Retro Skateboard - 87 Santa Cruz Jeff Grosso

[Djr-kfx-quadracer88]

I've got a Zorlac Metallica board from back in the day!! i've been looking for a Kevin Staab - Pirate deck??

 

[Andy B]

Nice work!

i have a Grosso 'Alice' deck at home, it's rather tatty and stickered up & all the other parts (Bullet wheels, trucks etc are long gone) but I'll have to get a pic up.

 

[WD Pro]

Thanks for the comments

Nice collection of decks up there, I wish my toy box was still in that condition ...

I am doing OK for the retro bit's, I have found everything I want, in the colours / sizes I want and at pretty good prices :

• NOS black Powel tail bone - correct width for deck and right hole spacing.
• NOS black Santa Cruz cell block III.
• NOS red Santa Cruz cell block truck bushings.
• NOS black (composite plastic) Gullwing Phoenix lightweight base plates (red bushings).
• Generic black front spacer.

I have also acquired some NOS / period correct Santa Cruz and Gullwing decals

WD

 

[WD Pro]

Some of the bits mentioned above that I have collected for the rebuild :

WD

 

[krankers]

Are you going to run risers with those gullwing baseplates? It will sit like an offroader.

 

[WD Pro]

I have no tech info from BITD but I am pretty sure they were designed to be a straight swap. They sure look much more chunky but when you check the height of the bushing seat its the same :

So they should give the same ride height as I had in the past (but a little lower due to slightly smaller wheels).

What do you think ?

Cheers,

WD

 

[krankers]

My first set up used gullwing pro 3's with the nylon baseplate and no risers, after that I always ran indys or ventures with metal baseplates and no risers at all but I preferred a lower board. personal choice at the end of the day. Build yours up and try it with and without risers and see which you prefer. I don't think there would be any clearance issues for the wheels by not running risers unless you like your trucks very loose.

 

[krankers]

Couple of other NOS bits that I have.

I sold a load of NOS wheels and trucks a few years back. Wish I had kept them now though they did fetch good money.

 

[WD Pro]

Those wheels are what mine did look like, a long time ago though ...

WD

 

[theproudhighway]

Exceptional attention to detail as always, WD. Looking forward to seeing more!