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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> From concept to completion /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1366654014 Message started by Doody814 on 04/22/13 at 11:06:54 |
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Title: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 04/22/13 at 11:06:54 Two and a half months ago I started with an idea... |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 04/22/13 at 11:07:29 …And now it’s a reality! It's amazing the looks and comments that a bobber gets when rolling through traffic, pulling up in a gas station, etc. People seem to either love it, or well, not so much...though nothing beats the look on the face of a kid, when you smile and wave at them, when you notice them drooling over it! Here is how she turned out...comments are welcomed! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 04/22/13 at 11:11:01 I'd post more pics if I could figure out how to link to photobucket. If anyone could help me with that, I'm all ears. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by rfw2003 on 04/22/13 at 11:21:55 466D6D667B3A3336020 wrote:
it's easy, if you click on the gear in your photo in photobucket it pops up a little window and there is some options there, click on the one for forums and that is the code you need, it automatically copies the link then you just have to past it here in your post. It will be the one with the [img] as the first part of it in that popup window. R.F. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by paulmarshall on 04/22/13 at 11:50:51 Bike looks really good mate. Its easier to right click the link in the top left, then click copy. Move your mouse here and right click again and then click paste. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by ToesNose on 04/22/13 at 13:21:17 Sharp looking bobber Doody, I've always liked red rims with black spokes and the matching shocks are pretty cool ;) |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by scannerzer on 04/22/13 at 14:09:50 fine looking machine you have there |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Borracho on 04/22/13 at 14:42:31 I like the tank. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by savagerider87 on 04/22/13 at 16:05:41 Nice ride 8-) |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by MiCTLaN on 04/22/13 at 20:09:40 Looks good from here... |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by wambr on 04/22/13 at 22:43:36 nice, gently and harmoniously . I like |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Demin on 04/23/13 at 06:06:08 Looks good.Actually took the time and did it right with the shocks and all.I like the mix of flat and gloss paint. 8-) 8-) 8-) |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 04/23/13 at 06:31:52 Thanks everyone for all of the compliments! Here are a few more... http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r724/Doody814/null_zpsa9573b26.jpg http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r724/Doody814/null_zps124d5c88.jpg http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r724/Doody814/null_zpsb8ec22f5.jpg http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r724/Doody814/null_zps552198a0.jpg http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r724/Doody814/null_zpsf389eadc.jpg |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by 87 savage on 04/23/13 at 07:49:16 Nice job Doody! How did you do the rims? That must have been a lot of work, did you tape off each spoke? Are those stock bars with risers? Nice pics too! :) |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 04/23/13 at 08:09:32 Thanks 87! The rims were painted with a rattle can. I cut drinking straws, & slipped them over the spokes...still a LOT of masking!!! Bars are stock buck horns, painted flat black w/ 15mm impact sockets for risers. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by 87 savage on 04/23/13 at 12:24:46 6E45454E53121B1E2A0 wrote:
Did you think that stuff up yourself, that is pretty ingenuitive! :o |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 04/23/13 at 13:12:01 Nope...can't take credit for that one. I got it from WD. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1364412054/3#3 |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by 87 savage on 04/23/13 at 13:19:57 715A5A514C0D0401350 wrote:
Oh well, you still did an awesome job!!! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 04/23/13 at 13:36:19 48454B4C5B5D181E1011290 wrote:
