countstevula's 2014 Open Class Build - Powerdyne Chopper

[mrpat]

Good deal Steve. Getting to be crunch time.

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[countstevula]

Good deal Steve. Getting to be crunch time.

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Yeah, no kidding....I'm a slacker

 

[frankster]

Lookin Good

counthacksawula :laugh:

 

[countstevula]

counthacksawula :laugh:

I almost erupted into laughter after reading that frank :laugh:

 

[countstevula]

Got the frame painted

 

[buckeye]

Looks great.:laugh:

 

[frankster]

Paint Done!

Yea that Stealth Black paint really does the trick, imp:

 

[countstevula]

 

[buckeye]

:thumbsup:

 

[countstevula]

Removing the tires....best way to get old tire off the insides? I tin snipped them off........buckeye????

 

[buckeye]

Man, those are jacked up!
No clue.:laugh:

 

[Harleys Papa]

Removing the tires....best way to get old tire off the insides? I tin snipped them off........buckeye????

I would have left a little more sidewall and then I put it in a vise (with something to keep the jaws from marring the rim) grab the sidewall with vise grips and the carefully use a dremmel with a cut off wheel to cut through the belts in the bead :thumbsup: A little WD40 or PB Blaster to help cut the corrosion wouldn't hurt :thumbsup:

 

[buckeye]

Yeah, that.:laugh:

 

[YOOP]

i've used a propane torch before to melt away some of the rubber,just enough to get at the wire in the beads and cut with sidecutters

 

[Stangrcr1]

i've used a propane torch before to melt away some of the rubber,just enough to get at the wire in the beads and cut with sidecutters

I have just gone at the bead with side cutters, little by little...

 

[countstevula]

Success! I was cutting my second tire off and the maintenance guy at work was watching me. I got one wheel half free and he grabbed it, a screwdriver and a pair of tin snips. Pried the bead a little, snip, and the bead popped off the wheel half. So the same happened to all of my wheel halves. And I was worried.....

 

[frankster]

Updates

Any updates from your mechanic to report this week?

sorry,:drinkup:

 

[cheezy1]

Beep Beep....:clown:

 

[countstevula]

Beep Beep....:clown:

Ha! Guess I did biff this one. I will get it together, just gonna take longer :doah: