My first chopper. Built from a Diamondback BMX which was my main ride
for quite some time. The parent fork was built well to weld new blades
to the bottom, so I cut up a crap chrome 26" fork and did just that.
closeup of parent fork and starboard daughterblade
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closeup of starboard joint. daughterblade has been filed to accept parent's dropout.
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closeup of starboard joint pre-weld. nice fit.
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layout
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drive-side view of two unwelded joints.
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front closeup of unwelded joints.
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NDS 3/4 of unwelded joints. notice the little scratches on the port daugterblade due to a slippery file.
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hull and thruster
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rear view of port-side parent blade with reinforcement cuff-plate spot-welded in place.
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aerial view of workstation
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port side welded.
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blurry closeup of port side weld.
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rear view of both welds. snarly.
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aerial rear view of finished fork.
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front aerial of finished fork
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closeup 3/4 of starboard weld
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closeup 3/4 of port weld
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closeup rear view of welds
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hull and newly extended navigation system
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no seat yet
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VMS Snarly I in knee-smashing mode: straight bars and layfront seatpost.
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another shot
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3/4 view
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another 3/4
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