Willow...An Evolution
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thompsonmx100
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Re: Willow...An evolution..Christmas on page 34!!!!
Those are the greatest v stacks ive ever seen. They look great good job canuck plumber.
Those are the greatest v stacks ive ever seen. They look great good job canuck plumber.
CresentSon
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Re: Willow...An evolution..Christmas on page 34!!!!
+1.
I want a set in brushed aluminum...
+1.
I want a set in brushed aluminum...
CresentSon
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Re: Willow...An evolution..Christmas on page 34!!!!
I'm looking forward to visually ravaging (read: eye fucking) the finished bike.
Sorry Troy, my mind could churn out notebooks of romantic poetry about this bike, but she is so hot with those lines by the time they reach my hands they mostly turn into dirty limericks. The bike has all the sensual allure of a sophisticated lady that you know is out of your intellectual and physical league, but something in her eyes just screams 'dirty little country girl gonna rock your world and break your heart'. I haven't even met her, and I'm already scared sweet Willow is cheating on me...
Ringo said:
I'm looking forward to visually ravaging (read: eye fucking) the finished bike.
Sorry Troy, my mind could churn out notebooks of romantic poetry about this bike, but she is so hot with those lines by the time they reach my hands they mostly turn into dirty limericks. The bike has all the sensual allure of a sophisticated lady that you know is out of your intellectual and physical league, but something in her eyes just screams 'dirty little country girl gonna rock your world and break your heart'. I haven't even met her, and I'm already scared sweet Willow is cheating on me...
Re: Willow...An evolution..Christmas on page 34!!!!
Thanks fellas. I appreciate the homage but Major props has to go to Canuck! He did all the work.
I'm not even sure the pics do them justice. Art for sure.
Yeah, now I remember that from before :'( Sucks. I was never able to fix a bad spot. No matter how hard I tried I always ended up stripping and starting over. I'll be media blasting the wheel soon.
Inside the stacks is a removable foam filter. Might be something he started doing. Very cool for sure.
I'm not sure If I'll be running the foam or not. The stacks i was running had only screens.
Thanks fellas. I appreciate the homage but Major props has to go to Canuck! He did all the work.
I'm not even sure the pics do them justice. Art for sure.
JRK5892 said:
Yeah, now I remember that from before :'( Sucks. I was never able to fix a bad spot. No matter how hard I tried I always ended up stripping and starting over. I'll be media blasting the wheel soon.
Inside the stacks is a removable foam filter. Might be something he started doing. Very cool for sure.
I'm not sure If I'll be running the foam or not. The stacks i was running had only screens.
Re: Willow...An evolution..Christmas on page 34!!!!
I've had a couple of pretty good set backs.
Set back 1
I've been sick for the last five days. 101-102 fever and my body feels like I was hit by a truck. I finally went to a walk in clinic yesterday and doc said i had a pretty good sinus infection going on. She gave me a shot of antibiotics and said I'd feel better in a day or two. I'll tell ya I've never had a sinus infection get me down like this. Crazy. I slept till noon today but this afternoon I'm feeling much better. Hopefully I'm on my way.
set back 2
Tonight I started the sanding process on the plug and ended up dropping it :'( :'( . Now there is a pretty good crack in the gel coat. Figure it will need to be shot again. Hopefully its not much of a set back.
Anyhow, I've not told Jim yet. Hopefully, a quick coat of gel and we'll be good to go. It takes about 24 hrs before it can be worked down so maybe in a day or two... So, the last step before making the mold is to buff down to 0000 steel wool then 6 coats of johnson's floor wax. Hopefully I'll have some thing to photograph soon...
Ringo said:
I've had a couple of pretty good set backs.
Set back 1
I've been sick for the last five days. 101-102 fever and my body feels like I was hit by a truck. I finally went to a walk in clinic yesterday and doc said i had a pretty good sinus infection going on. She gave me a shot of antibiotics and said I'd feel better in a day or two. I'll tell ya I've never had a sinus infection get me down like this. Crazy. I slept till noon today but this afternoon I'm feeling much better. Hopefully I'm on my way.
set back 2
Tonight I started the sanding process on the plug and ended up dropping it :'( :'( . Now there is a pretty good crack in the gel coat. Figure it will need to be shot again. Hopefully its not much of a set back.
Anyhow, I've not told Jim yet. Hopefully, a quick coat of gel and we'll be good to go. It takes about 24 hrs before it can be worked down so maybe in a day or two... So, the last step before making the mold is to buff down to 0000 steel wool then 6 coats of johnson's floor wax. Hopefully I'll have some thing to photograph soon...
Re: Willow...An evolution..Christmas on page 34!!!!
You most certainly have a way with words man. You always make me smile!
I appreciate the props man!
