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Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-27-20, 09:27 PM

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What have you been wrenching on lately?

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Touch up paint went on today... wet it was a...

Touch up paint went on today... wet it was a REALLY good match... of course, I'd mixed a lot of orange and some fire engine red, and didn't want the paint to dry out, so I proceeded while the first...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-22-20, 01:57 PM

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What have you been wrenching on lately?

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I didn't notice which way the logo was facing...

I didn't notice which way the logo was facing when I installed it the fist time. Looks like legible is long on the drive side. The battery in my calipers (why did I ever get digital calipers?) is...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-22-20, 06:54 AM

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What have you been wrenching on lately?

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I put together the bottom bracket for the...

I put together the bottom bracket for the Guerciotti last night. Short end of the spindle on the drive side (!) and I feel the tiniest bit of grit when spinning. Up today: disassemble (again),...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-17-20, 10:05 AM

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What have you been wrenching on lately?

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Neat idea. I didn't have the same materials but I...

Neat idea. I didn't have the same materials but I did have a wine cork, an old spoke I'd used for mixing up some sort of wood putty, some tape, and a strip of sandpaper. I made a version that seems...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-15-20, 09:30 AM

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What have you been wrenching on lately?

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Replaced with attachment, rather than pasted...

Replaced with attachment, rather than pasted image... try now?

Here's a few more from seatpost adventures. Took a while! ...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

04-14-20, 10:11 AM

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What have you been wrenching on lately?

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My current project is stripping and cleaning the...

My current project is stripping and cleaning the Guerciotti. It's a 54cm 1984 GL 7300 in pretty rough shape. Discovered the pads are worn past the wear markers and the seatpost is stuck. Soaking in...

Forum: Classic & Vintage

08-16-18, 09:54 PM

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What have you been wrenching on lately?

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This evening I tightened down the crank arms on...

This evening I tightened down the crank arms on the Mt. Whitney, and was baffled for a second when it didn't turn... at all. Ooops, looks like some dolt put the spindle in backwards! Pretty easy fix....

Forum: Classic & Vintage

07-02-18, 09:08 PM

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What have you been wrenching on lately?

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about 3/4 of my way through this Montgomery Ward...

about 3/4 of my way through this Montgomery Ward 5-speed (open road?). I've yet to do the bottom bracket and front wheel bearings. Not going to dis-assemble the derailleur. Things tend to explode...

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