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midschooljon · 2012-05-26 9:52am

Started building the bike back up today. All was going well until I fitted the bashguard

Looks like Im going to have to get some adapters made as finding the other mounting bracket is highly unlikely.

HuGT1 · 2012-05-26 11:41am

Looking good!

midschooljon · 2012-06-01 1:12pm

A little more progress on the build. Managed to pick up a sealed bearing front hub pretty cheap but an still searching for a rear.

I also managed to get a lay back post and the correct double bolt seat clamp thanks to some Rad Members :daumenhoch:

I also got this chunk of alloy that Im going to use to machine a spacer for my bash guard.

thand72 · 2012-06-01 1:43pm

Subscribed!!

electrongeek · 2012-06-01 2:50pm

Looking great so far.

Darkman · 2012-06-01 3:01pm

Awesome build thread! Nice ride!

midschooljon · 2012-06-03 10:56am

Decided to give the frame a final polish today and then get it stickerd up. So please with how it looks now that all the decals are on

(Ignore the wheels. They are for my Bennett build and I was only using them as the GT wheels are stripped down while I look for a back hub).

HuGT1 · 2012-06-03 12:47pm

Looks awesome!!

DemonGT · 2012-06-03 2:15pm

that looks great! i thought you were going to have the decals done more neon?

cant wait to see it complete. what tires are you going to use?

midschooljon · 2012-06-03 2:23pm

Thanks guys. Yea I wanted them more neon but the printer didnt have the neon inks

Im not sure what type of machine he uses but I dont think its screen printing. He seems to use some kind of digi printer that uses spot colours instead of CMYK. The good thing is that he can put a white base down first as most digi printers cant, but because he uses spots he only has a few colours to choose from. If it is screen printing then Im really impressed with him going to all that effort for a one off set of decals.

midschooljon · 2012-06-03 2:25pm

Oh and these are the tyres going on it

midschooljon · 2012-06-14 1:32pm

Thanks for the kind words folks :daumenhoch:

Few updates on the build...

After some wheeling and dealing I managed to get a 2nd bash guard that had the correct size clamp on it thanks to Lucas. I mixed and matched the best bits fro the 2 bash guards and built up a really nice one to go on the bike. Here is a pic of it fitted with the correct size clamp.

After doing a lot of work to save the chrome on the bars I finally decided to take the plunge and send them off to get re-chromed. Im not a big fan of ground up restored bikes, and personally like to build "tidy examples" as opposed to "show bikes". As such Ive never felt the need to get anything re chromed but as the pitting on the bars was so bad that the finish was flaking off I felt it was time to get it done. I sent them off to RS chromers and they did an amazing job. They did loads of prep work to remove the pitting and even smoothed off the scratches you often find on the bends of bars that have been ridden. The bars arrived back looking brand new.

I fitted the bars and right away couldnt help sliding on a set of NOS ATI GT logo grips just to get a feel of them Ive also put the levers on but need to get the wheel situation sorted before I can go ahead and set the brakes up.

Thats it for now. Still hunting for hubs so I can get this bike finished up. Hopefully some turn up soon.

HuGT1 · 2012-06-14 1:39pm

Those bars are Blingin!!! Nice Job!

da.menace · 2012-06-14 1:52pm

Wow that is amazing!! The early nineties bikes deserve a lot more attention. These bikes are so rare, because there were so few riders around. My PFT is a 93, but the 94 was the best 1 inch headtube bike ever. It had those beefy dropouts. Awesome!

Gustafa · 2012-06-14 2:09pm

Hey midschooljon, check out this video. Youll see your bike in several scenes with dudes tearing it up. If you pay attention, theres a beatup white Dyno Pro Compe (looks like an 88) being used in there too. This is from 94.

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tnyvillegas · 2012-06-14 2:18pm

Isnt the Built in the USA decal suppose to read Made In USA for the PFT

Gustafa · 2012-06-14 2:31pm

tnyvillegas wrote:
Isnt the Built in the USA decal suppose to read Made In USA for the PFT

In the early 90s, GT started having the components made overseas and assembled here in the US, hence "Built in the USA".

GTOne · 2012-06-14 2:36pm

The PFT looks great so far!!! good to see you are doing a early 90's GT. I actually grew up seeing these bikes when i was a kid.

subscribed too!!

tnyvillegas · 2012-06-14 2:41pm

Gustafa wrote:
tnyvillegas wrote:
Isnt the Built in the USA decal suppose to read Made In USA for the PFT
In the early 90s, GT started having the components made overseas and assembled here in the US, hence "Built in the USA".

Hmm I know the 93 pft has the made in usa decal. I thought if the frame was made overseas it would have the Built in the USA decal. I doubt the 94 pft frame was made overseas

midschooljon · 2012-06-14 2:49pm

tnyvillegas wrote:
Gustafa wrote:
tnyvillegas wrote:
Isnt the Built in the USA decal suppose to read Made In USA for the PFT
In the early 90s, GT started having the components made overseas and assembled here in the US, hence "Built in the USA".
Hmm I know the 93 pft has the made in usa decal. I thought if the frame was made overseas it would have the Built in the USA decal. I doubt the 94 pft frame was made overseas

The 94's had "Built in the USA" due to legal reasons. The Frames were still USA made but due to some of the parts being overseas they were forced to use "Built" as "Made" implied the entire bike was made in the USA.

tnyvillegas · 2012-06-14 2:50pm

ok thanks thats good to know

otabmx · 2012-06-24 9:57pm

man this brought me back zillions of memories! I had a 1994 GTPFT just like yours (minus bashguad)!

cool restoration, keep it up!

midschooljon · 2012-07-01 12:10pm

Small update on this build. Managed to get all the brake "plumbing" installed and ready to dial in. I havent made any final adjustments as its still sitting on my Bennett wheels, but all the hard work is done as far as brake setup goes. When I get my hands on the mythical hubs it shouldnt take me long to get it all finished up now.

Here is a quick shot of how the bike is sitting now. Its really coming together now.

Gustafa · 2012-07-01 1:20pm

Yea, thats slick. You going to ride this baby or just for show?

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