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Havent had enough time to finish sanding the tank down yet (taking forever) but finally getting some parts in and piecing things together. Hopefully will be able to finish sanding and bondo tank and can paint soon.
*Im also trying to decide if I want to paint the frame as well.
Just got in...
Thanks man! I hear you about the life part lol...same thing is delaying me a little now. However Im actually grabbing some new parts from Dime City right now!
Going much slower than I would like but life is getting in the way a bit, hoping to bondo the tank and paint everything soon...then just waiting for parts. Will hopefully have a nice update soon!
http://vimeo.com/27361350
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Teamed up with Lossa Engineering to make a short video on a Yamaha SR500 that was featured on Cafe Racer Season 1. I wanted to have all the shots at night, and no cars on the road, which was no easy task, but we pulled it off. After several nights of...
Yeah this was my first go at it and was actually pretty surprised at how even and smooth the dents were. I was originally thinking I was going to try and go for the all bare metal look so I was being careful to not leave too many hammer marks, but now I think Im going to paint it so will also...
Thanks Tim! I didn't, just pieced it together...I might make another with smaller pipe and an off and on switch because this one just plugs in. I also want to try and figure out a way to make it swivel/tilt. If I do all that I may sell a couple here and there just for fun.
*it really wasn't...
I pulled some turn signals off of an old harley scooter that I may use on my GS550 build...
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=32793.0
Since I was already at it I grabbed the headlight and turned it into a new desk lamp, I think it turned out pretty awesome!
Here is the current state...I am working on this tank which is a pain but I think it will turn out good after another long sanding session. I am also hammering out knee indents which I started on tonight to take a break from sanding.
Working on getting the old paint off now so I can hammer in knee indents and decide if I want to keep it bare metal or paint it. Will post pics of tanks soon.
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