AS-X overhaul

[andyl]

Hi,new to the forums ;D

Thought id share my first Yeti build with you guys,got this AS-X from ebay about 3mths ago

Looked like this when I got it..



Into work and stripped down then I dipped the main frame back to bare ally....



The swing arm had all new bearings pressed in so didnt want to mess around with them so spent one day sanding it down by hand,then a few coats of 'ol fave Satin Black...



New decals from Yetifan applied and shock reassembled....



Frame has now had 2 coats of white primer...





First coats of gloss White...



Main tube decal arrived,still waiting on headtube from the states,new seatclamp,and have hacked the cranks to accept the chain device.

No forks as yet...



Forks fitted..



Few more bits assembled after the stem finally turned up (sorry for crappy lighting)...







Few more bits arrived today,at last,just needs wheels now,oh and 2 chainring bolts lol,i have a chain but need wheels to work out length.Its seriously heavy haha...









Couldnt resist the bling,now with red bore caps lol



Right,ive finally got around to having some wheels built by BadAssBikes (Bristol),theyre awesome and it only took him 3 days to build them,im still waiting on cassette and chain and new flat pedals( cheers RoyalMail) so no play still,the brakes have to be bled also,got a bit snap happy.

















Had a few problems with the DHX shock so sent it off to TF TUNED and had new seals fitted



yeeehaaaa



Few finished pics with change of bars...

[bamayeti]

Very, very nice!!! I enjoyed the photos of the transformation, great job.
Only thing missing is a Yeti head badge, still looks awesome the way it is though.

[andyl]

Thankyou

Yes i agree about the headtube badge,i ordered one from the states that was the same as the painted on original but because of the contours of the tube it wouldnt stick down correctly so I had to use the one thats on there now,looked at the metal badges like in your avatar too but that too wouldnt sit correctly.

[Andrew]

Looks way nice.

The Headbadge Yeti used one some were a lot smaller.

The new 2010 headbadge should fit though, keep a look out for those.

Andrew

[tooFATtoRIDE]

For me building a new bike is as enjoyable as actually riding one.
I have built few bikes in my life, some from a scratch, others were just wrenched but it was always so much pleasure.

Congratulations man, I hope you enjoyed building it and will enjoy riding it
One request, though: please post photos when dirty, muddy and well used!

[daves]

Bravo!!! the sequence build photos are like foreplay. Sweet looking ride in white. Wonder if I should tear mine down and go white?

[stuartx]

See your on Ebay with the rig

[Stoked]

This is inspirational stuff, I wish there were more custom builds like yours to follow online.

Congrats on the project and awesome transformation. I'm off to scour eBay.