| My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) | |
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ShredSince95 FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 27 Join date : 2014-01-24 Age : 35 Location : New England, United States Setup : PoP Deck 33mm, BRT 2.0 Wide, Winkler wheels, Riptape Original
| Subject: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:19 pm | |
| Hey guys, figured id share this with you... i just finished painting them yesterday and was pretty stoked with how they came out. :] As im sure some of you are aware, the Bollie trucks have loads of excess material underneath the front and backsides of the hanger around the axles giving it a boxy and not very sleek or realistic appearance. Original Bollies for reference: I wanted them to look more like traditional skate trucks or BRTs and if they had improved functionality in the end of the process, id be even more happy. BRT 2.0's for reference: so i pulled the trucks apart, made some marks with a sharpie and broke out the dremel. During the first shaping I had gotten the basic design down and removed roughly 0.3 gram of material from the hanger, which is about the same weight of 2 china wheels seen on the trucks (not my main goal, but inevitable and definitely a plus.) 1st shaping: After the first shaping, I took a break and looked at where i needed to even the hangers out and touch up certain spots. the 2nd shaping was to really clean things up before paint and make sure everything was nice and symmetrical. Final shaping/paint: The final weight removed totaled to roughly 0.5g, which is a HUGE weight savings when you're talking <5g, so i was really pleased with this aspect. So far, ive noticed flip tricks like to flip a bit faster and the board definitely feels a little bit lighter and responsive overall. Obviously when removing so much material you have to take structural integrity into consideration and this is by far my main concern as far as research and development goes. They definitely give the board a more tech feel i think, the loss of weight and faster flips makes tricking into and out of grinds a little easier and enjoyable. I was pretty pleased with the appearance, i wish the paint was a bit better, but i can refinish them. Today is the first day ive really had to test the final trucks since the paint dried, im hoping they hold shape and dont bend/break, I will keep this thread updated if anything goes wrong.
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Jared Constant FBHQer
Posts : 1114 Join date : 2013-11-29 Age : 24 Location : Connecticut Companies : birdslayer Setup : birdslayer / creamy goo
brt
ff brr ed
woob rlx / creamy goo
brt / wc
winkler big daddyz
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:24 pm | |
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ShredSince95 FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 27 Join date : 2014-01-24 Age : 35 Location : New England, United States Setup : PoP Deck 33mm, BRT 2.0 Wide, Winkler wheels, Riptape Original
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:42 pm | |
| - HightekFB wrote:
- O: That is so cool!
haha thanks man! Im pretty stoked on them. |
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WantSomeSlaw Trade Moderator
Posts : 2575 Join date : 2013-05-14 Age : 24 Location : Under your bed. Setup : What's a fingerboard?
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:42 pm | |
| Nice shaping job! Unfortunately, this has been done over and over. Shaping china trucks. It's not like you made them 32mm. Not trying to be mean, because you did it pretty well. But this has been done so many times. Also, I am not a big fan of the "shaped china truck" look (that goes for any company who makes shaped china trucks). Maybe if you put a cool, sleek spin on them, it would be appealing. Nice start though |
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ShredSince95 FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 27 Join date : 2014-01-24 Age : 35 Location : New England, United States Setup : PoP Deck 33mm, BRT 2.0 Wide, Winkler wheels, Riptape Original
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:52 pm | |
| - WantSomeSlaw wrote:
- Nice shaping job!
Unfortunately, this has been done over and over. Shaping china trucks. It's not like you made them 32mm. Not trying to be mean, because you did it pretty well. But this has been done so many times. Also, I am not a big fan of the "shaped china truck" look (that goes for any company who makes shaped china trucks). Maybe if you put a cool, sleek spin on them, it would be appealing. Nice start though thanks dude! yeah, im definitely not trying to make/sell these things lol. (although if someone asked me to make a set, maybe). I finally got some BRT wides on my main that i was really pumped on, so i figured id make a clone set for the secondary. Too much time/effort would go into each set. this was more to make my secondary set-up more appealing to myself. i wish could figure out something to do with the kingpin without changing the profile of the truck (i.e. height). ive tweaked enough sets to know to leave the kingpin alone on these trucks, aside from a mild grinding. or you lose the option to run loose settings on the bushings and it messes with the way the board pops due to the new angle. |
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eddie Victory FBHQ Regular
Posts : 542 Join date : 2012-11-30 Age : 38
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:53 pm | |
| i think they look much nicer than the average china trucks! nice job!
i have shaped a few pairs an they turned out awfull but i was mostly trying to taper the hanger down so i could fit BRR wheels on em! |
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Ian B FBHQ Regular
Posts : 709 Join date : 2012-10-11 Age : 33 Location : Scotland Setup : Ambt.
