Gas Money

[MattiThundrrr]

Well straighten it out

I'll get it straightened out



(Probably by dropping it off on your front porch in the middle of the night and speeding away, cackling like a madman)

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Since this is the Canadiana thread, I used hockey stick shafts and clamps to put a squeeze on the bent stay.

It looks like it's going to work, either that or I'll have some hockey sticks with a matching bend. I put a pair of axles in to keep an eye on alignment

That's straight enough for Matti. Here's how it's sitting now, not sure how long I need to keep its leg in the splint for it to heal properly

 

[ingola]

You could take it now

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Guitar Carl: you should do mockups
Ingola: you should build a klunker
Matti: you're not wrong

Too easy. Back to skinny

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Still a little daylight, but good enough for the build I'm doing. We're not aiming for museum quality here

 

[ingola]

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Still a little daylight, but good enough for the build I'm doing. We're not aiming for museum quality here

Good job

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I dunno why we call them "mock ups," this just got serious

Fork is too short, so imagine that front kicked out a bit further. Can't fool around with stems until I get the long fork but this is the idea

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Was wondering if the pedals were too bright for the build, now I'm concerned that the original crank arms aren't shining enough

 

[ingola]

I have a less shiny crank here

 

[OddJob]

Cool chain ring! I don't mind the crank arms at all. Didn't even notice them until you brought it up.

Your 'preview' looks good.

 

[JA331]

Was wondering if the pedals were too bright for the build, now I'm concerned that the original crank arms aren't shining enough View attachment 215093View attachment 215094View attachment 215092

Crank looks wicked Matti.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

The chrome is all scratched and crusty.

Matti got a baaaaad idea. So I masked over all the really crusty parts for the sake of covering up the shiny parts
Then I realized that I used up all my flat black. You have 18 hours to convince me that I'm wrong

Tick tick tick...

 

[ingola]

The chrome is all scratched and crusty.View attachment 215835View attachment 215837
Matti got a baaaaad idea. So I masked over all the really crusty parts for the sake of covering up the shiny parts
Then I realized that I used up all my flat black. You have 18 hours to convince me that I'm wrong View attachment 215836
Tick tick tick...

18 hours I'll it the paint there in the morning

 

[One-eyed Sailor]

Scratched and crusty is our forté, né?
(Né = isn't it?)

 

[Jude Ephesus]

The chrome is all scratched and crusty.View attachment 215835View attachment 215837
Matti got a baaaaad idea. So I masked over all the really crusty parts for the sake of covering up the shiny parts
Then I realized that I used up all my flat black. You have 18 hours to convince me that I'm wrong View attachment 215836
Tick tick tick...

The paint will chip and show the original rusty chrome underneath…. crusty chrome looks WAY better than chipped paint with chrome underneath it…..

u can turn your timer off now Matti!!!!!!

 

[ingola]

The paint will chip and show the original rusty chrome underneath…. crusty chrome looks WAY better than chipped paint with chrome underneath it…..

u can turn your timer off now Matti!!!!!!

He's right you know (insert meme captain)

 

[Captain Awesome]

He's right you know (insert meme captain)

 

[ingola]

This your dream build so leave the rusty chrome. If it needed to be polished and I said Matti Polish would make that look better then brought you autosol you would grumble and put it off and not do it. This is your chance to just do nothing

 

[Jude Ephesus]

The chrome is all scratched and crusty.View attachment 215835View attachment 215837
Matti got a baaaaad idea. So I masked over all the really crusty parts for the sake of covering up the shiny parts
Then I realized that I used up all my flat black. You have 18 hours to convince me that I'm wrong View attachment 215836
Tick tick tick...

I like your little work bench too. I have a sears workmate 200 i flog nonstop. they’re super handy.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

The paint will chip and show the original rusty chrome underneath…. crusty chrome looks WAY better than chipped paint with chrome underneath it….

Good argument, taken into consideration.

Scratched and crusty is our forté

Yes. Yes it is. My problem is that it's TOO shiny, the brightest thing on the bike and it's a big area

This is your chance to just do nothing

Great argument, but I already did all the work of masking. I'm still not convinced.
Something about the black rims and chrome ring isn't jiving. You have approximately 6 hours.
Tick tick tick...