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Post by brianbutler on Oct 11, 2019 19:15:00 GMT
I am in the process of refurbishing a 1974-5 Aerospace GP that I got for free. The bike has been disassembled and the components disassembled, cleaned, lubricated and reassembled. Here are some pictures of the refurbished components:
I am working on fixing up the frame finish without any painting. The original death fork polished to a mirror finish. The Benelux rims are straight and not dented. They should polish up pretty well. So far my monetary cost is only a few dollars for crank and wheel bearings, which have all been pressed.
If I complete the refurbishment, I will need the following:
Fork - I have a chrome fork that might be made to fit, or I might take my chances with the original.
Handlebars - someone drilled holes in the originals. If I decide their strength is not compromised I will reuse them as death bars. Otherwise I have several NOS Nitto bars that will work. Bar tape - roached.. Brake levers - the original Viscount levers were missing so I replaced with some Dia-Compe levers from my shelf. Brake hoods.
Seatpost - the aluminum one on the bike was a tad too snug and therefore was damaged going in and coming out. Saddle - roached. Cables - roached. Chain - worn out. Tires, tubes, rim strips - roached. Spokes - I might reuse the original galvanized spokes but they were a bit too long and protruded beyond the nipples. I'm not sure why this is the case. I did the measurements and calculated a required length of 296mm for both front and rear, which is the measured length of the originals. This needs more investigation and possibly 72 stainless spokes and nipples.
I will post photos of the frame, fork, rims, and other stuff as it gets finished.
Brian
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Post by 54roadie on Oct 29, 2019 20:26:29 GMT
That's a great job on those parts, especially the crankset. Please put up a photo or three of the mirror finish on the death fork, as well as others as the work progresses.
Thanks in advance.
Frank
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Post by brianbutler on Nov 1, 2019 16:12:19 GMT
Here are a few photos of the original fork after 2000 grit wet sanding followed by aluminum/mag wheel polish (at bottom of album):
Brian
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Post by triitout on Nov 1, 2019 23:32:48 GMT
I just looked at your album. You've got waaaay more patience than me! Well done Brian!
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Post by brianbutler on Dec 16, 2019 22:00:37 GMT
Today I replaced my death fork with an Action FK0024 chrome fork. Now I can cancel my life insurance. The replacement involved cutting the fork to the proper length and installing a new headset (Tange Levin CDS). I made a jig out of some old headset parts so I could cut the fork cleanly with a hack saw. Here is what it looked like:
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