Hot Rod Bucket

[choppedtop]

Hey, I saw that on the post office wall!

 

[PotvinGuy]

Hey, I saw that on the post office wall!

Aw, damn, back into the witness protection program for me.

 

[fletcherson]

Spanky, Nesh, keep climbing in! I'm 77 and fat and I have worked out a sequence such that I can enter with a bit of grace. And if I move fast no one sees the tricks.

I too struggle with flexibility. A spinal fusion adds to the issue. I too refuse to cave. I have always been strong and agile but I sure feel it getting on and off of my Valkyrie... especially if the drivers seat backrest is on. Hey, were still doing it, darn it!

 

[Jim B]

Mandarin Pearl Orange, or close. Bucket is at the painters.

 

[DonnyRay]

WOW !!! That color looks great.

 

[CheapT]

Height has something to do with it. Age has a little more to do with it! The older you get, the less agile you are. Some years ago, my father in law was visiting. My wife suggested I take him for a ride in my bucket. He was maybe 70ish years old. I had to get the step stool out so he could get his leg up and over to get in. No doors!
Today, I'm that age and I'm having the same problem getting in. I removed the top at allow easier access. That was just one more hurdle to overcome. I refuse to use the step stool!! At least for now.

I'm a bit younger than you folks but I hope I'm able to climb in without a step too. 2 spinal fusions have ruined my balance not to mention my flexibility. I just hope I get it done soon enough that I can still climb into it! Lol

 

[CheapT]

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Mandarin Pearl Orange, or close. Bucket is at the painters.

That looks pretty close to the color of my engine!

 

[Jim B]

 

[Spanky]

Great progress, Jim. What primer did you use?

 

[Jim B]

Paints on.

 

[Spanky]

Really nice paint job. Congratulations! Can't wait to see that baby sitting on all four!

 

[Jim B]

Got some flames.

 

[AusBucket]

Very nice work, looks great.

 

[DonnyRay]

WOW !!

 

[CheapT]

Like the flames! Just wondering if anyone has heard of using something like a plastic wrap in the design of the flames. It's like a stick on in the shape of the flames. Would be for people like me who've tried and not succeeded at doing flames. Can't get things symmetrical.

 

[Neshkoro]

I practiced laying out flames on things that are not cars! They always look rather juvenile! I just gave up.

 

[Spanky]

Vinyl "wraps" have become a real thing. All kinds of choices, and they seem pretty durable.

 

[T-Test]

Like the flames! Just wondering if anyone has heard of using something like a plastic wrap in the design of the flames. It's like a stick on in the shape of the flames. Would be for people like me who've tried and not succeeded at doing flames. Can't get things symmetrical.

I've never seen symmetrical fire, it's always dancing and trying to burn me.

 

[CheapT]

Vinyl "wraps" have become a real thing. All kinds of choices, and they seem pretty durable.

I've heard to people clear coating vinyl wraps so the edges don't peel. Not sure of the durability though.

 

[CheapT]

I've never seen symmetrical fire, it's always dancing and trying to burn me.

Okay, point taken. My sister in law is fair at it but.... Mine however always seem as if Charlie Brown had done them...not so great.