Elevated

[GTHOtrod]

Spent last night polishing the Araya hoops, after stripping the ano off them.
Picked up these IRC SUPER 8s a little while ago. They're like new, think they'll go perfectly on this build

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Pretty slick frame you got there! I'm looking forward to seeing how you build it, and especially how you paint it!

 

[GTHOtrod]

Frame painting day.
Got the 80s paint work done on Elevated.

Also decided to do a colour change on my Klunker whilst I was in painting mode.

 

[GTHOtrod]

Bit of a mock up with some place holder wheels

 

[OddJob]

OH MY!! I hadn't peeked at 'Elevated' for a few days....and BAM! Really diggin' the late '80s-early '90s vibe here! I rode a splatter paint Diamond Back (back when they were real bikes) in 1987-88 and it had a splatter paint job. Most of us tried the suspension stem at some point on our fully rigid rigs, yours has a high cool factor and fits this vibe so well. Great tire choice too. Glad to see another MTB build in the mix!

Keep the vibe goin'!

 

[OddJob]

Okay, this is really wild! I knew I had a photo of me and my Diamond Back Ascent-EX in a file somewhere.

Yes, I was skinny, had dark hair, and wore purple tights in 1988. That's a 1 75mm long Ritchey stem I got special to try and stretch my long frame out on those really short top tubed mtb's of that era. Steep head angle and steep seat angle resulted in many 'over the bars' crashes.

I still have that Park Tool stand, it's used now only for painting.

Sorry to hijack your thread a bit @GTHOtrod , but you took me back about 35 years with your cool build!

 

[GTHOtrod]

Okay, this is really wild! I knew I had a photo of me and my Diamond Back Ascent-EX in a file somewhere.

Yes, I was skinny, had dark hair, and wore purple tights in 1988. That's a 1 75mm long Ritchey stem I got special to try and stretch my long frame out on those really short top tubed mtb's of that era. Steep head angle and steep seat angle resulted in many 'over the bars' crashes.

I still have that Park Tool stand, it's used now only for painting.

Sorry to hijack your thread a bit @GTHOtrod , but you took me back about 35 years with your cool build!

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That's awesome.
I don't mind at all, in fact i appreciate these detours, it's all part of the vibe I'm trying to capture with this build.
Thank you for the kind words and encouragement

 

[GTHOtrod]

Rat Rod back drop

 

[MattiThundrrr]

This looks sick! I already want to ride it! The splat is delicious, ties in nicely with the green front end

 

[GTHOtrod]

This looks sick! I already want to ride it! The splat is delicious, ties in nicely with the green front end

It's a long way from yeti teal lol. But I think it's loud enough to do the frame justice.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I like the neon color. I only ever bought myself one new bike, and it had a fork and bars that color. Bike was total garbage, but somehow I still look back fondly on it.

 

[OddJob]

Too bad you are on the other side of the globe. I could send off nearly a complete kit of drivetrain, bars, shifters, saddle, and brakes from the late '80s. But I'm excited to see how this progresses! As always, I'm sure you have some surprises in store for us!

 

[Pondo]

Looking good, the colors came out great! That frame is the business!

Love the RPU too, is that a FE under the hood?

 

[Captain Awesome]

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Mmmmmmm............ splatter!

 

[GTHOtrod]

Looking good, the colors came out great! That frame is the business!

Love the RPU too, is that a FE under the hood?

At the moment there is a 351c hiding under there, but I'm in the process of building a Boss 302 for it

 

[GTHOtrod]

Here's a full pic of the A model for those interested

 

[MattiThundrrr]

"Have you heard this story of the Hot Rod race
When Fords and Lincolns was settin' the pace.
That story is true, I'm here to say
I was drivin' that Model A."

 

[GTHOtrod]

"Have you heard this story of the Hot Rod race
When Fords and Lincolns was settin' the pace.
That story is true, I'm here to say
I was drivin' that Model A."

Where the telephone poles looked like a picket fence?

 

[GTHOtrod]

Soooo, I kind of got side tracked and gave the klunker a good change up. Used the rims and spokes from the donor wheelset for elevated, to build up a set of coaster 29s for this.

Ok, now back to the estay!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Soooo, I kind of got side tracked and gave the klunker a good change up. Used the rims and spokes from the donor wheelset for elevated, to build up a set of coaster 29s for this.
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Ok, now back to the estay!

I like this!