Double project - New frame build plan and 1975 Webco BMX restoration

Upon searching for an old Webco BMX frame for reference on a new frame build project, I accidently stumbled on the bike that started it all!!

[@anthonycrisafulli9126]

Hi Joey,I'm excited for you and for me too can't wait for this build , So good to hear you got back your old BMX its going to be great . .let the fun begin!

[@JoeyMesa]

Thanks!

[@jasonchance9121]

So awesome man! I can tell how much that means to you. Just having it in your shop again is truly a BMX miracle and I have no doubt you'll pimp that bad boy out. Congrats on the recovery dude!

[@JoeyMesa]

Thanks man! I'm pretty stoked to have it back.

[@necromaniconjigg1285]

Hello joey I'm a fan of you're channel.I'm from the Philippines.keep uploading contents,I love all you're videos.

[@JoeyMesa]

Thank you! I enjoy making the videos and I really appreciate your kind words!!

[@PithyBikes]

Sweet Joey, can't wait to see this build!

[@JoeyMesa]

Thanks Steve! I'm pretty excited to figure out this one (or at least make it look and ride like I envision). It's definitely going to be a learning experience for sure!

[@adamsifford6228]

Awesome hope you use cromoly.

[@JoeyMesa]

Oh, I did! here's a video of the complete build up: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHrXn4dnfLlqr9U

[@fasterdrive221]

what happened to your 75 webco bmx restoration?

[@JoeyMesa]

Funny you should ask because your timing is perfect! I just picked it up from being repainted and put on the decal set. It looks really good! I'll try to put up a video and show the results later today. Thanks for the question Simon!

[@fasterdrive221]

do u have any videos of u straightening, fixing, cleaning, primer, paint, how do u know exactly where the placement of decals go?Also are you still going to make a modern version? I would like to learn how to build an 80's looptail bmx like the 80's Hutch pro racer, either by making one from scratch or taking a similar 4130 chromoly frame and welding in the looptail tubing and other parts etc but I don't have the tooling or the know how perhaps you can build me one? let me know thanks simon

[@JoeyMesa]

Hello, I just uploaded a video of the finished frame. I've included a couple photos of how I straightened the frame, but I never documented welding up the cracks or welding in the hole I drilled in the brake bridge some 40 years ago. My friend Brent who painted the bike has a media blasting cabinet that the frame fit into, so he stripped all the old paint off and did a good job color matching the paint, further smoothing out some bad welds and blemishes, but left a few of the original battle scars.I added his contact info in the video description if you're interested. As far as decal placement, I looked up lots of google images of old survivor frames from this time period and while the placement order was consistent, the spacing was all over the place, so I just went with what looked right to me. I've got the new version 99% complete other than a BB I'm waiting for. It's going to be a sweet bike, but I had to kind of rush the fabrication at the end due to loosing my garage space (we're moving and it's going to be a 2-4 years before I have a workshop to build stuff), so I didn't have time to replicate the front gusset.

[@fasterdrive221]

saw the video, loooks awsome is that a candy red ? it looks very similar to a mongoose motomag frame. I would to buy or get made some looptail dropouts, do you know where i could get some?

[@JoeyMesa]

Yeah, it's very candy apple reddish. I got the modern version frame and fork painted the same color as well and definitely fits the time period! There should be a metal fabricator local to you with a milling machine that could replicate any of the older BMX dropouts. As far as companies that will do custom BMX stuff, you might try www.sandmbikes.com/ or maybe truetorch.com/bikes4.html Those are the only ones I can think of off hand.