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I have a chrome 96'. I'm looking forward to see how this one your building turn's out. Killer so far.

J-PHX · 2012-05-07 10:54pm

rocketman24 wrote:
I have a chrome 96'. I'm looking forward to see how this one your building turn's out. Killer so far.

Thanks! Looking forward to checking yours out too, not enough chrome bikes anymore

J-PHX · 2012-05-10 11:38pm

Got the 2nd set of decals back today. Both the size and the color turned out great.

Once they were on I couldn't wait to get started on the final assembly. I hit a snag when I discovered some chrome on the crank threads, but I snapped a few pictures before calling it a night.

CKTA · 2012-05-11 9:16am

AntsSST · 2012-05-11 1:52pm

WOW!!!

that thing looks factory new, i cant get over how clean it looks.... Great job so far

houndog · 2012-05-11 6:32pm

Not sure how I missed this thread. Subscribed! Awesome looking build so far. Keep posting!

jlewis · 2012-05-11 7:12pm

Cool, man! Love the decals and the wheels!

J-PHX · 2012-05-12 11:25pm

The thread problem ended up being a little more serious than I thought. Unfortunately it was on the reverse thread side so I wasn't able to use a thread chaser. After trying several ideas the one that finally worked was to use a Dremel to completely remove the first few threads.

In the end all the trouble was totally worth it!

J-PHX · 2012-05-12 11:45pm

Even though I distinctly remember removing the “Made in Taiwan" sticker when I was 10, in the interest of originality I figured I’d give re-creating it a shot. Here is picture I used for reference.

First step was to print the decal on clear waterslide paper. (To the right you can see what happened when I printed straight on the vinyl)

I then transferred it to some aluminum vinyl I had from a previous project.

After trimming the decal to just inside the line, it was ready to be applied.

I'm still not sure it I'll keep it on, but at least the process worked and may come in handy in the future.

houndog · 2012-05-13 4:45am

This is a great thread. Each time I follow a resto thread I learn something new. Great idea to grind off the bad threads on that crank. How long did it take?

J-PHX · 2012-05-13 9:35am

houndog wrote:
This is a great thread. Each time I follow a resto thread I learn something new. Great idea to grind off the bad threads on that crank. How long did it take?

Thanks, it took about 1/2 hour because I didn't wnat to take of any more than I needed to. I would stop frequently and try the nut untill it finally started. I was using a cut off wheel so I could do one thread at a time.

J-PHX · 2012-05-13 8:17pm

Finished! Sort of...

I finally had a solid afternoon to tie up all the details I had been putting off. First I had to shorten the chain, which as it turn out with the proper tool is a lot easier. Then I shortened up all the brake cables, set up the Gyro and adjust the millions of brake adjustments.

A few things still on the list:
1. I'm on the lookout for a set of freestyle tread tires, but you know how that goes.
2. My chain is one link to long, but that can wait for another day.
3. I had originally planned on using the original seat. It's in good shape, but not perfect and it kind of sticks out now. I'm planning on testing out silk screening the GT wing logo on an old seat and depending on how that goes possibly try to restore one.

DemonGT · 2012-05-13 8:19pm

this bike turned out great! really nice work!!

J-PHX · 2012-05-13 8:20pm

DemonGT wrote:
this bike turned out great! really nice work!!

Thanks! I'll try to get some more pictures in the sun this week.

50kta · 2012-09-03 6:38pm

will you sell a set ??? if i want a diff. color combonation?

Duke 01 · 2012-09-04 4:41am

indeed turned out Great!

Well done

Ps: I would leave it with out the 'made in tawain' decal if it was mine.

J-PHX · 2012-09-04 2:10pm

I'll give the art files (for free) I created to anyone who wants them. Pm your email address.

50kta wrote:
will you sell a set ??? if i want a diff. color combonation?

stevencosta · 2012-10-29 6:53pm

great resto, turned out really cool

RadicalRickRules · 2012-10-31 10:10am

Damn, this bike brings a tear to my eye. This is exactly what mine looked like when I picked it up in 1991.

I sold it as a survivor...I think I need to build one again.

Real cool, J-PHX!

-RRR

rfcarnahan · 2012-11-01 12:23pm

J-PHX wrote:
Even though I distinctly remember removing the “Made in Taiwan" sticker when I was 10, in the interest of originality I figured I’d give re-creating it a shot. Here is picture I used for reference.

http://www.therocketeer.net/blogphotos/taiwan-4.png

First step was to print the decal on clear waterslide paper. (To the right you can see what happened when I printed straight on the vinyl)

http://www.therocketeer.net/blogphotos/taiwan-1.png

I then transferred it to some aluminum vinyl I had from a previous project.

http://www.therocketeer.net/blogphotos/taiwan-2.png

After trimming the decal to just inside the line, it was ready to be applied.

http://www.therocketeer.net/blogphotos/taiwan-3.png

I'm still not sure it I'll keep it on, but at least the process worked and may come in handy in the future.

Wow....awesome job
I need a couple of those made in Taiwan decals do a couple dyno's I got

SrRaV1981 · 2012-11-01 1:39pm

subscribing. Awesome job.

7700sp · 2012-11-03 9:48am

Super nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rfcarnahan · 2012-11-05 1:10am

J-PHX wrote:
Even though I distinctly remember removing the “Made in Taiwan" sticker when I was 10, in the interest of originality I figured I’d give re-creating it a shot. Here is picture I used for reference.

http://www.therocketeer.net/blogphotos/taiwan-4.png

First step was to print the decal on clear waterslide paper. (To the right you can see what happened when I printed straight on the vinyl)

http://www.therocketeer.net/blogphotos/taiwan-1.png

I then transferred it to some aluminum vinyl I had from a previous project.

http://www.therocketeer.net/blogphotos/taiwan-2.png

After trimming the decal to just inside the line, it was ready to be applied.

http://www.therocketeer.net/blogphotos/taiwan-3.png

I'm still not sure it I'll keep it on, but at least the process worked and may come in handy in the future.

is it possible to get a scan of the made in taiwan decal?
i need a couple really bad and if i can get a scan i got a guy here i can have print off a sheet

Last edited by rfcarnahan (2012-11-05 1:11am)

J-PHX · 2013-05-12 9:34pm

I finally got some semi-better pictures of the bike outside today.

Still on the lookout for a blank seat to try out the silk screened GT wing.

wired · 2013-05-13 6:56am

Another great finish with a perfect balance of black, chrome and your sticker colors.

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