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There's not a build thread as such, mostly because I didn't really have to do much to get it back into usable condition! It's pretty rough really, most of the chrome is shot - strangely it seemingly just requires a few nice shiny pieces here and there to distract the eye from all the rust damaged stuff.
Summary of what I did;
Went over the paint and chrome with brasso; removed wheels, gave them a wire brush & Jenolite treatment, trued them a bit (snapping and having to replace a spoke on the front in the process), fitted new rim tape, tubes and tyres; dismantled brake calipers, cleaned them up, oiled them and fitted new blocks; put new rivets in to hold on the saddle covering (which all eventually pulled through again, I'm going to need to use washers or slightly bigger rivets if I can find some); stripped, cleaned, lubed and reassembled pedal bearings; applied plenty of oil to the hubs, bottom bracket and chaincase oil ports; fitted new handlebar grips. Oh, and fitted my Frankensteinesque bottle cage.
If you click on the photo above it should take you to the photobucket album where there are a few more pics if you haven't seen them already...
The History Man":3l70qbgq said:Only me again. Is there a thread for your build pleeeese? Still thinking here.
There's not a build thread as such, mostly because I didn't really have to do much to get it back into usable condition! It's pretty rough really, most of the chrome is shot - strangely it seemingly just requires a few nice shiny pieces here and there to distract the eye from all the rust damaged stuff.
Summary of what I did;
Went over the paint and chrome with brasso; removed wheels, gave them a wire brush & Jenolite treatment, trued them a bit (snapping and having to replace a spoke on the front in the process), fitted new rim tape, tubes and tyres; dismantled brake calipers, cleaned them up, oiled them and fitted new blocks; put new rivets in to hold on the saddle covering (which all eventually pulled through again, I'm going to need to use washers or slightly bigger rivets if I can find some); stripped, cleaned, lubed and reassembled pedal bearings; applied plenty of oil to the hubs, bottom bracket and chaincase oil ports; fitted new handlebar grips. Oh, and fitted my Frankensteinesque bottle cage.
If you click on the photo above it should take you to the photobucket album where there are a few more pics if you haven't seen them already...