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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #255 on: November 10, 2006, 03:12:56 PM »
A surprise delivery today.  Couple days quicker than expected.  After travels that took them from south Texas to Joplin, MO to Oriskany, NY to Henderson, NV to Elkridge, MD to Joplin, MO back to Henderson, NV and now finally back to Joplin, MO here is what the heads were supposed to look like to begin with.  This is much nicer than a flat field of red power coat that could do nothing more than blob in and bumpily fill all the area filled by the alpha-numeric characters.
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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #256 on: November 10, 2006, 03:13:38 PM »
And once more for now other reason than just because I want to.
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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #257 on: November 10, 2006, 03:14:29 PM »
Had not even begun to expect them back today so had not even considered allowing time this weekend to work on the bike.  Damn.......
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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #258 on: November 10, 2006, 04:10:02 PM »
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Had not even begun to expect them back today so had not even considered allowing time this weekend to work on the bike.
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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #259 on: November 10, 2006, 05:07:46 PM »
All I can say is [highlight]WOOOOOOOOOOOOW!![/highlight] [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #260 on: November 10, 2006, 05:12:47 PM »
Beauty!
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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #261 on: November 10, 2006, 06:30:31 PM »
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[highlight]Sounds like you had better reevaluate your priorities.[/highlight] [smiley=huepfenlol2.gif]

BTW - They look nice. [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]

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Exactly
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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #262 on: November 10, 2006, 06:34:56 PM »
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A surprise delivery today.
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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #263 on: November 10, 2006, 06:40:18 PM »
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dOOd needs that time to catch up on post count!

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He will not be gone that long. :o

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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #264 on: November 10, 2006, 07:00:12 PM »
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And once more for now other reason than just because I want to.

2lane, I gotta tell you that dispite the fact after reading this that this process has made you a magnet for $h!t, those heads look AWESOME!!!

Thank you for your contributions to this site and your frequesnt shipping...my UPS stock went up today again too.  
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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #265 on: November 10, 2006, 08:43:26 PM »
Man those babies look hot [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #266 on: November 10, 2006, 11:19:07 PM »
Beats the hell out of a red sharpie...
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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #267 on: November 10, 2006, 11:28:19 PM »
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Beats the hell out of a red sharpie...

Indeed it does... VERY nice look 2lane! I hope to see it in person someday.  [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif]
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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #268 on: November 11, 2006, 01:04:16 AM »
Awesome Don!!

Can't wait to see how them babies look on the scooter!! [smiley=xyxthumbs.gif] [smiley=huepfenjump3.gif] [smiley=banana.gif] [smiley=cherry.gif] [smiley=jalapeno.gif]

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Re: Color & Diamond Cut: And So It Begins
« Reply #269 on: November 11, 2006, 03:33:02 AM »
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Beats the hell out of a red sharpie...


Yes it does.  And thanks everyone.  I'm pleased with the appearance of the end product too.  Honestly not sure when time will allow getting it all put on.  But it will be sooner rather than later.  I've likely got to be gone for a few days starting the 15th and likely won't get it done before that trip if it happens.  But I'd like to  :'( .

One last comment on Diamond Heads, how good the heads (and all of the diamond cutting) looks and not getting the alpha-numerics cut when they had them the first time.  Especially given the two obvious facts of 1) how good the end product looks when it's done and 2) the level of OCD that is driving anyone who is doing all that to begin with; you got to wonder something.  You've got to wonder why in the world cutting that isn't just part of the default job.  Especially if it's only a $20 price difference.  

They're going to have a lot more people upset over feeling like they "missed something" and are then left with a big color filled field blobbed with powder coat then they ever would have folks concerned over spending 20 bucks more (on top of $250 for heads to begin with).  Beautiful work.  Weird business practice.  Said without a bit of rancor, it's a practice/decision on their part I really just don't understand.

Last thing (at least for now) on the heads.  Have gotten a couple of PMs asking for before and after pics to illustrate what Zippers is doing to rework these heads.  Right now can't show a side by side of the combustion chambers of course as the originals aren't off the bike yet.  I can hold the OE valves up against the newly worked heads though for that comparison.  Tore the heads apart before they ever left here so I think the original used valves are still laying around someplace.  Will try to find them tomorrow and hold them up against one of the heads.
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