Originally Posted by
tcpasley
I picked up two framesets recently. Both are definitely "projects".
1987 Ironman Expert, Miami Vice color, ~56cm, rusty with stuck seatpost
S/N: N7B5985 <= Jan. 1987 mfg. date?
1987? Ironman Master?, repainted ugly black but may have been yellow/white, ~62cm, sloping fork crown indicates Master, not Expert
S/N: N6M9163 <= June 1986 mfg. date?, so may have been '86 or '87 - original paint color under the ugly black might indicate which year
I can build up the Master? frame and if it rides well I'll strip the paint and get it refinished as original as possible.
1987 Ironman Expert, Miami Vice color, ~56cm, rusty with stuck seatpost
S/N: N7B5985 <= Jan. 1987 mfg. date?
Miami Vice color was one year, so yes 1987, T-Mars SN, Deciphering would say yes week 3 or 4 of January 1987
1987? Ironman Master?, repainted ugly black but may have been yellow/white, ~62cm, sloping fork crown indicates Master, not Expert
S/N: N6M9163 <= June 1986 mfg. date?, so may have been '86 or '87 - original paint color under the ugly black might indicate which year
The color will surely help to what year it is, since its a late 1986 it is probably a 1987 Model, Give the fork then agree, a Master. if its Yellow and White that would also agree with a 1987 Master. there was a Yellow and White fade in 1988, but I would guess that the frame given the June 1986 MFG date it would not be a 1988 model.
Post some pics when you can.