Hahahahaha....I love you brother.....I honestly think the pain killers might be getting to ya ;D .CrescentSon said:
You most certainly have a way with words man. You always make me smile!
I appreciate the props man!
Re: Willow...An evolution..Christmas on page 34!!!!
The forks were lowered by placing a space below the dampner. The length of the spacer is then cut from the main springs. I've played with the ride height a good bit and this is probably the 4th time its been adjusted.
wannabe said:
The forks were lowered by placing a space below the dampner. The length of the spacer is then cut from the main springs. I've played with the ride height a good bit and this is probably the 4th time its been adjusted.
Canuck Plumber
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Re: Willow...An evolution..Christmas on page 34!!!!
Hey Troy. Glad you like them. The fit looks good, nice and tight I hope. That bike is going to be beyond amazing when it's finished. It's an honor to be a part of that.
Scotch always makes me feel better (some times bourbon)... Just a thought.
Take er easy.
...and thanks for the props everyone, I don't get out much.
Hey Troy. Glad you like them. The fit looks good, nice and tight I hope. That bike is going to be beyond amazing when it's finished. It's an honor to be a part of that.
Scotch always makes me feel better (some times bourbon)... Just a thought.
Take er easy.
...and thanks for the props everyone, I don't get out much.
Re: Willow...An evolution..Christmas on page 34!!!!
Ahhh, no! Ya know, that's the one thing I was truly terrified of while doing my body work. Dropping or dinging them. Bummer to hear it happened to you man! But knowing you, it'll probably be the catalist for some crazy bad ass design change.
troybilt said:
Ahhh, no! Ya know, that's the one thing I was truly terrified of while doing my body work. Dropping or dinging them. Bummer to hear it happened to you man! But knowing you, it'll probably be the catalist for some crazy bad ass design change.
Maritime
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Re: Willow...An evolution..Christmas on page 34!!!!
Won't get to deals as much as I want too. I have family commitments that got scheduled before the GTG. So far I have the time to possibly make the Steel City Mods & Rockers, just need to scrape up the funds. If I miss both of those I just may make a ride down on a weekend and see you guys. We'll see. I know I just can't wait to see this bike in person!
Won't get to deals as much as I want too. I have family commitments that got scheduled before the GTG. So far I have the time to possibly make the Steel City Mods & Rockers, just need to scrape up the funds. If I miss both of those I just may make a ride down on a weekend and see you guys. We'll see. I know I just can't wait to see this bike in person!
Re: Willow...An evolution..Christmas on page 34!!!!
The stacks are beyond words brother. Beautiful craftsmanship man they really are georgous! Thank you!
Oh yeah I let her slip and my heart sank. busted a huge dangling piece on the smaller end. Jim chuckled and said yeah the shape doesn't conform itself to being held. Darn thing is so hard to hold on to. Anyhow, Jim mixed up some Icing and kinda glued the broken piece back in and within 10 minutes it was worked back down to about 220 grit.
Now that the corner is fixed i again sanded the entire plug to 1K and then 0000 steel wool. Jim gave me some sort of sealer that I worked on like a wax. Can't tell ya what it is because it was in a generic bottle with the words 'Sealer' written in black magic marker. He also gave me a tub of 'mold' release. Its says that its is caranuba wax. Jim told me that Johnson's floor was can be used as well. Jim says that caranuba wax has to be used and not regular car wax. He says I need about 6 layers of wax. So that is where its at now. I'm waiting on jim to help with the next step. He says there will be 4 steps then there really should be no body work needed. Should come out smooth as a baby's bottom.
Anyhow, next step is to lay up half of the mold. That will sit over night then removed off the plug. Then the second half will be laid up, left to sit over night then removed. I believe the inside will get a coat of gel then waxed down. Once done the tank will get laid up. Last step will be to cut the openings and G flex the filler bung and petcocks in then seal with a product called Quick Poly http://kwikpolyllc.com/#MOLDING%20&%20FABRICATING
Anyhow, the seat pan was sent to Jim at Alchemy Upholstery in Pittsburgh www.alchemyupholstery.com
This is what we are shooting for: (Justin's seat is my inspiration) I told Jim I wanted it to look old and like an early baseball glove
Sho, Anyhow, I've not been getting much done. I was sick as a dog for 5 days. Had a fever and my head felt like it was going to explode. Long story sort is if in the middle of the winter a doctor tells you that you have a sinus infection and prescribes antibiotics you should take them..... If not it can lag on and rear its ugly head month later and about kill ya.
So, I got a shot of Antibiotics and a couple days later I'm almost good as new.
