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1983 Ammaco Team Special

This is my Ammaco team special and my first rebuild. When I first bought this bike it was a rust bucket. I wanted it as I had one when i was a boy. I stripped it down and sorted it all out in quite a short space of time and gave it a full makeover. Now my son Charlie can ride it to his hearts content. I did it for as cheaply as possible and I am very happy with how it turned out. Without the help of Brasso and endless hours of serious cleaning to the rusty frame and wheels I doubt if it would of come up so well.

I admit that it is not the greatest bmx in the world, but I have not seen a lot of these bikes about and has a nostalgic value to me. It will be nice to see another Ammaco added to the army as there are not enough in the museum.

trktwo · 2009-08-19 8:54am

man, great rebuild, bike looks great! now tell me, either charlie is 6' tall, or that is a 16" wheel bike.

Ammaco Joe · 2009-08-19 11:37am

Thanks for the comment Nature boy. Yes it is a 16" build, Charlie is not 6' tall yet. It is far too small for me, I ride a Raleigh Team Burner, which I will be uploading soon. cheers

Ammaco Joe · 2009-08-19 11:55am

Ammaco Joe wrote:
Thanks for the comment Nature boy. Yes has a 16" top tube, but the wheels are 20". Charlie is not 6' tall yet, but I am sure he will be one day. It is far too small for me, case of the knees hitting the chin you know what I am talking about. I am riding a Raleigh Team Burner at the moment, which I will be uploading soon. cheers and take care

myone · 2009-08-19 2:58pm

Fantastic job bro the chrome looks brandy new .Ihad to look twice and still didnt notice it was a 16 inch good stuff. PEACE(MYONE)Home grown on the mongoose farm

Ammaco Joe · 2009-08-19 3:22pm

Thanks MYONE! i am new on here so still finding my feet. I really appreciate your positive feedback. When I first saw all the rust, especially in the gusset area I thought what have I got myself into, but persisted with it and she came up super shiny, it was only then i thought it was worth all those hard hours.

unlucky · 2009-08-19 3:27pm

awesome job Ammaco Joe!

oldmetal · 2009-08-19 4:03pm

Great restoration, nice to see it is still being enjoyed!

The only info I have is the 1983 catalogue scan: http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=37784
I did manage to find the original higher res scans and added this pic:

Last edited by oldmetal (2009-08-19 4:15pm)

Ammaco Joe · 2009-08-19 4:23pm

unlucky wrote:
awesome job Ammaco Joe!

Cheers UNLUCKY

Ammaco Joe · 2009-08-19 4:29pm

oldmetal wrote:
Great restoration, nice to see it is still being enjoyed!

The only info I have is the 1983 catalogue scan: http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=37784
I did manage to find the original higher res scans and added this pic:
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k134/ … cial_t.jpg

Cheers for the catalogue, i have seen it briefly before and remember I did not really like the look of the original gold/black stickers, so that is why I did mine with simple blue ones. much appreciated Oldmetal

cnc6306 · 2009-08-26 6:45pm

great looking bike , love the blue and chrome

mdf80 · 2009-08-26 9:09pm

awesome build!! the chrome and blue look great!!

Ammaco Joe · 2009-08-27 2:53am

Cheers for that MDF, much appreciated. I am glad I did not get replica stickers done in the original gold/black like the catalogue, it would of interfered with the rest of the the blue theme.

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