The Orient Express-New Finished Pics!
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Re: The Screamin' Indian
Wheel woes. I started my day by tearing my wheels down to clean them up. Decided the original hoops didn't look didn't fit the rest of the bike so I grabbed a pair of skinny black wheels off the wall and unlaced them, planning to relace the original hubs to the new hoops. This is when it all falls apart. The new rims are both 36 hole and the old ones are a 40 and a 32. Time to change gears, so to speak. I listed the nice chrome Ayara wheel set including the hubs in the for sale section. Now I think I will unlace my Sachs Duomatic kickback and lace it into either my new skinny hoops or pull my 700c's off the grav racer and use those. I have an old Union front hub that will be coming into play as well.
I did manage to get my welds smeared with bondo and will sand them down tomorrow morning. Then hopefully I can squirt some paint on the frame. I am leaning towards a burgendy and cream. Or perhaps a nice forest green? Top it off with some thin gold lines before trying my hand at aging the paint to make it look old. Any suggestions?
Wheel woes. I started my day by tearing my wheels down to clean them up. Decided the original hoops didn't look didn't fit the rest of the bike so I grabbed a pair of skinny black wheels off the wall and unlaced them, planning to relace the original hubs to the new hoops. This is when it all falls apart. The new rims are both 36 hole and the old ones are a 40 and a 32. Time to change gears, so to speak. I listed the nice chrome Ayara wheel set including the hubs in the for sale section. Now I think I will unlace my Sachs Duomatic kickback and lace it into either my new skinny hoops or pull my 700c's off the grav racer and use those. I have an old Union front hub that will be coming into play as well.
I did manage to get my welds smeared with bondo and will sand them down tomorrow morning. Then hopefully I can squirt some paint on the frame. I am leaning towards a burgendy and cream. Or perhaps a nice forest green? Top it off with some thin gold lines before trying my hand at aging the paint to make it look old. Any suggestions?
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a dark green would look really awsome
a dark green would look really awsome
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like this color green
like this color green
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Got time to rattle bomb the frame and forks today.
Also got the front wheel painted and laced up to a Union front hub. Tonight the rear will get laced into a Perry Two Star B-100.
Got time to rattle bomb the frame and forks today.
Also got the front wheel painted and laced up to a Union front hub. Tonight the rear will get laced into a Perry Two Star B-100.
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Lookin' real nice Cameron :wink:
Lookin' real nice Cameron :wink:
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Wow I really like that color. Good job!
Wow I really like that color. Good job!
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Love the ideas...looking great!...keep up the great work!
Love the ideas...looking great!...keep up the great work!
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It has been a productive afternoon in the garage. Frame got it's gold pin-striping, wheels got built (still need to true them up), and a quick mock up for pics. Getting a seat from Ratfink1962 and a crank set from Metal Militia. Just need to buy tires, tubes, a chain and a pair of crank pins before I can call it done.
It has been a productive afternoon in the garage. Frame got it's gold pin-striping, wheels got built (still need to true them up), and a quick mock up for pics. Getting a seat from Ratfink1962 and a crank set from Metal Militia. Just need to buy tires, tubes, a chain and a pair of crank pins before I can call it done.
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lookin good man ...is that hammered finish paint on the rim ? im gonna use some of that stuff i think i like it !!
lookin good man ...is that hammered finish paint on the rim ? im gonna use some of that stuff i think i like it !!
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It is Rustoleum Multi-Colored Textured paint. I was hoping it would reproduce the look of wood rims. Didn't come out like I had hoped, but it did reproduce a very good patina-ed rust.
mikesbikes36 said:
It is Rustoleum Multi-Colored Textured paint. I was hoping it would reproduce the look of wood rims. Didn't come out like I had hoped, but it did reproduce a very good patina-ed rust.
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That added bar definitely adds to the build and makes it look like a really old frame. Turning out nice.
That added bar definitely adds to the build and makes it look like a really old frame. Turning out nice.
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Looks great :shock:
Looks great :shock:
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I'm really liking the gold accents. Great stripe work. Whole thing is looking good.
I'm really liking the gold accents. Great stripe work. Whole thing is looking good.
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your local shop can get some track bars for you
your local shop can get some track bars for you
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Great looking frame and great looking colours!
Great looking frame and great looking colours!
