Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/23 Good News and Bad News
Coming together real nice.
Coming together real nice.
Firewing 1953 Columbia 3 Star DeLuxe (2nd) - 3/15 TRADED
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Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/23 Good News and Bad News
Yeah, my news ended up be more of an inconvenience, but yours is a feature.
yoothgeye said:
Yeah, my news ended up be more of an inconvenience, but yours is a feature.
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/23 Good News and Bad News
Me too buddy! Now set up camp and finish building!!!
LukeTheJoker said:
Me too buddy! Now set up camp and finish building!!!
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/23 Good News and Bad News
Thanks! I hope that I can pull off the upside down rams as well as you did!
Gold Street Customs said:
Thanks! I hope that I can pull off the upside down rams as well as you did!
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/25 Valve Cap + Shaving 8 Balls
Prepped more of the nuts and bolts and added to my build list. I couldn't find anything at Home Depot that would help me attach the door knob to the shifter. The threads on the shifter are barely long enough for the door knob set screw to get any grip. Then it hit me. VALVE CAP. So I tried a valve cap as a sleeve and it works perfect!
Then I was about to install the tank horn and remembered my 8 ball keychains.
Broke out the dremel and shaved the 8 off.
I think this is a cool subtle nod to RRBBO8.
I don't want to get carried away with the 8 balls, but I decided to shave another piece for the headlight.
Prepped more of the nuts and bolts and added to my build list. I couldn't find anything at Home Depot that would help me attach the door knob to the shifter. The threads on the shifter are barely long enough for the door knob set screw to get any grip. Then it hit me. VALVE CAP. So I tried a valve cap as a sleeve and it works perfect!
Then I was about to install the tank horn and remembered my 8 ball keychains.
Broke out the dremel and shaved the 8 off.
I think this is a cool subtle nod to RRBBO8.
I don't want to get carried away with the 8 balls, but I decided to shave another piece for the headlight.
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Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/25 Valve Cap + Shaving 8 Balls
LOVE the 8 ball tank button ! ! !
LOVE the 8 ball tank button ! ! !
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/25ValveCapShift+Shaving8Balls
Love your work King! I knew those 8 balls would end up somewhere!
Luke.
Love your work King! I knew those 8 balls would end up somewhere!
Luke.
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/25ValveCapShift+Shaving8Balls
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Looks real cool as a horn button , but FRIGGEN SICK in the headlight!
nice work buddy!
:mrgreen:
8)
Looks real cool as a horn button , but FRIGGEN SICK in the headlight!
nice work buddy!
:mrgreen:
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/25 Valve Cap + Shaving 8 Balls
I think I like the horn button best. It's one of those things as you look at the bike you wouldn't notice, then :shock: .
ChrisMac said:
LukeTheJoker said:
junknutz1975 said:
I think I like the horn button best. It's one of those things as you look at the bike you wouldn't notice, then :shock: .
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/25ValveCapShift+Shaving8Balls
Neat details with the 8-balls, but "Shaving8Balls" just doesn't sound right... :wink:
The 8-ball in the headlight gives it a weird eyeball look. Is the mythical Firewing a Cyclops-type creature?
Neat details with the 8-balls, but "Shaving8Balls" just doesn't sound right... :wink:
The 8-ball in the headlight gives it a weird eyeball look. Is the mythical Firewing a Cyclops-type creature?
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/25ValveCapShift+Shaving8Balls
Thanks man! This is the fun part.
tvc15 said:
Thanks man! This is the fun part.
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/25ValveCapShift+Shaving8Balls
The funny thing is, you looked anyway.
expjawa said:
The funny thing is, you looked anyway.
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/25ValveCapShift+Shaving8Balls
Had to. Do you know how fast I'd fall behind if i stopped checking your thread for a few days? :mrgreen:
kingfish254 said:expjawa said:
The funny thing is, you looked anyway.
Had to. Do you know how fast I'd fall behind if i stopped checking your thread for a few days? :mrgreen:
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/25ValveCapShift+Shaving8Balls
The quality of this Testors decal paper is much better than the earlier paper. These are going to look sharp on Firewing!
The quality of this Testors decal paper is much better than the earlier paper. These are going to look sharp on Firewing!
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/26 Fogged Lens
Went out to the shop tonight and realized that I forgot how super glue creates a cloudy gas that will fog up glass and plastic. :x
I haven't tried googling if there is a way to buff this out, but I decided to spary some WD40 in there. I fixed it a little bit. We'll see what happens after it dries. UGH!
Went out to the shop tonight and realized that I forgot how super glue creates a cloudy gas that will fog up glass and plastic. :x
I haven't tried googling if there is a way to buff this out, but I decided to spary some WD40 in there. I fixed it a little bit. We'll see what happens after it dries. UGH!
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Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/26 Fogged Lens
"UGH" indeed.
"UGH" indeed.
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/26 Fogged Lens
That isn't too bad, probably could be worse. At least it's on the bottom of the lens (it is, right?). Maybe it would have been better to use a dab of clear caulk to hold it...
That isn't too bad, probably could be worse. At least it's on the bottom of the lens (it is, right?). Maybe it would have been better to use a dab of clear caulk to hold it...
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/26 Fogged Lens
There is a big glob of glue at the bottom of the ball, but the fogging is all over. From what I have read the oil is only a short term solution. Eventually the oil will dry and the lense will be foggy again. For the part that isn't covered by the 8 ball, I can actually buff it out with polishing compound, but who knows how the part behind the 8 ball will turn out when the oil dries.
There is a big glob of glue at the bottom of the ball, but the fogging is all over. From what I have read the oil is only a short term solution. Eventually the oil will dry and the lense will be foggy again. For the part that isn't covered by the 8 ball, I can actually buff it out with polishing compound, but who knows how the part behind the 8 ball will turn out when the oil dries.
Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-7/26 Fogged Lens
Is the lens something you can get a replacement for if need be?
Is the lens something you can get a replacement for if need be?
