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Lol yeah that's what I'm "upgrading" from. It wasn't attached to the bike at all. Classic PO...

If anyone asks I'll tell them it's symbolism. The wood, just like the bike has scars and imperfections from old age. Add time, craftsmanship, and love. Not only does it become beautiful again, but it becomes your own. So if anyone asks, symbolism [emoji23]

Interesting you should ask. Steel seat pan. Roughly 10"x24". Holes drilled for rivets to attach leather or vinyl to seat. Stud welds Here is where it gets interesting, and I possible get kicked off this website [emoji85] Piece of barnwood cherry. Got it from my friends that make barnwood...

Got the frame and swingarm back today. Was very nervous, as I ordered the color online, and wasn't 100% sure what it would look like. It's flat, where as the black is glossy. Didn't like the two together, but I think it makes the black pop even more. Super excited to start putting it back...

Little elbow grease. Only went up to 600 grit + polish. Lost my 1000 & 1500 grit paper. It will work the moment!

Yeah and you should powder coat almost immediately after sandblasting. I waited a couple weeks which causes surface rust ( not on alum wheels) oil from fingers etc. I'm going to take my bearings to be installed at the local wheel shop.

Just a retired dude in his garage. That's just powder coating. I half ass sandblasted them myself before taking them over. He had to touch them up, but didn't charge me for it. I offered to pay for it, cool dude. I can't imagine getting them blasted would be that much more expensive, maybe $50...

Just got my wheels back today! I think they were 30 or 35 a wheel. What a visual improvement tho! You need a blind bearing puller to get them out. You can get one at HF for around $75. Or rent from local auto parts store. Or use an expanding concrete anchor. I'm sure you can find more...

Found a cool retired guy that powder coats in his garage. Here's a sneak peek of some of the black parts I got back today. Dropped the frame off today too, but it's not getting black ;)

Seat pan. Got some quotes today on getting it wrapped. Seems easy enough to do in the garage... The day is young

Payday resulted in: Front & rear wheel bearing kits Tc bros headlight mount ( for bates style center mount) Black ProBolt engine hardware kit Harbor freight: Torque wrench was on sale for $11. Bearing puller set Progress,right?

Going back to my roots. Some serious experimentation on some trim for a seat pan. African mahogany. Wish me luck I will need it

That fender, strut, and wheel compliment each other well! Badass!

Been putting in a lot of hours lately. Had my old phone kick the bucket on me and lost a bunch of pictures in the process. Removed the engine by myself, which I was pretty proud of. Took all the engine mounts out but one, laid it down, took the last bolt out, then just picked the frame up and...

Stupid question: is there a start period? I.e. I started the build last summer, can I still enter, or is the time crunch part of the challenge?

No before picture, but the inside was black before sandblast. Attempt at a drilled rotor. Now time to get it surfaced

I've thought about wrapping them. They can look good. The old wrap I took off smelled terrible once they got hot. I've heard through the grapevine that is caused by improper installation. ( something about a solution you treat the wraps in?) does that sound right? I got them quoted to get...

Thought this picture was badass!

Does anyone have experience with painting their pipes? Header paint? Thoughts, opinions?

Hacked old exhaust off after mounting tab. It was double walled pipe so I welded the two together. First piece of straight looked like this: Added the baffle to the end of the straight piece.