What are you doing to your rig - the continuing saga

[time2getdirty]

Hoping to pick up a tig welder soon...
Bought a 10 set of dimple dies:

Getting a bit of parts collected.

 

[YELLAHEEP]

I might have to hit you up in the future on getting some stuff dimpled. :thumbup:

Damn, that table is NO joke! Bet it takes a forklift to move......

 

[time2getdirty]

Always open for business. I figured the table should support the 14 bolt alright haha, it is only 3" cast top! I think it weights like ~750LBS

 

[eflores]

taking some time off of the full bodied rig while JD does some work on it and focusing on the 2 door.

 

[time2getdirty]

Wtf is that?!

 

[time2getdirty]

Front looks good

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Needs longer shackles.

The "rising sun" tubes on the rear quarter and the stinger aren't my thing, but the rest looks pretty darn good. :thumbup:

 

[Fred]

Needs more tube.

 

[DutchVDub]

Needs longer shackles.

The "rising sun" tubes on the rear quarter and the stinger aren't my thing, but the rest looks pretty darn good. :thumbup:

Flores must be trying to go from brown to yellow. I hear he's even eating his tacos with chop sticks now.

 

[UnlimitedMatt]

WTF am Igoing to do with this stuff...

Stupid kid

 

[time2getdirty]

^mmmm 5:38s arb and king goodies mmmmmm

 

[DutchVDub]

Just rode the new Jeep 5 miles to the in-laws' house. Only dropped gear once and was able to get the chain back on while riding. Seat could be more comfy but otherwise damn good for 70$

The route

 

[SolarBell]

The lack of a full-length seat tube always freaks me out. How much pedal bounce do you get from the coilover while pedaling?

 

[DutchVDub]

The rear suspension brings the suck if you stand up to pedal, a habit that I have as I grew up racing BMX. When you're sitting down its not really noticeable, especially if you down-shift appropriately. Again, I grew up racing BMX and until last year hadn't ridden a bike since I got my driver's license. Shifting a bike is a new concept to me as well. I'm used to just standing up and pulling up on the handle bar with the arm that's on the side I'm pushing down on the pedal with. Downshifting and staying on my arse the whole time is a relatively new concept. I've contemplated making a solid link to replace the coil-over with. Something with heim joints on either end so I can adjust it.

 

[YELLAHEEP]

.... Or you could stiffen up the coil tension so that you have suspension when you need it and not when you don't. :dunno:

You don't HAVE to modify EVERYTHING you get your hands on Dutch....... :laugh:

 

[UnlimitedMatt]

.... You don't HAVE to modify EVERYTHING you get your hands on Dutch....... :laugh:

Or you could go the Flores route and add some tube. :sunshine:

 

[DutchVDub]

.... Or you could stiffen up the coil tension so that you have suspension when you need it and not when you don't. :dunno:

You don't HAVE to modify EVERYTHING you get your hands on Dutch....... :laugh:

I would think that would raise the bike up, I could be wrong though. I mainly stick to riding on the Firestone Trail which runs along CR-13/Colorado Blvd and goes from South of HWY-52 all the way north to damn near Platteville, but it turns to dirt North of HWY-119. Once I build up to it I'll usually just take it down to HWY-52 and back, roughly 10 miles total. Its all newer paved extra-wide sidewalk so the rear suspension is really needed at all.

 

[SolarBell]

Or just find a decent air shock you can swap in that has a lockout on it. Then you can have it do both. The newer shocks are valved well enough that they can handle the pedaling without compressing too much but will still handle the bumps appropriately.

 

[SolarBell]

I would think that would raise the bike up, I could be wrong though. I mainly stick to riding on the Firestone Trail which runs along CR-13/Colorado Blvd and goes from South of HWY-52 all the way north to damn near Platteville, but it turns to dirt North of HWY-119. Once I build up to it I'll usually just take it down to HWY-52 and back, roughly 10 miles total. Its all newer paved extra-wide sidewalk so the rear suspension is really needed at all.

It will sit higher when you are riding for sure, and not be as soft of a ride. Depends on what you are looking for. Coils springs bring the suck for pedal damping when on a mtb, esp. with the odder geometries.

 

[DutchVDub]

Air shocks sound pricey for what's little more than a pavement only fat-boy trying to get less fat bike.