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Old 06-06-13, 01:00 PM
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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:






The frame need lots of love:






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Old 06-06-13, 01:04 PM
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Here's a few after shots.










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Dang! Nice work.
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Wow! That's like night and day. Explain how you made the transformation to the finish. It looks great!
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Whoa! That's a repaint and new fork, right?
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Old 06-06-13, 01:15 PM
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Great job on the resto! What are you planning to build it with?
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Old 06-06-13, 01:24 PM
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That's really cool. Which group is going on there?
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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.
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Amazing! I remember seeing that frame at Irv's place. My size too. You did a splendid job.
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Old 06-06-13, 03:24 PM
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The bike looks great, as does your yard.
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this sanrensho is going to be a winner.
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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.
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aw... sad to hear it's not your size. it is my size
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Beautiful frame and fork, I hope the new owner appreciates what they have and your efforts.

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Originally Posted by due ruote
The bike looks great, as does your yard.
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Great looking resto! These 3renshos definitely deserve the time to revive them.
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If I send some frames your way, will you re-fab them too?
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Originally Posted by balindamood
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.
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Very nice. Here's mine.

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