BRT Wide (Super Silver).
Cart Wheels - White.
BRT Medium.
Fingerplant New Mold.
BRT Wide (Black).
Cart Wheels - Purple.
BRT Medium.
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Mon Feb 03, 2014 4:59 pm | |
| Looking good man. Much better than they were! |
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Joe FBHQ Regular
Posts : 701 Join date : 2013-09-17 Age : 34 Location : Quake city, New Zealand
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:07 pm | |
| Yea, awesome. Good to see people just posting cool stuff they did, we need more of this. Nice one |
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Skaterd97 Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 293 Join date : 2013-06-10 Age : 27 Location : Orlando,fl Companies : Hello fingerboards Setup : berlinwood
Brt
china tape
Witchcraft tuning
cnc wheels
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Mon Feb 03, 2014 6:13 pm | |
| Those are supper nice man |
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Bakko Moderator
Posts : 1645 Join date : 2012-10-09 Age : 45 Location : Rehab Companies : Primitive Decks Co.
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Mon Feb 03, 2014 7:19 pm | |
| Yeah, you did a nice job on these. I love all kinds of diy stuff, so even if its nothing new, I like the way you took your time and took some nice pictures and wrote down some words. Eyecandy and a good read is always welcome in my mind. Thanks for sharing! Also these turned out better than a few shaping jobs Ive seen actually.. |
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Yisus Pablo Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 188 Join date : 2013-08-08 Age : 24 Location : Culiacan, Mexico. Companies : Lambda fingerboards
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:46 am | |
| You did a sick job dude! Love em! |
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urbanjump FBHQ Regular
Posts : 587 Join date : 2013-12-19 Age : 29 Setup : Berlinwood Xwide:
X4's, China wheels, stock tuning
Brutal Custom:
TDLB's, Duros, witchcrafts
Zink, Ktown, 2 Bawsewoods, 2 woobs, Beastpants, Cowply:
All have wide BRT's, Oaks or FF wheels, & Witchrafts
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Tue Feb 04, 2014 5:59 am | |
| I'd take those over the thick clunkiness of the bollies any day |
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Colt FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 27 Join date : 2014-01-15 Location : Canada Companies : Hunter & Alexander Deck Co.
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:49 am | |
| - Bakko wrote:
- Yeah, you did a nice job on these. I love all kinds of diy stuff, so even if its nothing new, I like the way you took your time and took some nice pictures and wrote down some words. Eyecandy and a good read is always welcome in my mind. Thanks for sharing! Also these turned out better than a few shaping jobs Ive seen actually..
Agreed, nice work! |
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BryanH FBHQ Regular
Posts : 540 Join date : 2013-11-16 Age : 25 Location : Australia :P Setup : Neztek Vulcan Custom
Brt's w/ Witchcrafts
G4's
Clean sheets
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:17 am | |
| What type of paint did you use? |
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ShredSince95 FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 27 Join date : 2014-01-24 Age : 35 Location : New England, United States Setup : PoP Deck 33mm, BRT 2.0 Wide, Winkler wheels, Riptape Original
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:44 pm | |
| - eddie Victory wrote:
- i think they look much nicer than the average china trucks! nice job!
i have shaped a few pairs an they turned out awfull but i was mostly trying to taper the hanger down so i could fit BRR wheels on em! Thanks! Id like to see if i could fit bearing wheels on these eventually, ill have to get a cheaper set to experiment with... the china wheels are really the only drawback at this point. - Ian B wrote:
- Looking good man.
Much better than they were! Thanks! - Joe wrote:
- Yea, awesome.
