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UL'd the viking :D
Well since I decided the empire 2 frame was going to be way to much work for what it was worth I sold it and bought a NIB DM5 UL frame off ebay.
Package that arrived today:   First Line up to see how it was going to fit:  Compared to stock, its alot different:  Viking uses a bigger 10-32 screw to mount the frame so it wouldn't fit the stock mount:  After alot of filing:  Next problem, channel for allen key was to small to fit a 1/8" wrench so I had to drill it out:  After drilling the rear hole there was a problem with the screw not sitting level b/c of the slope in the frame so I had to flaten that area out:  |
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Dremeled that was later clean up with sandpaper:
 My favorite thing to do, hack up brand new parts with permanent mods :P:  Next I decided to do something about the milled in slots that use to hold the dye logo:  Filed it all down and shaped it out to flow without having a hard line anywhere, then went crazy and smoothed out the middle and the front. Ended up with this:   Finished and mounted:    All I got left is to make a tray to hold the microswitch since I am going to use the viking tadao board still, should have it finished up by tomorrow. |
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Pretty cool, lookin forward to a video.
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nice work as usual muddy
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Very nice!
Why didnt you go with something besides a DYE frame? |
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Dye and bob long make the best frames IMO. Turned out to be alot more work for the empire 2 frame then I originally thought so I went to my next favorite. |
Nice. What color ano you doing?
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^ Yeah that!
Looks amazing. I really like how you cut the back off to make it even with the frame. I bet that shoots really smooth. |
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I would say you need a hobby but that obviously isn't true. How about a girlfriend? haha.
Looks pretty awesome though. |
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