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  • Pondo
    Pondo reacted to Da Gas Man's post in the thread MBBO BAD INFLUENCE! with Cool Cool.
    I'm rooting for you. As a child of the 70's all I can say is that when one of the guys got it right? man, it popped. And everyone...
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    Pondo reacted to Da Gas Man's post in the thread 1968 Ross Convertible with Like Like.
    ROCK-ROCK, ROCKAWAY BEACH! Awesome Ross head badge. Definitely a cool kids bike. And this kid? No doubt loved his Whacky Packages...
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    Pondo reacted to ParkRNDL's post in the thread 1968 Ross Convertible with Like Like.
    Cleaned up pretty good. I won't be taking it on any long distance rides, but it'll make a fun little cruiser for car shows or flea markets.
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    Pondo reacted to ParkRNDL's post in the thread 1968 Ross Convertible with Cool Cool.
    Buddy of mine has a pool cleaning business. He saw this in a customer's yard and picked it up for me for the cost of a case of Old...
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    Pondo reacted to Tintmanpa's post in the thread STBO BBC with Like Like.
    Once I disassemble the caliper I’ll have better view if it’s machines as part of the bolt or pressed. It looks like it’s all one piece.
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    Pondo reacted to Wildcat's post in the thread STBO BBC with Like Like.
    The brake mounting angle might make a difference. I had a brake that wouldn't reach the rim, but inserted the other way, the pads would...
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    Pondo reacted to Wayne's post in the thread STBO Little lady with Like Like.
    I spotted this and I thought about the Tiny Human's bike. These badges are still made by the the same company that made them for Schwinn...
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    Pondo replied to the thread MBBO BAD INFLUENCE!.
    That's what I do too. This glitter paint just isn't the easiest to work with. The guy that made the above video puts 3 coats of 2K...
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    Pondo reacted to metalchewy's post in the thread MBBO BAD INFLUENCE! with Like Like.
    Sometimes with these paints, I apply a coat every 10 minutes of I am mixing different base paint types. Acetone, urethane, xylene...
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    Pondo replied to the thread MBBO BAD INFLUENCE!.
    Looks awesome. I’ll do some more homework. 🙏😎
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    Pondo reacted to Captain Awesome's post in the thread MBBO BAD INFLUENCE! with Love Love.
    These guys are legit! 🤙🏼 https://www.painthuffer.com/category/spray-cans
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    Pondo replied to the thread MBBO BAD INFLUENCE!.
    I’m thinking about something like this. It looks pretty good in their videos...
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    Pondo reacted to Captain Awesome's post in the thread MBBO BAD INFLUENCE! with Like Like.
    I experimented with the glitter too. You can see it in my previous pic. Didn’t matter the combination it seemed to be the root of any...
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    Pondo replied to the thread MBBO BAD INFLUENCE!.
    I did another test with the glitter paint. I used a black base coat this time and different clear. It got a similar amount of orange...
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  • Pondo
    Pondo replied to the thread STBO BBC.
    I’m considering using a similar dual rear brake setup on mine so I’ll be interested to see how this works out. 💪
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