The risers were also a "borrowed" idea, but I can't seem to find the thread for that one. The rear fender is a trailer fender that I bought from Northern Tool for $13. I originally had it mounted to the frame horns w/ 1" spacers (also an idea I found on the forum), but after installing a new tire & hitting a couple of "bumps" on the interstate I realized that it was rubbing a bit. I fabricated some struts out of flat bar, lowered it closer to the tire, and mounted them to the swingarm. This site has been a great source of inspiration! Thanks everyone. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by shovelbum87 on 04/23/13 at 15:34:57 Gotta say I LOVE It! Really great job, I do have to say that I am a little mad though, that was the basic plan I had for mine... now I gotta get a new plan! HAHAHA Nice job! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by BigTrash on 06/24/13 at 13:40:14 bike looks great. nice job.. where are the mounting points for your fender and where did you mount your rectifier???? |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 06/24/13 at 14:07:38 2308063513001209610 wrote:
Thx BT! Rectifier is bolted to front of battery box. The fender is mounted in the back,with homemade struts that bolt to the rear of the swingarm, and the front is mounted to the crossbrace portion of the swingarm with angle brackets. This picture shows both a little more clearly. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Ralph_86-Savage on 08/02/13 at 11:55:41 Love your bike. Good looking ride you've made. I'm excited myself to get ready to tackle mine. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by jcstokes on 08/02/13 at 13:37:15 Drinking straw idea sounds very useful. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 08/02/13 at 14:01:50 756E6970636A64736B3E31060 wrote:
You can have your idea back, I've now got a new one! I've started with the rear fender, so in case I didn't like it I could go back easily. I ended up liking it, so I'm now working on the tank. Next will be changing the rims to black (I guess I get to bust out the ole drinking straws again). Here's the fender before mounting it. I'll post pics of the tank when it's completed. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Badass94Cad on 08/03/13 at 14:17:08 Awesome work. I'm loving it. 8-) |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Stealthmobile on 08/03/13 at 16:32:38 8-) very cool. nice work. mind if I "borrow" some of your ideas? |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 08/05/13 at 07:19:42 Ideas are free...borrow away! That's why I posted pics. Where do think I got my inspiration from? If it weren't for this forum, I'd still be rockin a stock savage! There's a ton of great people with great ideas on here. Good luck on you project! I do warn you, however, this stuff is addictive...my bike probably will never be "done"...just ask my wife! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Trailwood on 08/06/13 at 18:52:25 Nice Job! I love the look of the black and red. Did you buy the rear shocks or paint them? |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by PerrydaSavage on 08/07/13 at 05:25:50 Nice job dude! 8-) |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 08/16/13 at 10:35:04 Finished tank...all done with rattle cans. These pics were taken only minutes after spraying the clear, so there's a little orange peel. About 2-3 hours later the clear settled, and it's as slick as glass! I'll post final pics after I put her all back together. In the third pic, what looks like imperfections on the top of the tank, just below gas cap, are actually reflections of clouds! http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r724/Doody814/null_zpsbb7e66fd.jpg http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r724/Doody814/null_zps885a00d0.jpg http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r724/Doody814/null_zps3c6c965d.jpg http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r724/Doody814/null_zps66031bd1.jpg |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by slavke1976 on 08/16/13 at 10:43:22 Very nice , i like very much wish my to be in same way once. :) |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by mjs3790225 on 08/17/13 at 11:07:22 What sort of rattle paint are you using for the metal flake portions? Pops nice. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by bdrums71 on 08/17/13 at 23:22:38 hey man, sweet bike, quick question where'd you get the headlight and how did you mount it? |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by paulmarshall on 08/18/13 at 12:30:56 7670666179672325140 wrote:
It looks like a painted stock headlight. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by ToesNose on 08/18/13 at 15:04:29 RATTLE CAN ROCK STAR!!!! Looks great! :D |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 08/19/13 at 09:26:28 5140544D4C40535249404D4D210 wrote:
It looks like a painted stock headlight.[/quote] Yep. I got a bit ambitious a couple months ago & changed it though. I now have twin 4" chrome lights. It kinda looks a little "buggy", but definitley unique, so I like it. I've been thinking about going back to stock, only painting the bezel orange flake.?.?. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 08/19/13 at 09:33:42 777069292D232A28282F1A0 wrote:
