Recent content by J-Money

I wasn't concerned with the integrity of the down tube. I didn't remove enough material for the 1" tube to be compromised. The chainstay was a different story. I wouldn't have cut into it if I hadn't already reinforced it by welding on the extended wheel bracket.

I visited that link and it blew my mind. I guess I need to make some custom tires now.:39:

OH! That makes them even cooler! Very nice custom touch. I approve. :113:

The idea I have is to run a single hydraulic disc brake through the frame. I have some mountain bike frame cable grommets that will fit in the frame holes. The brake line will be steel braided. I wanted steal braiding mostly for aesthetics but also to allow for a little rubbing since the line...

What?? The seat is RAD! You should definitely find a build for that seat.

Those tires are exactly what I was looking for for my build. I found some Eastern BMX tires that had really cool sidewall badging but if I had known those tires existed I would have hunted a pair down instead.:41:

Man that patina is beautiful. And that headbadge is awesome.

I thought that bobbing the fenders was going to be a nightmare but a dremmel and cutting wheel actually made it pretty easy. And those fatty BMX wheels are what I'm using. I really just wanted the writing. Too bad BF Goodrich doesn't make BMX tires; that would be cool.

While it cures I can try to figure out how to mount fenders. I bobbled the front and rear and I milled up a front mount. I haven't figured out the rear just yet.

I laid down a couple layers of base coat. I have some wrinkling and runs to sand out but I like the color quite a bit. After I get it smoothed out and it cures I'll do decals and a 2 part clear coat.

Thanks for the suggestion; I wasn't sure how to get the pics to display correctly and sometimes I'm technologically inept. :thumbsup: I cut the cable routing in with a drill, dremel and cutting wheel, and a round file. I'm glad it turned out clean because it wasn't a very easy opperation. Most...

I figured the lines were looking so pretty, why mess them up with ugly cable routing. I decided to go internal.

Sanded and primered. It's starting to look pretty now (IMO)

The problem with using a chinese re-issue frame is that you don't get those beautiful, smooth, brazed frame joints. So the next step is to cover the ugly welds with bondo and start sanding... And sanding...