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Re: Old Skool Kool ""Mockup Almost Done""

I got lots done yesterday. Painted the flame tips, cleaned up a crank and put it in, mounted pedals, handlebars, stem, headlight, valve stem caps, seat and post and wheels. Today I put the wood tank in and mounted the lucky "13" numbers. I am mostly done for now. I do have a few more ideas but they may take away from the look of the bike. More to come afer the weekend, going to the lake to relax.

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I found these valve stem caps in a box of old parts I had lying around. I forgot I had them.
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The flames by the chain needed a little bend to miss the chain and crank arm. Lots of room now.
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The springer with the extra welding is nice and strong now. It works good.
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I had this headlight for a while and now have a use for it. The bars may be changed to a pair of black ones like these. I will after the weekend. The grips are Britannia repops from England, very nice and soft.
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I mocked it up with this nice old long spring saddle but may change it to a double pan Persons if I have time to redo the vinyl top. When I got the saddle it had a lot of blue paint on it. Hard to get it off.
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Gibson aluminum pedals in almost perfect shape. These were first made around 1915 and in 1923 they were pattented and marked so by CCM. I have 5 pairs of the 1923 ones and 1 pair of the 1915 ones, no markings on them.

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WOW!!!!

That was fast and it turned out fantastic!
 
Way cool bike and truck.
Make sure you take some photos with a light background so that you can show off them flames!!!!!
 
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