Krylon. Got em at Hobby Lobby...not very cheap though. You're looking at almost $30! They're very small cans, so I went through a few of them. After it was all said and done, however, I only have about $90 or so in it all (and that was after sanding down & fixing some mistakes). try getting ANYONE to do it for anything close to that! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Ralph_86-Savage on 08/19/13 at 10:23:26 I love the paint. Heck the whole project looks amazing. I've clicked this link several times, just to come back and see the pictures. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 08/27/13 at 12:41:05 Pics of the "final" product...OK, probably not. I just can't stop tinkerin'. http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r724/Doody814/73100387-9541-42B1-ADBD-F64E7369874D-5669-0000071E9CA86221_zpsf72a7f91.jpg http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r724/Doody814/5FC1A41D-0ACB-45F1-B04A-C5223E92C4D4-5669-0000071E83E826D3_zpsaa2edb69.jpg http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r724/Doody814/0F07D359-55B2-4961-A108-00EA1BEA2C99-5669-0000071E71B18C72_zps626c68ba.jpg |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by americanelectric on 08/27/13 at 14:12:45 nice looking bike man! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by bobbed on 08/27/13 at 16:28:35 Super nice....did you make the peg extensions or are those forward controls and if they are where did you get them? |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 08/27/13 at 17:10:48 They are 4" forwards (by Ed L.)...try the "marketplace". Good luck, they're in pretty high demand & seem to be kinda hard to come by, or at least they were. I got lucky & found a used set. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 08/27/13 at 17:20:40 6A595448507A75380 wrote:
Thanks a bunch! That really makes me feel good. I spent a lot of time clicking on other threads here "just to see the pictures". A lot of inspiration can be found here, and hopefully I've had a little piece in helping others come up with ideas for their projects. These little bikes are fun & easy to work on (and experiment with)...the possibilities are endless. Good luck! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Vimlapung on 08/28/13 at 07:10:02 Nice bobber! Where did you get your muffler? |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by old_rider on 08/28/13 at 07:49:41 1E35353E23626B6E5A0 wrote:
Whats your inseam and how comfortable is your leg position? easy to shift? brake? I'm 5'10" with a 30" inseam and am not sure if a 4" or a 6" forward control set would do. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 08/28/13 at 08:23:50 714E4A4B4657524940270 wrote:
I think it was this one... http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/highway-hawk-universal-turnout-muffler-1pc-chrome-for-1-12-to-1-34-inch-header-pipes/part/HH-65-938 I painted it with high temp black, but it's faded into a dull gray. They make some that are rated for extreme temps, so I'll give it another shot whenever I'm feeling froggy. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 08/28/13 at 08:37:28 51525A4C575A5B4C3E0 wrote:
I'm 6'0" w/ a 32" inseam, and I think they're pretty comfortable, but it's a bobber. I'm not going on long trips, I'm just cruisin through town. I guess it depends on what you're doing. If you do more riding on the twisties and/or do a lot of shifting and braking, I'd think 4" would fit you just right, but if you're planning on doing more open road cruising, where you would want to stretch your legs, the 6" would allow for that a bit more. If it was me, however, I'd go with the shorter set to allow for more control, and if you wanted to stretch out, use some highway pegs (on a crash bar) or some pegs that swing out. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Vimlapung on 08/28/13 at 10:45:46 Thank you ;) 5A71717A67262F2A1E0 wrote:
I think it was this one... http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/highway-hawk-universal-turnout-muffler-1pc-chrome-for-1-12-to-1-34-inch-header-pipes/part/HH-65-938 I painted it with high temp black, but it's faded into a dull gray. They make some that are rated for extreme temps, so I'll give it another shot whenever I'm feeling froggy.[/quote] |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by EJID on 08/28/13 at 12:06:41 3D3E36203B363720520 wrote:
Whats your inseam and how comfortable is your leg position? easy to shift? brake? I'm 5'10" with a 30" inseam and am not sure if a 4" or a 6" forward control set would do. [/quote] I'm only 5'8" with a 30" inseam and it took some getting used to with my 4" Ed.L forwards installed. My legs are stretched pretty well and are really comfortable, but I don't do much hard mountain/twisty riding roads. Most of my riding is short around town commutes and slow leisurely drives ;D |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by SavageDiver on 11/04/13 at 22:28:22 Fellow savage owner looking for help, I am wanting to put a bobber seat in cost efficient manner, I really like how your came out... Can you assist of where and to buy.mlike DIY assistance please. Thanks 1833333825646D685C0 wrote:
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by SavageDiver on 11/06/13 at 20:50:51 One nice bobber, Where do you get that rear seat and mounts? Thanks 012A2A213C7D7471450 wrote:
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by SavageLooch92 on 04/26/14 at 13:17:39 This thread has given me so much inspiration and motivation. :o Well built man, came out awesome, im just starting mine this weekend. ;D |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 04/28/14 at 12:06:41 Thanks Man! I call it a 6-footer...she looks great from 6ft away, but up close you can tell I built it myself. I bought it on the cheap, dumped less $ into it than Hurley guts spend on chrome bits, had a blast building it, and have even more fun riding it (and seeing people's reaction while on the road, lol)...That's what it's all about! Good luck to you on your build. Start a thread, we all want to see what you come up with! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Loud3r on 04/28/14 at 12:56:58 How did you mount the turn signals? |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 04/28/14 at 20:09:22 I bent the seat brackets downward, to horizontal & used it as a "shelf" for the seat springs to rest on. Between the spring & bracket, I placed an angle bracket that the lights mount to. The angles are key...I started using cheap little shelf brackets I got from Lowe's, but the vibrations caused stress fractures & now my right shock needs a new paint job, lol. I had some 1/8" flatbar lying around, so I bent & drilled a couple of brackets & now they're solid as a rock! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by verslagen1 on 04/28/14 at 20:13:08 604B4B405D1C1510240 wrote:
people have done that before... won't last. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 04/29/14 at 06:51:08 Well, by all means...if people have done it before, then NO one should EVER try it again! There's a reason why Manufacturer's warantys are voided, on almost everything you buy, if something is modified...because it's likely to not last as intended. I'm not a fabricator, I'm a backyard mechanic! I make things happen with what I have available. If it doesn't last, I'll fix it (probably in a manner that you don't aprove of either), cause that's what I do. I was asked how "I" did it, so I answered honestly. I never said that this was the best way it could ever be done. If you don't like the way someone has done something, OK, offer suggestions to a better solution, otherwise don't be so rude. If you're gonna hate, just keep it to yourself! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by old_rider on 04/29/14 at 08:55:54 Could have also been the weight of the rider that caused the bent seat mounts to fail.. If its working....why bother changing it.... if it breaks, worse thing that will happen is the seat will bottom out and then it will have to be fixed, until then... ride away!! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 04/29/14 at 09:39:29 31323A2C373A3B2C5E0 wrote:
That's all my point was... I didn't mean to get testy, just proud of my baby! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by ironhorseprop3 on 05/08/14 at 02:18:50 Great build and redesign brother. Mad prop on the rattle can paint job. It's always nice to see a cheap solution that turns out looking better than professional. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by dhsmithh on 04/02/15 at 14:55:04 awesome build! |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by Doody814 on 04/02/15 at 18:35:41 So it's bee a LONG time since I've been on, so it's cool to see all the nice comments, thanks to everyone! This winter wasn't kind to the clear coat & I've noticed several small cracks, so a sanding is in order...and since I can't leave well enough alone, I've decided to take it all off & do paint job #3...I sketched it out this afternoon, so it'll be ready in a week or two to get started. I'll be sure to post pics...again, so stay tuned. |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by fobmarley on 04/16/15 at 20:49:24 I'm about to start up with my first bike as well and looking at yours gives me hope mine wont turn out too horribly. Lol |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by 05ss45 on 07/30/15 at 20:04:37 Very nice |
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Title: Re: From concept to completion Post by inglourioushoko on 10/11/15 at 01:36:16 Awesome how close to your original mock this is. Big ups to you! |
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