Aardvark

[bleedingfingers]

Heres a couple more shots of it a little farther on 1/2 hour putting on seat clamp forks headset and crank bearing cups .
The sun is not cooperating with my picture taking it's either raining or has a layer of forest fire smoke .
Colour turned out really nice .
These are pictures with stock fork and Head badge .

 

[kingfish254]

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

That red is banging!

 

[GeePig]

HOT

 

[MattiThundrrr]

If these are the pictures that DIDN'T turn out, can't wait to see your voting shots, that red is spectacular!

 

[OddJob]

Agree with all ^ of the above posts!
What color / brand of a top coat is that red? Really like it.

 

[Captain Awesome]

What color / brand of a top coat is that red? Really like it.

This ^^

 

[Bike from the Dead]

That red looks so delicious, I want to eat it! It almost looks like candy to me!

 

[bleedingfingers]

Here's some parts I have to fix a couple of problems .
My brake cables are too short and my shifter cable is too long so will have to make new ones .
I have almost all the adapters to make them just need one more end piece .
I was thinking of making them anyway as this way I can choose the colour although I did like the silver coloured brake cables .

Heres the bars and brake handles that I may be using may go a different route though
Probably switch out that stem as well

Here's the cranks and pedals I'll be using

 

[bleedingfingers]

Gotta get cracking on a seat going to rehab two and then pick one .
One of them is original to the bike .
Also not a big fan of chain guards but this one is kind of funky so may try and get the wrinkles out of it and put it on
it has good solid mounting hardware and is original equipment .

 

[arty dave]

Duplicolor? ...I've used their candy red over silver & it looks awesome like this
This is gonna be a great ride with the drums

 

[Jake Sensi]

BRING IT ON!! LOOKS GREAT... PEACE

 

[bleedingfingers]

All problems are sorted went to the bike shop today picked up all new cabling red housing and adapters for the brakes .
Also borrowed the fork tool just needed a slight adjustment .

Also had to whip up this part little bit of drilling on the drill press as front brake had a totally different cable setup .
All good now .

 

[GeePig]

I was thinking of making them anyway as this way I can choose the colour although I did like the silver coloured brake cables View attachment 169183

Ah, the cable and lever I need as well. They go for silly money here in Poland - it is cheaper to buy a secondhand bike and boost one's parts supply at the same time.

 

[Mesquite Hugger]

Heres a couple more shots of it a little farther on 1/2 hour putting on seat clamp forks headset and crank bearing cups .
The sun is not cooperating with my picture taking it's either raining or has a layer of forest fire smoke .
Colour turned out really nice .
These are pictures with stock fork and Head badge .


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That's gorgeous!

 

[bleedingfingers]

seats are done going with the black one both turned out nice

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Wow! Just going through your build for the first time. Nice work!

What type of paint did you use? That red is spectacular!

 

[bleedingfingers]

Paint is Metalcast lots of people have been asking I was going to use a Mazda paint colour that is pretty much the same
but it is a three stage process and would have been really pricey .
This came out almost exactly the same colour .
Used a different Mazda colour on this bike a couple of BO'S ago
This was single stage paint .

 

[kingfish254]

Super nice work on those saddles!!!!

 

[bleedingfingers]

Decided to run the chain guard much bodywork to get it smooth again .
Here's your plastic metal bondo again and a bunch of tiny hammering.

Way behind on posting pics here's some shots lighting has not been good if its not overcast with smoke its raining
and had wicked golf ball size hailstorm a day ago nice plants that were on my deck are history as well as the roofs on my neighbour and brother in laws gazebo's

Had to use fork tool as forks were slightly pushed back but all good now .
Wheels bars cranks chain and pedals on in these shots also nice old big brake leavers that I rehabbed .