Here's my 1st major restoration project. This bike was left outside for the past few years and the Canadian winters took it's toll on it. I nearly cursed its previous owner for this abuse...but he handed it over for pocket change, so I held my tongue and felt grateful for getting it. I don't think there are many of the 89 Blizzards out there anymore (I have yet to find another one online), so I felt obligated to fix this one up and restore it to its former glory. At least make an attempt.
Here's how it looked when I 1st got it. Lots of rust and everything seized and faded.
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And here's the frame stripped down, after many hours/days removing seized bolts, rusted parts and seized seatpost. Unfortunately, the hacksaw, vice, and drill had to be used a couple times...more on that later.

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I debated whether or not got get the frame and fork sandblasted, but I didn't think it would be possible to match the black/white speckle paint, so I started with the fork and stem and removed the rust while keeping the paint intact.
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After:
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It turned out better than I thought it would, so next job will be de-rusting the rear triangle and likely sanding down the white for repaint...and fixing the cable stop. Probably will have to cut it off and weld a new one on unless there is a better way to fix this. Any suggestions?
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