Project Gretta....seat action.....
- Thread starter Kanticoy
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forcefanajd
Over 1,000 Posts
leave my bitch alone, she was perfect
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Oh come one man!!! Evolution baby!!!!
Here's some newness....
Headlight in the works. From a 1931 dodge truck tail light. Gauge hole used to be a side marker:
And brown base coat layed to match the seat.....think black panel inserts (scallops....) with gold pinstripes. Stoked I am. Love the color. I got it custom mixed and had some light flake and pearl added in, so in the sun she pops.
forcefanajd said:
Oh come one man!!! Evolution baby!!!!
Here's some newness....
Headlight in the works. From a 1931 dodge truck tail light. Gauge hole used to be a side marker:
And brown base coat layed to match the seat.....think black panel inserts (scallops....) with gold pinstripes. Stoked I am. Love the color. I got it custom mixed and had some light flake and pearl added in, so in the sun she pops.
CresentSon
Over 1,000 Posts
Man I was hesitant on the rivets, but I knew you had a plan that would blow me away. I sold you short. You better ride that thing in a red velvet smoking jacket with a brass stemmed briar pipe. You gonna be a Hugh Heffner looking mofo on that. Good show Sir, good show.
Thanks man. I know it's hard to watch change for some people, but I have always trusted my visions and followed through with them, I am loving this incarnation so far man. It am excited to see it come to completion. Thanks for the props my man! Glad you've got faith!
JustinLonghorn
No Purple Hearts, No Blue Ribbons
Damn man, I absolutely love the brown. Fantastic.
dean owens
Pittsboro, NC
wow. unique. i love it.
jayfromjay
If it don't hit the ton, well it aint no fun!
WAY dig it! love the old Mopar light. Thats thinking outside the box!
cyclefreak
Over 1,000 Posts
cyclhed if you think it looks mean, you should hear how she sounds!!!!cyclhed said:
Maritime
Over 10,000 Posts
This thing scares people when it fires up! Liking the new direction of the seat and tank colour. Can't wait to see it all finished. It does have a bit of a steam punk look, I love the way you modernized parts like the suspension and engine, then retro - ized the look and feel, kind of like some of the cool creations from Japanimation movies I used to watch in Highschool. There was one, I forget the name but it was all robots and cowboys kind of steam punkish and done in a sypia tone, Gretta would be the lead characters rie on that flick!
Thanks guys, I really wanted to add a few years in the looks department, and all of the metal combined with colors is achieving that. PJ, you're right, and that is in the works as we speak! Didn't want to go too far into the steampunk bracket, but there are definitely nods to it there. I get a lot of influences from the nautical and turn of the century aeronautical side of things. She is loud as hell, runs like a scaulded dog, and I admit, she scares me a little when I ride her, but hey, that's the fun. I was really pushing hard to get her ready for the Tennessee GTG, but it's just not gonna be to the quality that I want if I rush it that hard, not to mention, I'm fighting a broken cam chain tensioner bolt on the 400f (damn PO's!) along with helping cyclefreak finish his 200T, and throwing paint on my partner on the ambulance's ZX636 all before next weekend. Not that I mind at all, it's just gonna take some more dedication to get this old girl to the level that is in its head. I have to give mad props to Troy for listening to me ramble about paint colors. I'm being ridiculously picky about how to finish her out. I will keep you guys updated though!!!
