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  1. streetpirate

    Rat Salad - 7/26 - Done! Complete! Finished!

    Re: Rat Salad - 5/8 paint testing picked up these, nowhere in town seems to carry dupli-color but the auto parts store, which charges $11 a can! Ive never seen the spray glitter paint before, impulse bought the luck green flavored one, then at the next stop found the citrus dream flavor. I'll...
  2. streetpirate

    Rat Salad - 7/26 - Done! Complete! Finished!

    Re: Rat Salad - 5/8 paint testing maybe metalcast -> yellow anodized -> light coats of green anodized?
  3. streetpirate

    Rat Salad - 7/26 - Done! Complete! Finished!

    Re: Rat Salad - 5/8 paint testing wow that looks really good! I dont want the prizmatic glitter effect so much, but I'll buy a can of the green to do some color testing. this guy on a minibike forum used the silver metalcast with yellow anodizing on top, me likey...
  4. streetpirate

    Rat Salad - 7/26 - Done! Complete! Finished!

    Re: Rat Salad - 5/8 paint testing paint experiment = FAIL this method can net a sweet finish on a model car, but even after some enamel clear on top and letting it dry for 5 days it still peels off with a fingernail. I'm thinking about just having the paint shop mix me up some cans of...
  5. streetpirate

    BUILD OFF #7 DISCUSSION

    I'm down. what do you have to lose? I'm at 220 and should be 190. I need to get back on my own special diet. It's called the "don't eat anything that a fat person would eat" diet, pretty much any food item or quantity that you can picture some 400lb person stuffing there face with never goes in...
  6. streetpirate

    >>>Eliminator 20" Muscle: Final finished picture here, p. 62

    Re: Bratz Eliminator 20" if you have the early release ones without windows they can be worth $$$ I have the windowed versions and they have been played with heavily as well they should be
  7. streetpirate

    The Forward look... THE END!!!!!!

    Re: The Forward look... Naked frame oh wow, I didnt even see how pretty the lugs were before, you could do some really cool stuff with this
  8. streetpirate

    ***QuickSilver- Stick a fork in it!***

    Re: The Phoenix the flyer will look awesome, just please don't cut on the traveller, it's way to minty
  9. streetpirate

    BUILD OFF #7 DISCUSSION

    1. good here except for the tank 2. na ga da http://www.metacafe.com/watch/400999/da ... y_as_bush/ 3. no chainguard 4. no fendders 5. no skirts 6. nothing here 7. 27s, no 24s 8. extra points for vintage leather that's not brooks? looks like I'm out of the running
  10. streetpirate

    BUILD OFF #7 DISCUSSION

    little girl on the left is wondering where her happy meal is
  11. streetpirate

    Rat Salad - 7/26 - Done! Complete! Finished!

    Re: Rat Salad - 5/8 paint testing oh dang, I bet the wrinkling is because I layed it on all at once. the acetone thinner didn't flash dry at all and got into the yellow basecoat. I just have to not be in a hurry next time
  12. streetpirate

    Rat Salad - 7/26 - Done! Complete! Finished!

    Re: Rat Salad - 5/8 paint testing layed on some thick clear real quick, dont know how much different it looks in the pics but in person the texture looks kind of cool with the glass smooth surface of the clear
  13. streetpirate

    Rat Salad - 7/26 - Done! Complete! Finished!

    Re: Rat Salad - 5/8 paint testing So I eventually got the frame mostly down to bare metal, even that nasty stripper didnt want to take off the black base coat so I spent about 4 hours with the wire wheel and sandpaper getting it to this point. I still need to do some more sanding before the...
  14. streetpirate

    The Forward look... THE END!!!!!!

    Re: The Forward look... Boooooooo! I was hoping to see some Virgil Exner inspired build here! still, super cool front fender and chainguard
  15. streetpirate

    Rat Salad - 7/26 - Done! Complete! Finished!

    Re: Rat Salad - 5/5 test ride! Thanks. I brought it to the used bike parts place to try to find some sidepull brakes that fit (which I did not) and everyone else there kept telling me how crazy my bike was and they'd never seen anything like it. Gave me that warm fuzzy feeling.
  16. streetpirate

    >>>Eliminator 20" Muscle: Final finished picture here, p. 62

    Re: Bratz Eliminator I don't think there is a real class for a/xc but it would be altered/experimental comp. I think it fits perfect! this is looking great so far
  17. streetpirate

    Rat Salad - 7/26 - Done! Complete! Finished!

    Re: Rat Salad I spent half the day today at the local used bike parts store digging through bins of crap and finally found the cranks and chainring that I wanted. Had to make a trip back to get a different square taper spindle because the one I had was some odd size that was too big for the...
  18. streetpirate

    The Kraken

    Thats awesome! Clutch was a gateway band for me :D My favorite will always be Spacegrass. First Clutch song I heard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQYue6eZmlU
  19. streetpirate

    Bat Rod

    oh man I'm diggin this one. your rbr seat looks to me made much better than the funky lopsided one they shipped me!
  20. streetpirate

    MOVIN'

    what about tom daniel's paddy wagon?
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