1991 Offroad Toad

[KayOs]

Unfortunately, the frame is not in as good a condition as I thought at first glance.
There is hardly any visible rust on the outside, but unfortunately it looks a little different on the inside.

I'll have to take a closer look.

Most of the paintwork is beautifully preserved, but unfortunately there are numerous chips and a few places where the clear coat and top coat simply fell off during cleaning.


I think here the reason was the impact of the handlebar ends.

And here it looked as if the adhesive of the improvised chainstay protector had attacked the paint, perhaps in combination with UV radiation and/or salt.

Here it was simply chainsuck...

I don't know what to do with the paint. I don't really want to repaint the frame or do a spot repair. I guess I'll just leave it as it is for now and watch if it gets worse.

 

[KayOs]

i agree. some nice bits there. what brakes are you using? a nice set of xtr cantis to match some of the other
parts would look good.

The rear brakes are Graftons so I guess I'll put some in the front too.

 

[KayOs]

The dropouts are also interesting. The non-drive side was easy to dismantle and even has the frame number stamped on it.

The driveside was replaced and doesn't look particularly nice.

But thanks to @Retro_Roy who got Rod to rummage through his parts boxes, I now have an original dropout that I can install.

Many thanks again to you and Rod for all your efforts!

 

[PhillB]

The dropouts are also interesting. The non-drive side was easy to dismantle and even has the frame number stamped on it.
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The driveside was replaced and doesn't look particularly nice.
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But thanks to @Retro_Roy who got Rod to rummage through his parts boxes, I now have an original dropout that I can install.
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Many thanks again to you and Rod for all your efforts!

The paint always looks worse when you have the frame stripped! Do you think you will spot repair in the meantime?

 

[Retro_Roy]

glad i could be of service. it is a good feeling to be able to help out.
especially to another toad brother.
looking forward to seeing it come together.

 

[KayOs]

The paint always looks worse when you have the frame stripped! Do you think you will spot repair in the meantime?

I'm not sure yet. I'm not the best painter and I guess I have to learn some more and look for some matching paint. The primer is in top condition so I guess it should be possible to repair the paint.
This will be my July project...