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Ok so here it is, my very first build thread.
Im going to b restoring my 87 decade.
I got it from a friend of mine early dec2012, I had another one a looooong time ago but sadly I couldnt salvage it
So now is my chance to try again haha
I will b trying to keep it as original as possible, will not be powdercoated(that suff is expensive!!!) Will be doing my best spraying it.
Will be restoring most the og parts that came with it, and will be posting as I go along, and also this bike is going to be for my wife
Follow if you like. Ill try to keep it fun for you guys.
So this is what it started as

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-26 3:35pm

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-26 4:41pm

LETS GET TO WORK!!!

HA MY WIFE WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE MESS

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-27 11:24am

Ok so I got the forks and bars all sanded and primered ready for paint.

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-27 11:27am

general hustler · 2012-12-27 11:27am

I'm hoping it will remain the same color. ?

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-27 11:35am

general hustler wrote:
I'm hoping it will remain the same color. ?

You can bet ur ass its staying the same color haha
I was thinkin of doing it white at one point but im glad im keepin the og color.
This is one of my favorite colors on 80s bikes and plus my wife likes it to so its a win win for me , its going to look awsome

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-27 11:44am

I recently bought a 80s tuf-neck 45t chainwheel that will look awsome on the bike n I got it for an unbelievable price.

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-27 11:46am

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-27 12:23pm

just cleaned up the sugino crank with some navy jelly that stuff is ammmmmaaaaziiiiing!!!
Wish I had some before pics
Cleaned up really nice

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-27 12:33pm

Just got my grips and some nos fork pegs in the mail ,super score on ebay
Also came with a nos set of pads , I believe for a norco starfire im not sure what to do with them if anyone is intrested in these pm me.

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-27 12:49pm

So I stripped down the stem and repainted it , I was looking for an original look for it but at the same time I wanted it to b custom
Thanks to ultrahive I got exactly what I was looking for!!!

YankeeJim · 2012-12-27 1:01pm

clandestino1991 wrote:
just cleaned up the sugino crank with some navy jelly that stuff is ammmmmaaaaziiiiing!!!
Wish I had some before pics
Cleaned up really nice
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy62 … AG0488.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy62 … AG0489.jpg

the naval jelly is great! Especially for small parts and applications.

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-27 1:09pm

YankeeJim wrote:
clandestino1991 wrote:
just cleaned up the sugino crank with some navy jelly that stuff is ammmmmaaaaziiiiing!!!
Wish I had some before pics
Cleaned up really nice
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy62 … AG0488.jpg
http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy62 … AG0489.jpg
the naval jelly is great! Especially for small parts and applications.

shooot man let me tell you about that navy jelly, i soaked some extremely rusty bolts and pieces overnight and in the morning all the rust was just floating on the top. quick scrub n polish n they looked great!!

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-27 1:16pm

Here is the stem repainted and a few of the other parts

general hustler · 2012-12-27 1:17pm

clandestino1991 wrote:
general hustler wrote:
I'm hoping it will remain the same color. ?
You can bet ur ass its staying the same color haha
I was thinkin of doing it white at one point but im glad im keepin the og color.
This is one of my favorite colors on 80s bikes and plus my wife likes it to so its a win win for me , its going to look awsome

RandolphCarter · 2012-12-27 4:50pm

Looks great so far!

YankeeJim · 2012-12-27 8:11pm

WOW! Stem & spider look fantastic.

6s135 · 2012-12-27 8:14pm

YankeeJim wrote:
WOW! Stem & spider look fantastic.

+1 Looking good so far

clandestino1991 · 2012-12-27 8:50pm

thanks everyone i will be working on it again soon

clandestino1991 · 2013-01-11 10:59am

Ok so im back from leave now I can get back to the fun.
As I was taking the bike apart I ran into a horrible problem, the seat post was stuck waaaaaayyy down!!
So I started messing with it n spraying just about every kind of spray there is on there but nothing!
So I tryied with plyers n drills to get it off until it broke off n just made the problem worse

So after everything I just decided to heat the tubes

Didnt work as well as I thought but it did the job and finally I got the post out.

clandestino1991 · 2013-01-11 11:03am

Just recieved a new sunlite bottom bracket and headset , kmc chain and brake pads from porkchop
Very happy

Bluemutt · 2013-01-11 11:12am

lookn good, i realy like the custom decals on the stem, i'm still trying to finish my decade.

clandestino1991 · 2013-01-11 12:44pm

Bluemutt wrote:
lookn good, i realy like the custom decals on the stem, i'm still trying to finish my decade.

Thank you I hope your build is as fun as mine,is so far

Bluemutt · 2013-01-11 2:38pm

yeah mines been fun, just waitn on a bb and trying to find tires.
heres mine

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=406884

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