Good to see people just posting cool stuff they did, we need more of this. Nice one glad you enjoyed! I like posting up little reviews/threads so maybe ill do it more often. - Skaterd97 wrote:
- Those are supper nice man
thanks! - Bakko wrote:
- Yeah, you did a nice job on these. I love all kinds of diy stuff, so even if its nothing new, I like the way you took your time and took some nice pictures and wrote down some words. Eyecandy and a good read is always welcome in my mind. Thanks for sharing! Also these turned out better than a few shaping jobs Ive seen actually..
thanks for the kind words! I enjoy writing reviews, threads, etc. I plan on doing a couple reviews on a few decks and setups soon, ill be sure to post up here. - Yisus Pablo wrote:
- You did a sick job dude! Love em!
haha thanks alot! - urbanjump wrote:
- I'd take those over the thick clunkiness of the bollies any day
I agree! I was surprised with how much weight and material i was actually able to take off. - LazyFingers wrote:
- What type of paint did you use?
just regular high-gloss spray paint and lay them on a sheet of cardboard . 2 super light coats on each side should be fine, the real trick is how you lay them out to be sprayed so you dont end up getting any seams. I usually do the underside of the hanger FIRST, with the kingpin hole and pivot point facing up, let it dry, then flip it and do the top/grinding surface of the hanger. |
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Bakko Moderator
Posts : 1645 Join date : 2012-10-09 Age : 45 Location : Rehab Companies : Primitive Decks Co.
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:18 am | |
| I got so inspired by your shaped trucks dude! Here`s my effort done to some leftovers I had laying around. Paint is Humbrol Enamel Gloss Black simply painted on with a paint brush.. |
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Turnt Part of the Furniture
Posts : 3168 Join date : 2013-06-07 Age : 33 Location : comin out da fax machine
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Sat Feb 15, 2014 8:58 am | |
| HOLY SHIT BAKKO! Did you do the baseplates?? |
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thatfingaboardguy119 Every Day FBHQer
Posts : 917 Join date : 2013-04-22 Age : 23 Location : pennsylvania Companies : dank decks
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:03 am | |
| those bases |
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streetsteeze1 Blossoming FBHQer
Posts : 182 Join date : 2013-10-28 Age : 24 Location : london Setup : Weca N.H.B graph
32mm silver brts
Ff black
Rachet rails (cable ties)
La vachina tape
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Sat Feb 15, 2014 9:25 am | |
| those baseplates are smooth |
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ShredSince95 FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 27 Join date : 2014-01-24 Age : 35 Location : New England, United States Setup : PoP Deck 33mm, BRT 2.0 Wide, Winkler wheels, Riptape Original
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:54 pm | |
| - Bakko wrote:
- I got so inspired by your shaped trucks dude! Here`s my effort done to some leftovers I had laying around. Paint is Humbrol Enamel Gloss Black simply painted on with a paint brush..
Damn dude those look amazing Bakko! The shaping on those hangers looks absolutely flawless, not to mention that finish on the baseplates! That paint really makes me want to refinish mine again. Haha so cool to see other people doing this! Although, I think your set blows mine out of the water Bakko lol. Have you experimented at all with bearing wheels on these trucks (china/bollie)? I'd like to get a set of decent bearing wheels so I can have 2 decent setups around. I'm happy with the trucks at this point just need bearing wheels! |
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Yago FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 85 Join date : 2013-12-11 Age : 27 Location : Barcelona
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:08 pm | |
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ShredSince95 FBHQ Beginner
Posts : 27 Join date : 2014-01-24 Age : 35 Location : New England, United States Setup : PoP Deck 33mm, BRT 2.0 Wide, Winkler wheels, Riptape Original
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Sat Feb 15, 2014 2:46 pm | |
| Little update, here's mine after roughly 2 weeks... I need some new pivot cups, and like I mentioned before, really wish the paint came out better... I still love these things though and with a cheap set of bearing wheels they'd be perfect budget trucks. No bends, no cracks, just normal wear and tear |
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Bakko Moderator
Posts : 1645 Join date : 2012-10-09 Age : 45 Location : Rehab Companies : Primitive Decks Co.
| Subject: Re: My Custom Bollie project (29mm BRT clone) Sat Feb 15, 2014 6:10 pm | |
| Thanks guys, and yours look just as good dude! And the good thing is that you can always repaint the hangers over and over and over.. Well, if I was to put some wheels on them I think I would go for some Grand Wheels (non brt edition) because of the long axle, as brt edition wheels tend to be very loose on the axles if a spacer is not used. Or maybe some bouble bearing wheels if they fit. A set of white Winkler Junks would look sick to go with the black hangers and goden baseplates though..haha! Nah thrent, I didnt need to paint the bases. They are just some golden teckdeck bases I had laying around for a while. Bottom bushing is a Ytrucks bushing and the top one is a td (indy type with the white pivortcups and bushings) longboard bushing. The hangers are just the normal wider 29mm td hangers that has been shaped.. |
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