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02-14-2014, 01:53 PM | #76 |
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I'm still a little jealous about all of this. I like where it is all going.
Now, I'm just trying to figure out which toy to buy stuff for. I'm trying to outfit my Land Rover Disovery2 with some off-road stuff, like bumper w/ winch, bigger tires, wheels, and that sort of stuff. I also want to add a reckless fairing, stereo, paint, and this new wheel option to my Nomad. Geez! My wife is going to kill me when I bring this one up to her.
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02-14-2014, 05:12 PM | #77 | |
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Maybe shes jealous cause you get to have all the fun. Let her put the winch/bumper on, you do the wheel mod!
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02-17-2014, 11:00 AM | #78 |
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You're reading my mind! I think I've almost convinced her to buy the bumper for the truck ($650). If she does that, I'm going to get a Harbor Freight winch ($200-$300). Then, maybe I can work on the fairing and the front wheel.
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02-18-2014, 05:53 PM | #79 |
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That wheel mod looks real good Vulcan Bill. The chromed forks really set it off.
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02-18-2014, 06:51 PM | #80 |
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Thanks. I'm real happy with the way it turned out. The lower legs are polished, not chromed. The shop did such a good job its hard to tell and it was half the $ it would have cost to chrome them.
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02-18-2014, 08:33 PM | #81 |
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It does look great!
Good polish work on aluminum will last a long time with just minimal maintenance I would consider doing this but I got my heart set on a 21" wheel
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I'm finding the polished legs don't really require that much maintenance to keep them shining. An occasional buffing with Simichrome or some such keeps 'em sparkling.
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02-19-2014, 10:50 AM | #83 |
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I think the polished aluminum looks way better than chrome. I refer to it as white chrome...besides...anybody can buy chrome but pol. alum. takes a lot of elbow grease...Bdog
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Thanks!
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02-19-2014, 02:36 PM | #85 |
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Thanks Bill,
Are you sure you can wait for a tire change to install them? Glad you like them. For even more bling you can polish them. They'll look like chrome.
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02-19-2014, 03:30 PM | #86 | |
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I'm curious what do you use to buff them? The same buffer you would use to put on car wax?
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I'll be installing these this weekend.
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02-19-2014, 05:17 PM | #88 |
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I do it by hand using a rag and my favorite metal polish, Simichrome. You turn on the radio, open a beer and spend some quality time polishing the bike
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02-22-2014, 08:50 PM | #89 |
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2012 SG wheel mod done.
Many thanks go out to Vulcan Bill and dshelly for answering all my questions on doing this incredible mod, Wow what a difference. Front tire is a 120/70.
The Nomad is on my HF lift now doing many more mods I will end up starting a new thread to keep you all up to date.
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02-23-2014, 10:44 AM | #90 |
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Looks good, Doyle! I really like the looks of that 120 tire. I might have to drop down to that size on my next tire change. How about posting your impressions on handling after you get a few hundred miles on it.
BTW..you can plug those axle holes with chrome snap caps bought at a Lowes, Home Depot or any electrical store. They buff up to nice shiny finish and only cost about a buck each. Use a little silicon to glue them in place. Look at my pictures on page one to see what they look like.
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