Thanks! I am pretty happy with it. Now I just have to try to keep it nice during assembly.
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Thanks! I am pretty happy with it. Now I just have to try to keep it nice during assembly.
Sharpie marker. Hit it black, then blue, then red while the inks are still wet. You may be able to "mix" a color into there.
Next question. Can I use regular 3% peroxide from the drug store to whiten plastic? We don't have a salon close by. Also, has anyone had issues with peroxide damaging chrome?
And more decals. I went with the earlier style head tube decal as it has more white in it, which seems appropriate for a bike that has white accents.
I’ve never tried. Only one way to find out!
Time for my favorite part, clean and polish. 
I recently tried this. Regular hydrogen peroxide from drug store. Left it outside in the sun for a week. Nothing happened.
Yeah. The stuff I’m using is only 3%. I’ve been told 40% will work, 60% is better.
This was the worst of the rust on the chrome. Aluminum foil, hot water and elbow grease got it as good as it gets. The worst of the chrome damage will be under the grip.
Paint is looks great. Mine is ready to spray. I’ll spend my feee time cleaning up the chrome and metal pieces
And a few hours later the stuff is shinier. I think I’m mostly ready for assembly now.
I'll look for some of that too, thanks!
It's at this point in the build-off that I usually start to get stressed out about finishing in time. It's just my personality, I tend to be high stress anyways. My bike is done except for final assembly, it's still in pieces. I have today and tomorrow to finish this up and then I need to be working on other projects of mine that I actually should be working on, like finishing the suspension rebuild in my 4Runner so I can drive it to work again and get back to replacing the rotten joists in the (large) deck. What's got me pulling my hair out is that I've managed to misplace the seatpost. I kind of need that to clamp in the bike stand so I don't mess up the new paint on the frame. I've been through all of my boxes a few times. Hopefully it will turn up this morning and I can get this thing together. 
Disaster averted. Third time thru I found it in the box… with all the other parts for this build. I swear I’d loose my head if it wasn’t attached. 
I got to work on the Dragster a bit today. Final assembly is fun, you get to see it all coming together.
Rear fender sat too high in the back
I added a spacer at the upper mount that dropped it into a better spot
Getting the rear wheel set up with the spoke protector and outer trim disc really spiced it up. New chain and it’s getting somewhere. Then I put the drag forks on and it started to get pretty exciting.
Stem and bars, looking good
I put the brake lever on and wrestled with the grips for a while and, man, this bike is looking so cool!
That’s as far as I’ll get today. I had hoped to wrap it up this weekend but I still need to install the seat, sissy bar, brake and shifter and then cable it up. Hopefully that will only take a few hours next weekend and I can get some finished pics. I’m really digging this little bike. It’s been a lot of work but a lot of fun too!
Rear fender sat too high in the back
I added a spacer at the upper mount that dropped it into a better spot
Getting the rear wheel set up with the spoke protector and outer trim disc really spiced it up. New chain and it’s getting somewhere. Then I put the drag forks on and it started to get pretty exciting.
Stem and bars, looking good
I put the brake lever on and wrestled with the grips for a while and, man, this bike is looking so cool!
That’s as far as I’ll get today. I had hoped to wrap it up this weekend but I still need to install the seat, sissy bar, brake and shifter and then cable it up. Hopefully that will only take a few hours next weekend and I can get some finished pics. I’m really digging this little bike. It’s been a lot of work but a lot of fun too!
Wow! 
That paint really stands out now with the chrome bits adorning it! What tire is that in the rear? Very muscly. Pondo this is really kool!
Just a thought bubble popping into my head; what if you used white cable housing? Might really flash on that bike.
That paint really stands out now with the chrome bits adorning it! What tire is that in the rear? Very muscly. Pondo this is really kool!
Just a thought bubble popping into my head; what if you used white cable housing? Might really flash on that bike.
Wow!
That paint really stands out now with the chrome bits adorning it! What tire is that in the rear? Very muscly. Pondo this is really kool!
Just a thought bubble popping into my head; what if you used white cable housing? Might really flash on that bike.
Thanks OJ! The tire just says "Groove Tread" on it. It's got a couple of grooves in it like an old car cheater slick might have had back in the day. It's 2.125". It is a great looking tire.
I'll be using white cables for sure. Hopefully I'll get that done in the next couple of days. I need to do something about pedals too.
Ok, I just hit a major unanticipated snag. The saddle I have matches the bike’s colors perfectly. In fact I chose these colors to go with the seat. But it’s a short seat and it will make the sissy bar lean forward, like a lot.
It should be a fair amount back
Any suggestions on how to remedy this? I’m thinking maybe a bracket at the rear or front mount or maybe a leaned back seat post.
It should be a fair amount back
Any suggestions on how to remedy this? I’m thinking maybe a bracket at the rear or front mount or maybe a leaned back seat post.
Laid back post if you can get one in your size
Or make something to set back the mount
Or make something to set back the mount
