Finished the "re-build" of the old STP with thanks to a bunch of cheap parts from
@Plankosaurus. thanks mate you're a legend. After selling off all the excess wheels and picking up all the gear from Planko the bike owe's me less than $100.
When replacing the forks I thought it would be a repeat of the rusty inners but the headset is sealed bearings and pristine, with a plethora of grease which was a surprise. Can't understand how the forks got so bad considering how good everything else was.
So the bike now has -
Front shock/fork -
Old School Marzocchi EXR Pro forks
Rear brake - Tektro Level and Shimano Caliper,
hose now trimmed to a proper length and bled. Found the pads heavily contaminated so replaced those and cleaned the rotor so now it stops
Cranks - Raceface with a 30t nw ring for proper 1x
Chain -
new Shimano HG off ebay, unsure if it's genuine or not, thinking probably a rip off but meh
Rear derailleur - SRAM X5/7. shifting certainly isn't as crisp as my other high end stuff but works
Cassette - I think Planko may have given me an XT one, certainly looks the biz.
Wheels - Currently running the Rhyno lites but will probably swap out to the sweet Stan's set I have
Question is now do I sell it to someone who will use it for the intended purpose, keep it as a museum piece or ride it round the block or to get ice cream with the kids??