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  • Wildcat
    Opened up my Morrow hub today. I suspected something was up with it. Besides being cruddy, the clutch ring set was also missing. It...
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    Wildcat reacted to metalchewy's post in the thread ORBO J.C. Klunkins with Like Like.
    So after testing the front sprockets, 44t is a bit high and 40 is a bit low. Will find a 42 here or there. Those Haro cranks have seen...
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    Wildcat reacted to metalchewy's post in the thread ORBO J.C. Klunkins with Like Like.
    Burnt ends, cream cheese corn and smoked/baked beans for dinner tonight. Working on sizing down the front sprocket to figure the best...
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    Wildcat replied to the thread ORBO T6 Texan.
    I'm going to have some vinyl decals made up of insignia, mainly the big star and some lettering that will cover up everything but leave...
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    Wildcat reacted to Bike from the Dead's post in the thread ORBO T6 Texan with Like Like.
    Awesome theme for that Trooper! Are you adding custom decals to make it resemble a T6 more, or just leaving the frame as-is and using...
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    Wildcat reacted to metalchewy's post in the thread ORBO T6 Texan with Like Like.
    I understand your concern, I had a little luck expanding aluminum stays about 1/2 inch. But ended up breaking a stay at the cross...
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    Wildcat replied to the thread Chrome Molly.
    It's even bigger now! One of my builds got the 26 x 2.4 wheelset, and it just sat in the corner. When the new 27.5 x 2.4 wheelset...
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    Wildcat replied to the thread ORBO T6 Texan.
    As I feared, 27.5 x 2.4 is too large for the frame. I could order a set of 2.125 tires of the same kind or use what's in the shop...
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    Wildcat reacted to GTHOtrod's post in the thread ORBO RooGoose with Like Like.
    Stripped the fork back to metal and coated with penetrol. Cleaned up and painted the headset. This will be a first for me. Never had a...
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    Wildcat reacted to GTHOtrod's post in the thread ORBO RooGoose with Like Like.
    Sprayed the forks black, then immediately regretted it. I thought 'that looked so much better in bare metal'. So I gave the frame a coat...
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    Wildcat reacted to GTHOtrod's post in the thread ORBO RooGoose with Like Like.
    Making a new wiring harness for my hot rod, in the back ground. Giving it a full rewire.
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    Wildcat reacted to GTHOtrod's post in the thread ORBO RooGoose with Like Like.
    Added V brake bosses and the down tube today. Was very close to cutting the brake bosses off the fork, to run old school calipers. But...
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    Wildcat reacted to metalchewy's post in the thread ORBO J.C. Klunkins with Like Like.
    Added that to the parts bin a couple summers ago. Will be adding one more. I found two to pick from and couldn't decide. Got both for...
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    Wildcat reacted to MattiThundrrr's post in the thread New Member with Like Like.
    Hello and welcome. I'm curious about what you mean when you say strand bike. Also wanna know about your mountain bike. Pictures are...
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    Wildcat reacted to 2 Wheel Dan's post in the thread New Member with Like Like.
    Hello all my name is Dan I’m here in the desert area of California I enjoy building and riding bicycles I have a couple a 30s strand...
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