D Rock 45 Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) Hey I did think this through its not just post it up and not come back to it. Has anyone has took a hack saw or angle grinder to there bike an removed small part's of the bike, not just cutting it of an leaving it like that but taking your time planing how your going about it. An knowing its past its warraty before you go ahead. For example some frames, there's maggy mounts and disc mount's on some of then and you have never used a disc on the back, so you romove it. The same with fork's i swaped from maggys to disc, never used the rim mounts again. It can't be no different to a paint respray or rawing parts, it's still a personal mod not factory look to make it unique. This is what i would like to do an plan it out, not to lighten it but to make it look better as said above "unique". I have echo forks and dont like the tabs for the mount's after seeing my mate's disc only one's, but dont want to spash out on a new pair. Running a bash plate and bash ring on my onza blade, planing to remove the mounts for the bash plate. Just using the bash ring, not as aid to get up stuff. Am sure i read on hear quite a wile back about removing walls in rims to make them single walled, but thats is to do with saving weight. So my questions to you is have you done this before, know of anyone who has modded there bike mabey found a engineering place who are willing to do a professional job free of charge or for a small amount. last point and most importantly will it affect the strengh aslong as you do a good job of it If posible post some pictures up as i am intrested to see if it as been done an how it looks Dieter Edited December 29, 2011 by D Rock 45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I've done a reasonable amount, check out my pinkbike albums http://darkbiker.pinkbike.com/album/All/ If you need a hand with anything, just yell. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted December 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 I like how you have made the holes in the frount of you frame looks great, also the square then circle in your rims. Getting a new back rim soon so i will be taking the innr wall out of it, if it goes well i will do it to the front. should i just cut right to the edge or not When you removed you bash plate mounts, did you leave the hole or cover it back up. how did you remove the hole thing i was planning to just take the barrel bit of an leave the small plate bit on. I will take some picture to show you what am removing. Then could you let me know how to remove each bit or its it as simple as marking it up an taking small bits of at a time. Thanks for your reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengsmelly Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Ye Alex knows his stuff when it comes to shaving metal! ha Only think i have done really is file out my circle holes in my try-all rim to square holes... simple process and you loose more weight then you think, it's just very tedious and oyu have to be patient if you want to do it well ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted December 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 i can imagine so, i need to buy a new file if am going to square the holes. sounds better than removing the walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 going to brake out my angle grinder for this bit tomorrow and neaten every thing up a bit what do you think of it so far ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Looks good so far mate, just don't go too far and sacrifice the integrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 Looks good so far mate, just don't go too far and sacrifice the integrity. thanks, ye i was worryed about the weld spots, so i left them with a bit on, going to do the same for the last picture leave a small amount of weld on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Borneo Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) Reckon a good sharp file would be worth a try. Might take a bit longer than a grinder but you'll have more control that way and probably get a better finish. Make sure you put a good layer of chalk on the file before you start and it'll help stop it getting clogged. Always makes it easier when filing anything made of aluminium. Edited December 29, 2011 by Chris Borneo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted December 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) cheers for the tip never new that am not sure about doing my forks or not, any tips how to do them, not as easy to get to the mounts Edited December 29, 2011 by D Rock 45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 forks are done, i think i could of done a better job of it but first time doing this so am happy with it. still haven removed more of the disc mount so more pictures tomorrow when done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott21 Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) I dont think its a good idea to mess with the disk mount there that size and design for a reason. i can see an accident in the near future Ignore that i realised your shaving the rear mount :$ Edited December 30, 2011 by scott21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 no worrys mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Borneo Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Bit of work with a file and some emery cloth and you could get those really smooth. This is the fork from my road bike where i removed the brake bosses. On the right is just after filing with a second cut file and on the left is after a bit of work with some emery cloth. I only polished it to this extent as I was getting it clear coated and didn't want any marks to be visible after shot blasting. If you were getting it powder coated a colour, you wouldn't have to be so thorough. This is the frame and fork when it came back from the powder coaters. I don't have a close up of the fork but you can see it came out alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 very nice finish i like it, i would take it all of but dont have the confidence to remove the weld right to the frame. just need to wait a few more days to get my rim an new bash ring an i will be up an running again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 What rim are you getting? Are you gonna single wall it, it's an easy enough job to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 onza pro diamond, yup single wall have to drop my hub of a tartys an get my freewheel of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 small up date, i may of taken a really really really smalls amount off more than a should of . a fraction of a mm off still more work to do more pics soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 forks are compleatly finished now Hope you like the job ive done need to work some more on my frame, just not sure about removing all the weld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 I like how you coloured the forks in with marker pen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Rock 45 Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) haha, i need to get some matblack spray paint really but it will do untill i get some Edited January 15, 2012 by D Rock 45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbia Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 i cant seem to find the thread i thought was on here about drilling rims is there anyone who can advise on how to do it im looking to try it on an old wheel so i can have a go following the wheel building guide on here aswell as making my own drilled rim hopefully a win win situation but i can see me running headlong into a big mess without some sort of guidance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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