Digging the jams and the continued fauxtina progress.
'53 Bel Airflow Shelby: The 7th Annual OddJob Awards! Pg 22!
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You guys sound great.
Thanks, it's been a long year with few live music opportunities, felt really good to be out playing again!
So, the wood chain guard has been a bit idle as of late. I have a fiberglass guard that is in the first stage of process, the wood buck guard worked for that purpose as hoped. It was a learning experience and I'll probably follow up with it at a later date.
My friend KJV got me thinking about my wood guard and possibilities. When I decided to take a turn towards 'ratty' on the build last week, it sealed the deal on creating kind of a 'woody Bel Air' version of my dad's 2 door.
I bought a 10 ft piece of roof flashing to create metal edging / trim for the 'woody' panel / guard. From there it was a few of my favorite rattle cans, some more transparent black stain, and a few sprays of water. Now I just have to figure out how to mount this thing.
I also used the transparent black stain on the recovered saddle, it looked too new compared to the rest of the bike.
My friend KJV got me thinking about my wood guard and possibilities. When I decided to take a turn towards 'ratty' on the build last week, it sealed the deal on creating kind of a 'woody Bel Air' version of my dad's 2 door.
I bought a 10 ft piece of roof flashing to create metal edging / trim for the 'woody' panel / guard. From there it was a few of my favorite rattle cans, some more transparent black stain, and a few sprays of water. Now I just have to figure out how to mount this thing.
I also used the transparent black stain on the recovered saddle, it looked too new compared to the rest of the bike.
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Oh, and the dog leg crank finally got liberated from it's rusty prison. That will give me a skosh more room to clear the guard on the pedal strokes.
cjperry81
Gem City Strongman
That guard is killer!!!!
Cowabunga dude! That longboard is righteous and gnarly for a Woody bruh!
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
I got that vibe too. Hey OJ, does the band know any Rick* Dale?
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MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
World's first heavy guitarists. He was just doing it before they invented distortion.
"Soon enough, Fender was working with the guitarist to develop one of the first “stacked” guitar amps, where the amplifier box rested upon the speaker cabinet; Leo named the Showman in tribute to ....’s skills as a performer.
It took some effort to get the Showman as loud as Dale desired. According to the guitarist, they went through nearly 50 amps before Fender developed one that could withstand his demands: to deliver a blow so punishing, crowds could feel it in the venue parking lot."
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...CxAC&usg=AOvVaw1uzcUHpX-1TwyRrHRoonUM&cf=1[/URL]
"Soon enough, Fender was working with the guitarist to develop one of the first “stacked” guitar amps, where the amplifier box rested upon the speaker cabinet; Leo named the Showman in tribute to ....’s skills as a performer.
It took some effort to get the Showman as loud as Dale desired. According to the guitarist, they went through nearly 50 amps before Fender developed one that could withstand his demands: to deliver a blow so punishing, crowds could feel it in the venue parking lot."
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...CxAC&usg=AOvVaw1uzcUHpX-1TwyRrHRoonUM&cf=1[/URL]
Having fun in the BACK40. I used the #0000 steel wool to take excess rust off the dog leg crank. I noticed the steel wool held on to the rust dust. So I wiped it on to the '53 in a couple of rust build up spots.
Here's the latest from the B40 'tool time'....
Here's the latest from the B40 'tool time'....
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
That's a cool tool tip! When you twist the turnbuckle, do both ends extend?
Awesome video, as always, thanks for taking everyone along on your journey bud! 
Da Nature Boy approves of your use of the turnbuckle!! Wooooooooo!
The two ends are threaded opposite, like cranks on a bike. So no, the hook end with the washer stayed put up against the frame, while the end with the eye bolt threaded out, moving the stay. Because there wasn't any pressure on the hook itself (just the washer being pushed against the frame by the turnbuckle) once I had the axle in about a 1/2" and stable, I just turned the hook out of the turnbuckle. Then I grabbed the eye on the end of the eye bolt with a pliers, and lifted the turnbuckle right out.
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Looking good!
This is a 1954 Chevrolet. But, it's almost a perfect patina match.
