Syncros Powerlite restoration advice

[legrandefromage]

should have gone with Switchblades, nobody would have been too upset if there wasnt a Syncros sticker on every part of your build...

 

[bagpipes]

Found a thread on MTBR that has suggestions including having a welder add an extension. Looks like a pretty nice job too.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t ... +extension

 

[RockiMtn]

should have gone with Switchblades, nobody would have been too upset if there wasnt a Syncros sticker on every part of your build...

but i have more than one pair of forks to work from! i should be able to get at least one good pair on the bike!

 

[RockiMtn]

Found a thread on MTBR that has suggestions including having a welder add an extension. Looks like a pretty nice job too.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t ... +extension

merci for the link! gives another promising option if needed to go that route.

 

[bagpipes]

Found a thread on MTBR that has suggestions including having a welder add an extension. Looks like a pretty nice job too.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t ... +extension

merci for the link! gives another promising option if needed to go that route.

I'll be looking into this option and get back to you with an approximate cost. I have a steer tube that could use some length added to it as well.

I know that adding threads is do-able at most bike shops. It's not cheap considering what's actually being done but I understand the cost of the tool is pretty expensive. I've had threads added in the past and it worked very well and only took minutes to do.

 

[RockiMtn]

finally found some time to get back to working on my bike projects.

since there seemed to be no other way to take them off, i bit the bullet and drilled a small hole in the hard plastic cap on the fork leg that had been infected with the "baby rattle" effect.

with a hold drilled, i turned the leg upside down and shook it. particles came out like a pepper shaker. had to drill incrementally larger holes to help get all the particles out. after which, i sprayed the crap out of the leg with some WD40.

is there anything else out there i can spray to coat and inhibit any more internal rusting? would people recommend using framesaver or rust extender?

 

[jklmnop]

Hi rockimtn. It been a crazy long time since the last post on this thread. I’m trying to build a 91 rocky stratos to replace one that was stolen years ago and just thought I’d ask if you had any left over syncros bits.

 

[PeteC]

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Ummm, an 11 yr old thread resurrection. This has to be a record!

 

[Hotwheels.]

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Ummm, an 11 yr old thread resurrection. This has to be a record!

Hold my beer...

 

[Hotwheels.]

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Ummm, an 11 yr old thread resurrection. This has to be a record!

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