WE ARE BOTH FINISHED!!! thatismytruck vs. ifitsfreeitsforme

[thatismytruck]

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Excellent!!

 

[KOTA]

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Ian......(in the Cheetos, cheetah voice)..IMPRESSIVE. Well done.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

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Another great idea, Ian!

I think it's time for Skip to kick it up a notch here with all these cool ideas :mrgreen:

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

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Thanks guys.

But how do I hold it in place? Can it be tack welded, or is metal too thin? Epoxy?

 

[yeshoney]

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Two words ----- JB Weld!!! or is that 3?

 

[thatismytruck]

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What joe said

 

[kingfish254]

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JBW will work. It's holding the wings on the hood ornament on Flexy just fine.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

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Ok I'll give it a try. Never used it before. Thanks guys.

And one more thing, do I go asymmetric and just "vent" the one rotted out half of tank, or do I have to do the good side too?

 

[jackdaw]

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That intake is hot!

 

[thatismytruck]

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Do the rotted one first. If looks goofy, do the other.

 

[kingfish254]

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I would say test with it one sided first, but I am guessing it will look better on both sides.

One idea for the grill if you don't want it to be so see through is to line it from behind with a red plastic binder from Office Depot. That is what I used for the chainguard louvers on FlexLiner. You could even light it up from behind.

I really like how that grill turned out!!!

 

[thatismytruck]

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I'm beginning to think that my ColorFlow was really a JetFlow after looking at this photo:

viewtopic.php?f=70&t=33762&p=596628#p596333

same chrome fenders. Same chain guard as mine.

Still going to use the ColorFlow tank, just sayin.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

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ColorJetFlow?

 

[thatismytruck]

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Handed frame, fenders, fender supports, tank, crank, rack and chain guard to a powder coater today.
8)
I wonder what color?
:shock:

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

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Powder coating?? Arg.

 

[thatismytruck]

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How did the JB Weld work?

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

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How did the JB Weld work?

didn't use it yet.

 

[thatismytruck]

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Cleaned and painted the seat today. It looks fantastic! When assembled it will be very cool.

 

[Junker Jim]

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Ohhhh man...
I am so anxious to see these finished bikes.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

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all I got done this past weekend was to strip off the top layer of paint and reveal the manufacturers tag:

Haven't decided if I'll go with a patina build or a repaint yet. If repaint, I'm leaning towards flat red today. Tomorrow, who knows what color...

can anyone verify the year of this for me? I was told it's a '57