-chroming!
So if I spend £100 on re-chrome on just the forks I own, which is not what I want, but budget dictates this in this country.
Anyhoot I'll roll with what I have untill I find a decent re-chomer.
Ideally a TX-1200 Tenge would be nice to added instead of the Akisu which must have come off a Robinson or a Diamond Back from mid to late 80s onwards from what I can tell? Hi tensile steel vs Chromo 😂🤣
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