So I've decided if I ever paint a wheel again I'll only use appliance epoxy. I had to use two cans of aircraft stripper and almost an entire bag of media to blast this wheel. Sucks starting over but this has confirmed what I already know... appliance epoxy, when prepped right, is the real deal
Sucks starting over
Started boiling carbs in lemon juice
Parts ready for appliance epoxy:
Don't know what I got on the surface, but this is what happens when appliance epoxy reacts with a contaminant. Will be doing this over: (this is after two baths in purple power, washed with dish liquid then wiped down with denatured alcohol twice. I'm not freaking kidding )
Fork lowers: This is what you get when you get it right. God I love this stuff....sometimes ;D
Hopefully I'll be painting the frame over the weekend and maybe start reassembly next week. If Jim is right he keeps saying the hardest part on the tank is done and its just a matter of putting in a couple hours to get it finished. I'll keep you all updated on the rest of the tank building process
Jaeson,Canuck Plumber said:Hey Troy. Glad you like them. The fit looks good, nice and tight I hope. That bike is going to be beyond amazing when it's finished. It's an honor to be a part of that.
Scotch always makes me feel better (some times bourbon)... Just a thought.
Take er easy.
...and thanks for the props everyone, I don't get out much.
The stacks are beyond words brother. Beautiful craftsmanship man they really are georgous! Thank you!
You know I'd love to see ya Mike. I def will be at the Pittsburgh Mods/Rockers. Would be killer if you made both but even Pittsburgh will be awesome.Maritime said:
We'll see how it goes when I tune them. The system is really sweet. The foam filters are completly removable. The velocity stack I was running had screens only so I really wont beable to tell till I start doing plug chops. I'll let ya know though. You might consider contacting him about making a set for yours though. I do have a suspicion I'll be using the ones in mine.JRK5892 said:
Ringo said:Ahhh, no! Ya know, that's the one thing I was truly terrified of while doing my body work. Dropping or dinging them. Bummer to hear it happened to you man! But knowing you, it'll probably be the catalist for some crazy bad ass design change.
Oh yeah I let her slip and my heart sank. busted a huge dangling piece on the smaller end. Jim chuckled and said yeah the shape doesn't conform itself to being held. Darn thing is so hard to hold on to. Anyhow, Jim mixed up some Icing and kinda glued the broken piece back in and within 10 minutes it was worked back down to about 220 grit.
Now that the corner is fixed i again sanded the entire plug to 1K and then 0000 steel wool. Jim gave me some sort of sealer that I worked on like a wax. Can't tell ya what it is because it was in a generic bottle with the words 'Sealer' written in black magic marker. He also gave me a tub of 'mold' release. Its says that its is caranuba wax. Jim told me that Johnson's floor was can be used as well. Jim says that caranuba wax has to be used and not regular car wax. He says I need about 6 layers of wax. So that is where its at now. I'm waiting on jim to help with the next step. He says there will be 4 steps then there really should be no body work needed. Should come out smooth as a baby's bottom.
Anyhow, next step is to lay up half of the mold. That will sit over night then removed off the plug. Then the second half will be laid up, left to sit over night then removed. I believe the inside will get a coat of gel then waxed down. Once done the tank will get laid up. Last step will be to cut the openings and G flex the filler bung and petcocks in then seal with a product called Quick Poly http://kwikpolyllc.com/#MOLDING%20&%20FABRICATING
Anyhow, the seat pan was sent to Jim at Alchemy Upholstery in Pittsburgh www.alchemyupholstery.com
This is what we are shooting for: (Justin's seat is my inspiration) I told Jim I wanted it to look old and like an early baseball glove
Sho, Anyhow, I've not been getting much done. I was sick as a dog for 5 days. Had a fever and my head felt like it was going to explode. Long story sort is if in the middle of the winter a doctor tells you that you have a sinus infection and prescribes antibiotics you should take them..... If not it can lag on and rear its ugly head month later and about kill ya.
So, I got a shot of Antibiotics and a couple days later I'm almost good as new.
So I've decided if I ever paint a wheel again I'll only use appliance epoxy. I had to use two cans of aircraft stripper and almost an entire bag of media to blast this wheel. Sucks starting over but this has confirmed what I already know... appliance epoxy, when prepped right, is the real deal
Sucks starting over
Started boiling carbs in lemon juice
Parts ready for appliance epoxy:
Don't know what I got on the surface, but this is what happens when appliance epoxy reacts with a contaminant. Will be doing this over: (this is after two baths in purple power, washed with dish liquid then wiped down with denatured alcohol twice. I'm not freaking kidding
)
Fork lowers: This is what you get when you get it right. God I love this stuff....sometimes ;D
Hopefully I'll be painting the frame over the weekend and maybe start reassembly next week. If Jim is right he keeps saying the hardest part on the tank is done and its just a matter of putting in a couple hours to get it finished. I'll keep you all updated on the rest of the tank building process
