TRADITIONAL 🅵🅾🅾🅻🅸🅶🅰🅽 - 1930s Elgin Oriole - 2nd Place (Tie) - BUILD JOURNAL

[kingfish254]

Rain had passed, so I rolled the bike back out to the courtyard for better light. Attached the left side and took some pics. I am super pleased with how this is turning out. I hope to mount the shifter to the frame tomorrow.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Best choice.

 

[kingfish254]

Best choice.

Thanks, This thing is fun, and so far it has ended up much easier than I expected.

 

[Chad T]

Nice work! Shifter looks like it was meant to be there.

 

[Mr. Monkeyarms]

 

[kingfish254]

Nice work! Shifter looks like it was meant to be there.

Thanks, I'm really liking the vibe it gives and how well it fit with minor tank mods. I may try different shifter knobs/handles, but I'm really like the B&M on there.

 

[Pondo]

Those moon discs are the shizzle! This thing is really coming together. I wonder how it would look with the red parts of the tank stripped and brushed to compliment the discs.

 

[Da Gas Man]

Thanks, I'm really liking the vibe it gives and how well it fit with minor tank mods. I may try different shifter knobs/handles, but I'm really like the B&M on there.

I was thinking the aluminum of a Hurst shifter might tie in? But I'm a B&M fan too.
I love this build.

 

[Da Gas Man]

Oh! Wait a minute... found this.... crazy cool

 

[kingfish254]

Those moon discs are the shizzle! This thing is really coming together. I wonder how it would look with the red parts of the tank stripped and brushed to compliment the discs.

I was thinking the aluminum of a Hurst shifter might tie in? But I'm a B&M fan too.
I love this build.


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Oh! Wait a minute... found this.... crazy cool

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Cool ideas, but I probably won't go the brushed or polished aluminum route. It definitely looks great with moon discs, but I've done that and other shiny aluminum builds before. I have other ideas around FOOLIGAN.

 

[Da Gas Man]

Cool ideas, but I probably won't go the brushed or polished aluminum route. It definitely looks great with moon discs, but I've done that and other shiny aluminum builds before. I have other ideas around FOOLIGAN.

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I got excited in the moment.

 

[kingfish254]

I got excited in the moment.

No worries. Believe it or not, I'm still thinking this is gonna be a patina build (including the moon discs).

 

[Da Gas Man]

No worries. Believe it or not, I'm still thinking this is gonna be a patina build (including the moon discs).

".... It's in EBoy now..." he said coyly. "Check out the patina!"

 

[Da Gas Man]

Alright, I'll leave it alone now.

 

[kingfish254]

Who knows, maybe I'll drain the guts from this magic 8 ball and make a shifter handle out of it.

 

[OddJob]

Who knows, maybe I'll drain the guts from this magic 8 ball and make a shifter handle out of it.

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Oh no! Without the 8 -ball, how will you decide which bars to use on your builds, Ouija board?

 

[Da Gas Man]

Who knows, maybe I'll drain the guts from this magic 8 ball and make a shifter handle out of it.

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Concentrate and ask again.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Oh no! Without the 8 -ball, how will you decide which bars to use on your builds, Ouija board?

I feel obligated to leave this here at the mention of "Ouija Board."

 

[kingfish254]

Oh no! Without the 8 -ball, how will you decide which bars to use on your builds, Ouija board?

 

[Chad T]

Bring on the knobs. I wanna see some knobs!