Newbie from Roanoke, VA

callmej75

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Jul 12, 2009
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Roanoke, VA
Hey guys I found this community thru google search and I know how invaluable forums can be sometimes! I just recently bought an 02' Blaster thats currently stock. I wanna do a bunch of work to it and be able to pass it along to the children...but first I gotta have some fun with it!

A little about me...I've been powder coating for several years and pretty much know alot of the ins and outs of it. I have done alot of custom work for the offroad community of Toyotas, as I use to own a 4Runner.

My plans this winter are to fully powder coat it, including the frame, extended swingarm, shocks, reeds, pipe, jet kit, and a nicely powder coated aluminum airbox for more flow as well as looking good! Gotta long way to go...but it will be looking and performing well by next summer I:I I just did the front wheel flip and took off the plastic heel guards a few minutes ago...

Enough of the chatter...time for some pics! Don't flame me too much for not wearing the melon cover...I'm purchasing one really soon!

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Some good builders around here to beef up that Blaster! Recently had Wildcard Racing port mine and it flys!!!!
Not only that but gear transitions are alot smoother!

Welcome to BF and post up pics of yout PC stuff, we might have to do some biz in the future.
 
the woods ur riding look siliar to the same kind dirt and structure and thinkness of the woods.....were do u ride...i ride in bedford! but what part of roanoke u in...i live closer to botetourt
 
Some good builders around here to beef up that Blaster! Recently had Wildcard Racing port mine and it flys!!!!
Not only that but gear transitions are alot smoother!

Welcome to BF and post up pics of yout PC stuff, we might have to do some biz in the future.

Good to hear...I'm sure I'll be using alot here on the forum!

Pics? You got it...

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Damn bro.....that stuff looks good....and Welcome just look around ...you will like it here

Thanks man...I learned from alot of advice and practice. Years of it!

I've read thru alot here so far and it seems there is alot of knowledge to be learned from the site. Good to be here! I:I
 
the woods ur riding look siliar to the same kind dirt and structure and thinkness of the woods.....were do u ride...i ride in bedford! but what part of roanoke u in...i live closer to botetourt

This is actually 150 acres of private land in Garden City...

The wife lived in Bedford growing up and her grandmother lives at the bottom of Peaks Of Otter Mtn.

I live right off 9th St. right outside of Vinton...
 
awesome pics welcome to the forum. the only thing i dont like about the pc is the toyota stuff but other than that its awesome. just a question if you were to powdercoat some of the stuff on this forum how much would you charge?
 
awesome pics welcome to the forum. the only thing i dont like about the pc is the toyota stuff but other than that its awesome. just a question if you were to powdercoat some of the stuff on this forum how much would you charge?

Yeh I use to be big into Toyota off road stuff...now I'm back to my Chevrolet and Yamaha self again :D

Once I get the oven back up and get this 4 wheeler done, then i could do some things for you guys on here. I use to do giveaways on the other forums I was a member of back in my Toyota lovin days...hell I'd even trade some aftermarket things for coating. I'm not ridiculously priced on things like regular shops. I had some guys that would ask me, "Why don't you charge more?" I would simply say..."because I'm not in this to get rich, I just love what i do." So yeh...if you had some good parts to trade up, then I'm game on coating something! I'm not hard to work with...
 
Yeh I use to be big into Toyota off road stuff...now I'm back to my Chevrolet and Yamaha self again :D

Once I get the oven back up and get this 4 wheeler done, then i could do some things for you guys on here. I use to do giveaways on the other forums I was a member of back in my Toyota lovin days...hell I'd even trade some aftermarket things for coating. I'm not ridiculously priced on things like regular shops. I had some guys that would ask me, "Why don't you charge more?" I would simply say..."because I'm not in this to get rich, I just love what i do." So yeh...if you had some good parts to trade up, then I'm game on coating something! I'm not hard to work with...

niiiiiiice work yo. some of your colors are amazing! ^^^^^ have to keep that in mind. I:I
 
Welcome to the forum...Lots of great info on here and nice Pc'ing. I like the blue with the glitter in it. I had some of my parts done pink with the glitter flakes in it.
 
yea nice work man.Im not far from you.When you start painting some other peoples parts let me know .I got a buddy of mine restoring a lt250 and needs a frame coated.he will do most of the work like sandblasting and all,he just doesnt have an oven big enough for the frame.welcome to the forum I:I
 
Welcome to the forum...Lots of great info on here and nice Pc'ing. I like the blue with the glitter in it. I had some of my parts done pink with the glitter flakes in it.

Thanks! Yeh you can buy powders with clear coat mixed with all sorts of colored flakes...or you can do pearl clear coats as well.