[CR]Another Ciocc resto-mod update!!!

Time for another installment of the Ciocc resto-mod :-)

Original bottom bracket (70mm Italian-threaded 36x24t Shimano.....wth)

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/8-8-08%20ciocc/IMG_436 2.jpg

Decals in!!

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/8-8-08%20ciocc/IMG_431 5.jpg

Before:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/7-2-08%20ciocc%20befor e/IMG_3822.jpg http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/7-2-08%20ciocc%20befor e/IMG_3837.jpg

AFTER:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/8-8-08%20ciocc/IMG_435 0.jpg http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/8-8-08%20ciocc/IMG_435 1.jpg

The black "Ciocc" was handpainted by me

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/8-8-08%20ciocc/IMG_435 5.jpg http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/8-8-08%20ciocc/IMG_435 4.jpg

A neat little upgrade I snatched for 80 dollars, original fork somehow go t bent =/ http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/j-doggy_style/8-8-08%20ciocc/IMG_433 3.jpg

Final assembly begins Monday. The decal set is apparently for an 83' / 84' frame, it seems to be identical except in color to the 83' frame on CR. I think I have an 85 or 86, I see a "5" and "6" stamped on the bottom brac ket housing, could be May 86' or June 85'. Pretty close if you ask me, and the black and yellow look quite at home on the coaster white frame. The fork I snatched up is a carbon-fiber 700c Kinesis fork, somehow the orig inal fork got bent and now the wheel won't fit, and the original fork nee ds a lot of work anyway so I'll slap the CF fork on while I clean up and re pair the original fork. And the CF fork is really REALLY light and aerodyna mic, should help out when I get it up and over 30mph.

Original Shimano 600 crank is staying on, I need to re-pack the BB, som eone explain how Shimano made a 70mm Italian-threaded 36x24t bb, I though t they only did English BB's up until recently. You should have seen the lo ok on our faces when the bike shop and I went to re-thread the BB from over spray and wondered why the Park tool English taps didn't fit, after remov ing a Shimano BB. But they are Italian apparently.

The decals were almost 50 dollars and were from Australia, and were WELL worth the money. Transfer was excellent, and the colors and decals were V ERY historically accurate. Everything fell into place.

Monday is the final assembly, and I will be filming it and I will upload and post a link to it this coming week unless I royally screw something up or break something.

Coming soon, 3 way race between me on this Ciocc, an Atala frame, and an early-90's Trek 2300 carbon/aluminum resto-mod

Jesse Hearndon

West Melbourne, Florida, United States