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FORDSVTPARTS
05-29-2010, 07:45 AM
Okay so it's not a car but it's been a fun project.

It's a 1980 (I think) Raleigh 10 speed my son found last summer for free in the neighborhood.

As found (partially stipped by me),

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS/PERSONAL%20JUNK/DSC01779.jpg

The aluminum bits,

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS/PERSONAL%20JUNK/DSC01804.jpg

Stripping the frame with my girls,

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS/PERSONAL%20JUNK/DSC01790.jpg

Painting the frame,

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS/PERSONAL%20JUNK/DSC01803.jpg

Cleaned up aluminum,

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS/PERSONAL%20JUNK/DSC01848.jpg

Polished aluminum,

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS/PERSONAL%20JUNK/DSC01849.jpg

Assembly,
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS/PERSONAL%20JUNK/DSC01891.jpg

And I took these last night after applying the vinyl made by O2designs from MNFOCUS,

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS/PERSONAL%20JUNK/DSC01994.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS/PERSONAL%20JUNK/DSC02003.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/FORDSVTPARTS/PERSONAL%20JUNK/DSC02001.jpg

Total investment so far is about $40.00 the rest is just time and labor.

66gtk
05-29-2010, 02:16 PM
Nice ride. I ended up selling my '80 Raleigh Marathon last summer, which was a 12 speed. A lot of guys are turning these into single speeds these days... It appears you have a large frame on that bike. My bike was a massive 28" frame!

FORDSVTPARTS
05-29-2010, 04:32 PM
It is a huge bike, I didn't measure the frame itself but it's got a 35 1/2 inch standover which is perfect since I've got a 36 inch inseam.

I've really got to get different tires for it, I want to go back to 1 1/8 inch tires because the 1 1/4 rear that's on it feels kind of squishy even at 95psi.

66gtk
05-29-2010, 09:08 PM
I still had the original gumball tires on mine when I sold it. She was in great original condition. I also got mine for free, used it for a few years and then sold it for almost $200! Had the same standover height as yours and was a ball buster for me, even though I'm 6'3". (:

FORDSVTPARTS
05-30-2010, 06:18 AM
There's some value in them for sure, I plan on keeping this one for a long time.

I think it had the original tires when I got it, I had swapped out the rear just to try riding it which is why it has the blackwall in that first pic.