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Post by JEFF on Sept 17, 2024 20:43:46 GMT
Looking for adventure and whatever comes your way.
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Post by Paul B on Sept 18, 2024 3:57:00 GMT
Looking for adventure and whatever comes your way.   |
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Post by Boots on Sept 20, 2024 15:32:01 GMT
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Post by JEFF on Sept 20, 2024 15:50:04 GMT
Really starting to look like a Skoot now, Mucker.  |
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Post by Boots on Sept 20, 2024 15:57:43 GMT
Cheers Jeff............i have got a few other oddments done as well but can`t do anything with them yet  |
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Post by Ian H. on Sept 20, 2024 23:55:58 GMT
Excellent, Boots-meister!!!
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Post by Boots on Sept 21, 2024 9:18:35 GMT
Thank you Ian  |
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Post by Paul B on Sept 23, 2024 4:13:04 GMT
Forking awesome looking revamp |
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Post by Boots on Sept 23, 2024 8:51:41 GMT
Cheers mucker
The whole assembly has now been fitted to the frame so i`m hoping that is one big chunk of work done...........added one of the new dampers but still have the otherside one to do yet |
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Post by Robbo on Sept 23, 2024 17:10:25 GMT
Super progress mate, a thing like this can't be rushed money wise unless you're minted
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Post by Boots on Sept 23, 2024 17:15:41 GMT
Oh well..............had to strip the whole feckin` lot down again..........twice!!!  Turns out another AM part came back to haunt me..........could not get the headset to sit properly no matter how hard i tried, there is a clamp type bracket which clamps to the top of the fork stem, this has a large bolt that passes throught it and a recess cut-out in the upper fork stem where the side of the bolt sits in, these two are supposed to marry up but `no way hosea`.....i ended up resorting back to the origional parts but even then it still didn`t fit  , turns out the AM chrome ring which sits underneath the headset was about 1mm to wide compared to the originol one............out with the angle grinder.............bloody fits now and back on track hopefully!!  |
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Post by Boots on Sept 23, 2024 17:18:00 GMT
Robbo........ya not wrong there mate, especially being as some of the reproduction parts ain`t all they`re cracked up to be fit wise and i`m having to buy the better stuff |
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Post by Robbo on Sept 23, 2024 17:48:05 GMT
It'll be worth it mate
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Post by JEFF on Sept 24, 2024 0:02:44 GMT
Way to stick with it, Dude. I was forced by insurance companies to use AM auto parts for 40 years. Believe me,I feel your pain. Say what they want. AM parts ain't OEM parts.
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Post by Boots on Sept 24, 2024 8:51:05 GMT
Thanks Robbo.... Thanks Jeff......yeah i hear ya bud, trouble is unless you are prepared to hunt for ages to find OEM parts you`ll never get it finished, there are OEM parts out there but few and far between.........the AM parts tend to be copies which arn`t always perfect, a company i use have managed to obtain OEM drawings and reproduce them a lot better but as a compromise you have to pay that bit extra,the prob i had was the decorative chrome ring which sits under the headset..........it was slightly deeper than the original and was causing now end of issues in trying to get everything lined up. |
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Post by Boots on Sept 24, 2024 18:11:50 GMT
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Post by SteveM on Sept 24, 2024 18:53:28 GMT
Super impressive renovation Boots. This'll all be worth it when done matey.
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Post by Robbo on Sept 24, 2024 19:10:52 GMT
Looking better and better mate, nice know you can the original part as well
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Post by Boots on Sept 24, 2024 19:51:42 GMT
Thanks Steve and Robbo |
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Post by JEFF on Sept 25, 2024 0:32:34 GMT
Oh now. The frame color. The hub color. The chrome. It all fits together perfectly.   |
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, turns out the AM chrome ring which sits underneath the headset was about 1mm to wide compared to the originol one............out with the angle grinder.............bloody fits now and back on track hopefully!! 
