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@birthdaybike
Here's a detail shot of how the shifters came together, they're NOS SunTour Sprint downtube shifters mated to Shimano pods; I can't take credit for this genius though, as it was all "stronglight's" idea as seen on his flickr. They work very well and look the part much better than the old Dura-ace levers.
With new shifters, the bike is now done!
Enjoying the sun this week...
The bike is basically done and needs a couple tweaks, but we're both super happy with the result!
Done! More shots soon!
The missing links were found today at Cambie Cycles! Looks like we'll be done monday!
So the order make it in time, but I got short shipped the brake levers. I'm going to let the paint cure a little over the weekend before throwing on the front derailleur and brakes. The good news: Joana is really happy with how it looks! Mission accomplished!
Oh baby...
I finished the rear wheel today. The rear hub was in great shape, but the cones were looking a bit pitted (The pair above, on the right). I managed to find some replacements on eBay, which arrived today (The shiny and smooth pair above, on the left). Both the front and rear hubs feel silky smooth and new now! I'm still not sure if the bulk of the parts are going to make it in time for her birthday... Fingers crossed they do!
I'm getting yelled at to come to bed, but I wont have many chances to post up more shots between now and Joana's Birthday (This Thursday!), so I'll make this quick. The tires arrived today; a nice set of Michelin gumwalls that will match the look of the bike. I gave the still new looking Ambrosio rims a true before mounting the fresh rubber.
Unfortunately, it looks like the new handlebars, BB, headset, and pedals won't be arriving in time for her birthday. I may just end up giving her the super cool Japanese Crane Suzu bell I got her with a link to this build log... fingers crossed I won't have to! Ok. Bedtime!
Todays good news is that I rebuilt the Dura-Ace front hub and cleaned up the gearing. It all cleaned up nicely, and the hub feels just as good as any high end piece today, despite being 35 years old. I've ordered a NOS Dura-Ace rear axle off eBay, to replace a pitted drive side cone, which should be here tomorrow; Then I'll be done with the wheels.
One week until completion and I'm still working on the paint... Yikes.
Sprayed the colour coat today. Gonna let it dry over the weekend before hand painting the lugs and going over with some high gloss clear. Stay tuned...
This is what I'll be using; 'Montana Gold' spray paint in a nice 'Manila Green'. The cans in the back are the same, in a high gloss clearcoat.
I filled in a small dent in the top tube with Bondo, and primed the frame for paint today. Things are rolling along nicely.
So I rebuilt the rear derailleur today. Despite the pulley wheels being a bit worn, they are silky smooth, and the cage springs are all still super tight.
Here she is, scrubbed of her old coat. Note the awesome Shimano SF dropouts with built in axle adjusters. Beautiful.