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Council Estate Custom
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 1:25 pm
by cartmel808
I’ve had this one for a little over six years now... stripped it all down to bare parts not log after I bought it and then immediately lost interest - so its sat in the shed till around two weeks ago, when I pulled it out into the day light to have another look at it.
I didn’t want to do a full blown resto & go to the expense of getting it painted - just clean it up & put it back together... so set to with the pressure washer to clean off all the Spanish crud from the frame & panels, which subsequently also removed most of the dark blue paint to reveal what was left of the original paint under.
So I Set about it with some acetone & thinners to try & get the rest of the dark blue off
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Re: Council Estate Custom
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 1:30 pm
by cartmel808
cartmel808 wrote:I’ve had this one for a little over six years now... stripped it all down to bare parts not log after I bought it and then immediately lost interest - so its sat in the shed till around two weeks ago, when I pulled it out into the day light to have another look at it.
I didn’t want to do a full blown resto & go to the expense of getting it painted - just clean it up & put it back together... so set to with the pressure washer to clean off all the Spanish crud from the frame & panels, which subsequently also removed most of the dark blue paint to reveal what was left of the original paint under.
So I Set about it with some acetone & thinners to try & get the rest of the dark blue off
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So I Set about it with some acetone & thinners to try & get the rest of the dark blue off.
My initial joy at seeing the og paint soon faded though... as they say - they’ve usually been painted for a reason!
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Re: Council Estate Custom
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 1:42 pm
by cartmel808
Re: Council Estate Custom
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 2:01 pm
by cartmel808
I stated putting it back together last weekend and got the new new loom & cables ran through the frame, riveted the floor runners on, which wasn’t too bad s I re-used the original runners - fitted the leggie trims & tool box - plus fitted & wired the rear light, horn & brake light switch & wax oiled the frame tunnel... so that was all of the shitty jobs out of the way.
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Re: Council Estate Custom
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 2:17 pm
by cartmel808
Re: Council Estate Custom
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 2:25 pm
by cartmel808
Everything underneath the panels in new & upgraded - with a nice kitted PX 221 Reed motor, quality suspension, hydraulic disc brake, Tubeless rims, ect...
The vision in my head was more of preserved, survivor look - but this does look very scruffy & more of just a neglected, scruffy rat... however I am growing more & more fond of it each time I look at it .....Shiney bikes are so over rated!
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Re: Council Estate Custom
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 4:35 pm
by Martin20
Nice work. Really like the look of it as is!
Re: Council Estate Custom
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 6:43 pm
by garry inglis
thats a cracking job cartmell 808 it looks great the patina it sat well on your workmate did you bolt it down
Re: Council Estate Custom
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 10:06 pm
by hendy
Looks lovely and I'm in about the same situation myself with an LI. I'll bet you wouldn't be doing this if Shaun was still around though
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Re: Council Estate Custom
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2019 10:41 pm
by rosscla
I think that looks brilliant,