Hey just found this wrecked GT with odyssey parts, can I save it......? Looks early 2000!

[GITANE80]

Today went well.
Spent alot of time changing over the rusty spokes! I trued the wheel to exactly the same tension per spoke took awhile doing two at a time, but it was worth it.
The chewed out Tech77's came out really well didn't they??
Preparing the wheel for some primer from the brake wear.
I'm still thinking about the rear wheel and changing out some of the rough looking spokes. It would be about 6 to 8 that I could replace with new, as I still have some spares left over.
I'll take on the Stem next as it need a spruce where the chips and marks are bothering me.

 

[GITANE80]

Finally finished the front wheel came out good Worked hard on the pedals seems someone had used paint stripper and never cleaned the stuff off and it eaten the aluminium making the paint flake off in places.

 

[novocaine]

Finally finished the front wheel came out good Worked hard on the pedals seems someone had used paint stripper and never cleaned the stuff off and it eaten the aluminium making the paint flake off in places.View attachment 959862

Pedals came up good.

I think they came looking trashed from GT.

 

[GITANE80]

Finally finished the front wheel came out good Worked hard on the pedals seems someone had used paint stripper and never cleaned the stuff off and it eaten the aluminium making the paint flake off in places.View attachment 959862

Pedals came up good.

I think they came looking trashed from GT.

You could be right I've seen better DXs pedels ,but hey ho keeps me busy
Rear wheel next and I've forgotten about painting mid frame tube, seen some rust scars near welds

Thanks everyone

 

[GITANE80]

Not much to report as have to wait for paint to harden up and cure a bit before mounting stuff.
One front wheel is definitly finished, started on the other one, but I get really upset when you take one spoke out and its 5mm shorter than the ones you have already got
I did change out two of the worst offenders, and trimmed it out as it was a double walled rim.
The stem was really hard to match as its brushed Aluminium finish so touched it up best I could .
The new gyro which I got really cheap, was cheap for a reason. Its all black even the detanger, so Im going to use it I know its not chrome, but I did get the whole kit cheaply, all I need from it is the inner cables and some adjusters.
I'm tempted to splash out on a CNC customised gyro, but its like 40 pounds.
I've lost the pin part on the chain think it went in garden when I had chucked the vinegar out on weeds.
Can I just take one link out and use the pin from the link behind?
My spend on this bike has hit probably near enough the £160 mark on something I took and found on a whim......

 

[novocaine]

nothing special about the pin. yes you can run 2 links shorter, assuming there's enough room in the drop out to slide the wheel forwards enough.
other option is a split link, but we never really did this on a BMX.
you shouldn't push the pin all the way through. Stop with about a mm left and still in the back plate, the twist the chain to pop the inner link out.

 

[GITANE80]

nothing special about the pin. yes you can run 2 links shorter, assuming there's enough room in the drop out to slide the wheel forwards enough.
other option is a split link, but we never really did this on a BMX.
you shouldn't push the pin all the way through. Stop with about a mm left and still in the back plate, the twist the chain to pop the inner link out.

Hey Novacain, thanks for the help appreciated.
I,ve never had to break a chain except at the quick release point, so I guess removing that whole quick link, which is in two parts, and then join the main chain I think if i can get it to split at the new points, I should be ok!

 

[GITANE80]

So Ive started to fit a few parts and it was hit and miss as the crank arms hit the bearing housing a few times.
It was trial an error but the feel was the rings had to hit the bearing ring exactly so as I tightened the crank arm bolts it didnt crush/ bind on the bottom bracket.
My question is the left arm has the spacer non chain side, but the view is it seems to be missing a spacer to cover the BB?
Is that what it came like, or did it have a spacer to wrap around the silver collar you can see in the picture?

 

[novocaine]

So Ive started to fit a few parts and it was hit and miss as the crank arms hit the bearing housing a few times.
It was trial an error but the feel was the rings had to hit the bearing ring exactly so as I tightened the crank arm bolts it didnt crush/ bind on the bottom bracket.
My question is the left arm has the spacer non chain side, but the view is it seems to be missing a spacer to cover the BB?
Is that what it came like, or did it have a spacer to wrap around the silver collar you can see in the picture?

View attachment 961185

looks right.

BMX don't get muddy.

 

[GITANE80]

looks right.

BMX don't get muddy.

Hey Novacain I thought I lost a part but this was all I had is on the bike when I found it.
There was a 1mm thin washer and another .05mm, but they were need to space out the chain wheel attachment bolt which would have hit the BB on the chain side. Added better pictures for the other side.
Thanks!
The old pictures was what I had to by, and the silver collar must have been put on wrong way around which caused me trouble!