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  • mixalive
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    Nice..
    mixalive
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    I think that looks fixable. I would immediately pop that cup out and drill a 1/16 hole at the end of the two cracks to take the stress off and prevent further cracking. Then take to a good tig welder. Grind the excess off and have a cromo ring machined to press around it for support.

    I am making some rings for one of my bikes right now as a preventative measure. Get a micrometer and measure the outside diameter of the headtube. Make measurements in two opposte directions and average the numbers. Post the average on this thread and I will tell you if I can help you out. Mine is about 1.625 in OD. I have cromo tubing with an inside diameter of 1.620 available. I have not had the rings cut yet but plan to take to the machine shop in a couple of weeks.

    additional note: They say that aluminum has a finite life, but most of the cracks I have seen are on the weld side of the head tube. I bring this up because I see you have aftermarket bearing cups and wonder if the head tube was reamed for the new cups when installed. That is a DIY mistake that can cause this type of failure. I would pop the top cup out as preventative measure as well.. That and re-ream both of them when you put it all back together. With a press tool, not a hammer. ;)

    mixalive
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    That is my beef with craiglist. Sellers are not held accountable.
    mixalive
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    😆
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    There is no way I could squeeze into that.. 😯

    That replica photo is getting a lot of web-play..

    • July 1, 2011 at 10:17 pm
    • in reply to: ’94 A2V
    mixalive
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    Stealth-Cuda.. :ugeek:
    • June 28, 2011 at 2:58 am
    • in reply to: ’94 A2R
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    The purple treats look great..
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    Don’t fear the Ripper… :ugeek:
    mixalive
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    Done it..
    mixalive
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    Still looking for the crank. :ugeek:
    mixalive
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    Aside from a surviving factory racers bike, maybe a 10″ would be the rarest Barracuda..
    mixalive
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    I have to say that this is the most polite forum I have ever been on. :ugeek:
    • June 21, 2011 at 1:08 am
    • in reply to: Cuda A2T
    mixalive
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    Dude.. What a nice Barracuda. That looks to be a 12″ frame (30.48cm). Measure from the centerline of the crank – to the center of the top tube (at the seat post intersection). You can compare it to my 14″ A2M in the Member section and see that your seat tube is shorter.

    Looking at your picture: Just make sure the seat post is below the “Minimum Insert Line” if you are riding it. Otherwise could crack the frame, yo.. :ugeek:

    mixalive
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    Specs for the 1994 Cuda Comp are on page 2 of this pdf:

    http://www.barracudabicycles.com/images/Catalog-1994.pdf

    On the head tube size: My 94 Cuda Comp is 1 1/8″. This link should clear it up:

    http://aheadset.com/

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