3Rensho Project Photos
 

I bought this 3Rensho Super Record Export frame and fork from irvri several weeks ago and to me it was a restoration project waiting to happen. It turned out to be fraught with the usual problems and perils, but it's done and I thought I'd share the results. One thing I did not have was time to invest in any partial resto work on the frame--there was a lot of missing paint, rust, assorted dings and scrapes--and the fork was in very bad shape:


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The frame need lots of love:


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Here's a few after shots.


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Dang! Nice work.

Wow! That's like night and day. Explain how you made the transformation to the finish. It looks great!

Whoa! That's a repaint and new fork, right?

Great job on the resto! What are you planning to build it with?

That's really cool. Which group is going on there?

So you didn't have time to invest in a partial resto... i.e. you had it fully restored by someone else? It looks beautiful.

Amazing! I remember seeing that frame at Irv's place. My size too. You did a splendid job.

The bike looks great, as does your yard.

this sanrensho is going to be a winner.

The fork is original, done by a plater in Omaha I've used before and I was very pleased with the final result; it's not new perfect, but quite nice. They made an uncharacteristic error with this and another I brought in at the same time by plating the entire fork, in spite of specific instructions on the work order. This one had the threads media blasted and a combination of emery cloth to knock of the chrome and a Campy mill to get the crown back to 26.4.

As has been pointed out by the sharp-eyed, I paid for a full restoration repaint and actually got it done twice. The first iteration was in the light metallic blue that was more common on track frames but there was a chemical problem with the paint that manifested as subtle islets of slightly darker, unmixed paint around the bottom bracket shell and a couple other isolated spots so that one got sent back and redone in the original color.

As for build, it's sadly too small for me at 54.5. If it was a keeper I'd be leaning strongly toward one of the original combo builds with a 7200EX drive train and Campy NR shifters or full Suntour Superbe. I'll let the new owner decide how to build her up.

aw... sad to hear it's not your size. it is my size :)

Beautiful frame and fork, I hope the new owner appreciates what they have and your efforts.

Bill

due ruote the yard is the domain of She Who Must Be Obeyed. I am but a simple servant she keeps around for heavy lifting

Great looking resto! These 3renshos definitely deserve the time to revive them.

If I send some frames your way, will you re-fab them too?

As long as time and money are no barriers to project completion Brian. I'll be retiring in a couple of years and may have more time on my hands for projects. ;)

Very nice. Here's mine.

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