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How did you strip the finish off that wheel? I sandblasted for 2 hours straight on just one wheel. Paint stripper was worthless.
 
I roughed it up with one of those 3M wheels you chuck in a drill (kinda like a heavy duty scotch brite pad.)
Wiped with lacquer thinner primed and painted with Rustoleum silver rattle cans. Came out pretty good.:)
 
Interesting but alot of work


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Thanks!
iu


I like your comment so much I added it to my signature!
 
Update 5-27 Added seat and seatpost.
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Used part of a bent up handlebar to make a "lucky 7" post.

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Sits very comfortable for me. Update looking at the pics I realize I mounted the seat bracket upside down! I'll flip it and get the seat lower.:rolleyes:
 
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Thanks! Yes, I love the red seat, I will keep it for something else if I cant use it on this build. I have a couple other seats to try yet.:thumbsup:
 
Got a chain on it and coaster brake band and took for a 1 mile test hop. Actually pretty comfortable when I added grips and set the ape hangers more forward (higher). :)
Thanks G-ratter the wheel really works great!:thumbsup:
Still gotta get seat figured out.
 
Update 5-30
Tried a new old "Bananna" seat today, may go lower but feels very weird as far as fit to pedals, ect.
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What do you think?
I like the sissy bar and how it kind of mimics the fork....just a thought here, you have a ton of open space in the front of the bike. With your welding skills, what would you think of a shroud of some kind that would wrap back from just in front of the down tube back to the seat tube? Might give it more of that "body" look that a gasser has rather than a chopper look, which, you've done well to conceal so far. Just a thought.
 
Thanks OddJob. I was thinking of maybe taking an old car fender and trying to make something like the rear lip of a front fender and exposed header....
iu
 
Thanks OddJob. I was thinking of maybe taking an old car fender and trying to make something like the rear lip of a front fender and exposed header....
iu
Yes! Or, if you could find a front end cheap, cut both the fender / frt quarters down the middle and book match them and then mount a single headlight where the two join....?!? Might have to be a small car to fit the dimensions of your bike ....
 

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