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The truck is in working order again. New transmission, clutch, main seal and front driveshaft are all in business. I also finished clipping the fender and got the bumper back on. She is a champion. I also got my sting ray up and running. I need to make some changes but it rides so smooth. Pictures soon . . . .

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Kev's, Matt's and my trip down south turned into a short lived tour of KC skateparks. We hit our first one on Sunday afternoon in a suburb north of KC. Kev and I wrecked some little kids and Matt wrecked his ankle. After a few hours we cruised to a hotel and wrangled up some McDonald's. Monday we got up and checked out a park in southern KC that had an enormous and very scary bowl. It was really awesome but none of us had ever ridden anything like it and couldn't do much more than pump around and try to hip some of the transitions. It was really fun but took so much energy we were done for after a few hours. At that point Matt's ankle was seriously messed up so we decided to save some money and head home a day early. Here are some pictures:





In other news - The truck is getting some love on sunday - new front drive shaft, new transmission, new clutch, new shifter seat and bushing. it's going to be a busy day but my truck will super solid and ready for heavy summertime crushin.

bikes bikes bikes.

-The Stingray came back from the powdercoater and it looks awesome. There are a handful of parts i need to get for it before it's ready to cruise like wheels and bars. Soon enough . . .
-I painted my Cannondale's rims yesterday and it looks worse than I ever could have hoped. Purple on brown hubs with mismatched spokes on a bright yellow bike? Oh and blue tires. Ick. It will look right at home outside the college of design building.
-My FBM got a new brake set up last week consisting of a drilled out cable hanger with spokes replacing the straddle cable. Knarps secure the spokes to the brake. It's a slick set up.

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I got a transmission for the truck today from a fella that runs this website. He had two really bitchin rigs and an overwhelming amount of toyota knowledge. Hopefully I'll get that tranny, a new clutch and front driveshaft put in next week sometime. Then the truck will be ready for 33's and crushin.

In other news, I traded sam my rat cruiser for the stingray in our kitchen and got it over to the powdercoater in boone today. My plan is to build it up like the early stingray bmx conversions kids rode in the 70's. Chrome Tange forks, 6" 1 peice cranks, slammed banana seat, rim brakes and some moto style bars.

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Rust em up's got the busted tranny blues. Rad bikes have been appearing randomly in my house. There was a stingray with mag wheels today? Not sure who's it is or where it came from but it's awesome. Bikes bikes bikes!!!!! 55 on thursday, time to get down to gettin' down.