It's always great to see a build off bike out in the wild!
BO15 I Can't Afford the Gas
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I got a 5/8 “lucky 7” seat post. I did some cutting to make a shim.
Then added some beer-can metal to shim between the post and the 13/16 seat post “shim.”
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Then added some beer-can metal to shim between the post and the 13/16 seat post “shim.”
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Diggin' all your Doo-dads! Doo-dads! (insert that phrase in this cartoon)
"Ah say, ah say, that, that's a joke son, that's a joke!"
"Ah say, ah say, that, that's a joke son, that's a joke!"
I took I Can’t Afford the Gas our for an extended ride yesterday. It’s REALLY noisy. Squeaky seat springs, crank clicking on the chain guard, pedals grinding and clicking. I THINK I’ve identified all the sources of noise. Do I fix? Or is it all part of its allure. They’re kind of funny because they’re all in the rhythm of the pedaling.
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How do you use steel wool without messing up the paint? I've got 2 S2 wheels that have a bunch of grey primer on top of the original paint, but I don't know how to remove the grey junk without messing up the original paint underneath.The power of steel wool... before and after...
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I Can't Afford the Gas is looking good! Love the racing stripes and bobbed fenders!
I used Brillo pads or S.O.S. Pads with the soap in them. I think the soap acts as a lubricant ( kind of ) and sort of just slides over the paint.
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Just tell him "very carefully"
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It’s the right size, the detail is great, wrong shade of green. I can fix that!
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MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
You just gave me flashbacks to misspent hours of yore.
Love the CFTBL fender ornament. I think you should leave it the current shade of green. It is obviously not "original" to the bike 
, so no need to make it the same color. Just my opinion.
, so no need to make it the same color. Just my opinion.
Paint it "chrome."
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Where the heck did you find that!?! It's your avatar ! Speaking of which, I have always wondered, where did that avatar photo originate? I'm sure there's a good story behind that. 
I found it, where else!? eBay!
I believe it’s die cast, like a Hot Wheel. So I’m going to try and strip it down for a more “galvanized” look. That’s the plan. Andy, I did think of chrome too, and KF, I also thought about leaving it. Ultimately, after staring at it for a while, it told me to strip it down to bare metal and see what it looks like.
OJ, I’ve always just like the Creature. He’s my favorite monster. He was just a survivor, minding his own business in his little sanctuary. The, BAM! Julie Adams shows up and he’s in love. Who can blame him? He’s my avitar for my work email too.
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I believe it’s die cast, like a Hot Wheel. So I’m going to try and strip it down for a more “galvanized” look. That’s the plan. Andy, I did think of chrome too, and KF, I also thought about leaving it. Ultimately, after staring at it for a while, it told me to strip it down to bare metal and see what it looks like.
OJ, I’ve always just like the Creature. He’s my favorite monster. He was just a survivor, minding his own business in his little sanctuary. The, BAM! Julie Adams shows up and he’s in love. Who can blame him? He’s my avitar for my work email too.
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He looks pretty good in gold?
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MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
What kinda joker would get locked into the persona of their avatar?
