What do you think..heres how it looks now and then the diamondplate photoshop..
On 01.28.10, In Projects / DIY, By KrAzE
On 01.27.10, In Personal, Projects / DIY, By KrAzE
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On 01.24.10, In Uncategorized, By KrAzE
Heres some pictures of the finished dash. I plan on actually covering the center console in diamondplate once I get all the tweaks worked out.
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On 01.19.10, In Projects / DIY, By KrAzE
I have a dodge magnum that I currently drive. I have recently installed subwoofers in the back pockets. Normally this fits a 10″ sub but I wanted a big ol 12″ non shallow in there. When I did this, I could no longer pull up the hide away trunk. I was going to have to either cut the existing carpet trunk or design something new.
Heres what the trunk looks like:
Its carpeted its nice.. but I couldnt use it without cutting into it.. so why not build something new?
I was originally looking at woodgrain, I have seen alot of people doing this.
It looks nice, but then I wanted to match the rest of the car, and I am not a big fan of the wood trim dash kits for this car.
I got to looking around for alternatives and I thought, whats tougher than diamondplate?
I headed to the store and couldnt find the size that I wanted..Eventually I found some at farm and home, of all places that would have been my last guess. Who would have known that diamondplate is so damn expensive! 2 sheets of 24″x46″ ran me 160 dollars. There was no room for mistakes here.
I also had to buy blades for my skill saw…which 2 of the 3 broke on the diamondplate.. I guess its expensive because its strong haha.
I had to buy hinges (shiney ones!) and self tapping screws for the cool look.
I started by taking the original carpet and creating a template on my 2 pieces of MDF board I got at menards.
I cut the mdf…easiest stuff to cut in the world.
I then transfered the pattern of the MDF onto the diamondplate, then cut it out with a jigsaw….holy crap was this time consuming…plus you couldnt make a mistake or the piece was scrap so this step took the longest.
I then started to add the MDF to the diamondplate. I used glue on the bottom of the plate and then around the edges I took socket style self tapping screws and screwed into the MDF for a more urban look and extra strength.
I then shoved it into the car and added the hinges and handles and this is the end result:
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On 08.19.09, In Personal, Projects / DIY, By KrAzE
So I got myself a new toy today. I got a 2002 Suzuki RM250 for trail riding around these parts. Its an attempt to get out more and be more active instead of sitting at my computer almost everyday.
I saw the bike on craigslist for $1800 and for a 2002, 250cc bike its a great deal. Alot of the bikes I was looking for had 125cc which is good, but I wanted something with a bit more beef for later on.
I saw the bike, had the guy start it and ride it, and when he asked if I wanted to ride it, I kindly said no thank you… you see this is my first dirtbike of that speed and size and I didnt want to mess it up the first chance I got.
I haggled for a bit and ended up walking away with the bike for $1650. He tells me the engine is very freshly rebuilt, and I just had to take him on his word for it.
On the way home from picking up the bike I stopped at RTD motorsports to price out helmets. He asked what I had and I told him I just bought the bike and was looking for a entry helmet. He set me up with a nice little helmet and goggles and asked about my bike again at checkout. Turns out the engine was indeed rebuilt, and it was rebuilt by somone who works at the motorcycle shop. Good to know!
I got the bike home, and being the visual person I am, I knew I had to do something about the rust on the muffler. It was driving me nuts.
It was pretty rusty, but its a normal thing since its a bare metal pipe and dirtbikes are meant to go through anything.
Surprising the bike comes apart really easy. The muffler is attached with springs and the plastics are very easy to get off.
Look how bad it was:
I sanded it down and painted it from a tree…it had just rained so I took it inside and ran a heat lamp and a hair drying through the exaust to heat the pipe and bake the paint on.
I then reattched it to the bike, and I can say it looks much much better.
Before
After
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