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had a good idea today, I had to sacrifice my front suspension though, who needs suspension anyway.
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got rid of the spring and added some zing
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i usually don't like using any aluminum(billet) but i liked the length and drop of this old ten speed stem, we'll see, it might stay
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i might stick with these bull horns, maybe cut em down a few
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hey, thanks guys. good to hear all that after battling with that bike all day, i found out that the back wheel brackets are bent to heck( maybe hit by a car?), and spent hours tryin to straighten them out. scratched the crap outta my frame in the process. frustrating stuff, let me tell ya.
Does anyone have a secret way to straighten those back brackets? it is a pain in the a-hole!!
 
I had the same problem with my spaceliner, i took the whole bike apart and put them in the vise and tightend it up, it took care of the problem for me... If u dont got a vise i dunno what u could do...
 
found another free donor, and took the fender:

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i not going to save the chrome
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i think i saw someone talking about the weak brackets on those huffys, is this what you were talkin about?
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deglossed the chrome then i hosed it down with some flat black
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taped it up and went with some more of the satin paprika
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the old mounts needed a change so i put them on the inside with these spikes as the new holding screws:
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is was not fun, i had to try and drill the broken center bracket out to accomodate a new mounting screw and it exploded on me. i had to hammer it back into shape and then use a backing plate for some rigidity.
finally got it to work, only my rear wheel needs to be trued, it rubs. man, it's a tight fit.
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THAT...is very cool!
I love it!
those rear spike/mounts are awesome!!!!
I absolutly love it ,great fender conversion!

do you think you will divide the 2 colors with a white
pinned line to match the frame????

schweet job Yustin!!!!
 
hey thanks guys.
do you think you will divide the 2 colors with a white
pinned line to match the frame????
you know kev, I was just debating that issue all day. i'm kinda stuck with the two tone with no stripe but now i'm thinking yes, it would match better. I don't know, we'll see.
 
It'll look good either way..

That will be one heck of a long line to pull..

all be it ,the Fender edge is a nice Guide for the Pinkie Finger to
Guide / Slide on when your pullin it!

The Color Combo Black and Paprika on the bike is stunning!!!!
I love it....
 

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