mine (93 or 94 model) didn't have u-brake mounts and the fork's dropouts looked differnt. also the weld's didn't look as nice.
what's diameter is the seatpost? should be a uncommon size. mine was a 26.6mm.
i'm not quite sure, if hooligan frames were 100% 4130, because that's what it looks like to me.
BUT ... there were rumors that villain frames were nothing but a standard frame out of a taiwanese parts catalog.
could be a cheap knock-off.
were are the only pics i have :
http://home.arcor.de/supergoose/bmx/mongoose%20villain/ the mounted forks didn't come with the bike.
edit :
sorry about the typos. it's 4:00am over here ...
[ September 18, 2006, 10:04 PM: Message edited by: supergoose ]