God, what I wouldn't give to go ass-sliding with you right now.

Alright! Well I have made some pretty good progress since I first started this blog. I've been kind of lazy about updating it, so I'll try and get this up to speed.

The first few parts that I managed to get ahold of were the crank, power plate, and chainring.

Now the only original takagi 44t chainring that I could get my hands on had been anodized gold...which obviously does me no good! Luckily I have a friend in a metal shop with a sand blaster. Combine that with an NOS blue pro class power plate, and we have the beginnings of my replica!

The second obstacle was the pedals. I managed to get some old used SR-468 pedals, but they didn't spin so well. So I have torn them apart, and am in the process of rebuilding them. After some cleaning and some new bearings they should be good to go. All in all, it is coming together faster than I anticipated. I have a mongoose stamped bottom bracket and headset en route as well as a few other parts: seat clamp, seat, pads, etc..

The frame itself is in pretty good condition. I will need to strip the decals, and will probably give it a vinegar bath to get rid of the little bit of rust it has. It could also use with a nice polish job.

If this is done by Halloween then my costume is already picked out for me.