Pics of the pescadero

**somebodyelse5** · 10-04-2009 09:46 PM

Work in progress. Still need to buy some trucks for it, gonna be using the gullwings of my sector 9 for the time being. Any recommendations on trucks and wheels!? id like something wide.

Mahogany

and i made some mahogany risers outta the scraps i had!

cut some wheel wells in there!

you can see the camber built into it and you can see the kick tail on the other pics!

Sorry for the background haha, gotta love dorm life

What do you guys think!?

**somebodyelse5** · 10-04-2009 10:09 PM

you guys like?
its a comuter im gonna ride on campus

**LongShawn** · 10-04-2009 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by somebodyelse5

you guys like?
its a comuter im gonna ride on campus

It's different!

**SoloRider** · 10-04-2009 11:27 PM

I love it! Very original.

**LongShawn** · 10-04-2009 11:30 PM

it needs an eye!

**snozzboarder55** · 10-04-2009 11:35 PM

howd u press it in a dorm? +1 for resourcefulness

**tankshell** · 10-04-2009 11:39 PM

Hahaha awesome. You should be able to do some cool stuff with graphics/grip tape

Curious how long it'll be before it breaks. I wouldn't want to ride it for fear of damaging it

In terms of trucks, most people go with Randal or Paris 180mm
However, I have a pair of Gullwing Chargers (10'') that were stock on the S9 board that I had. The mounting holes are not the same as Randal. All my boards have Randal mounting holes so the Chargers are useless.

Well done doing that in your dorm room. I really hope it doesn't break on you

**somebodyelse5** · 10-05-2009 12:00 AM

thanks guys. im plannin on using a marble thats seated in the deck as an eye. Or a carriage bolt i cant decide. Ive drilled the holes that line up with the gullwing trucks, will these trucks line up and work out?
http://www.skatesonhaight.com/Tracke...m-p/ft-150.htm

Depending on how this board holds up, im gonna be making one for my little brother for christmas thatll be a similar design. The wood i use and trucks i use are all up in the air, depends on how this guy holds up.

I have an idea as to how to run an aluminum stringer through the board so i might do that on the next board.

**Mayton** · 10-05-2009 04:47 PM

Haha a real fish! i like that shape very original I'd like to know how it rides when you get it set up how wide is it?

**somebodyelse5** · 10-05-2009 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by Mayton

Haha a real fish! i like that shape very original I'd like to know how it rides when you get it set up how wide is it?

ill let you guys know for sure. What trucks should i order!? idk how wide to go haha!

The board at the widest point is a little under 10"

**Mayton** · 10-05-2009 05:39 PM

something around 180mm should be fine

**Pmose16** · 10-05-2009 06:20 PM

Haha that looks so excellent, well done dude.
But I'd watch out with the 180's with the board so narrow, it might be a tad sluggish and youd probally end up mashing over your feet for the first few days. Might check out the 150's, (I'm more partial towards the paris's) they'd give you a more agile ride and give you a little more leverage. Or maybe even some thinner Bennetts, thatd be noice.

**somebodyelse5** · 10-05-2009 06:39 PM

where are trucks measured? Ends of the threaded bolts or before where the wheels are mounted? I have a set of gullwings off my sector 9 and i think they look alittle narrow for the board, so if i knew where to measure i could compare ya know?

Id like a wider stance, as far as wheels go? what do you guys recommend? 70mm?

**tankshell** · 10-05-2009 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Pmose16

Haha that looks so excellent, well done dude.
But I'd watch out with the 180's with the board so narrow, it might be a tad sluggish and youd probally end up mashing over your feet for the first few days. Might check out the 150's, (I'm more partial towards the paris's) they'd give you a more agile ride and give you a little more leverage. Or maybe even some thinner Bennetts, thatd be noice.

He said the board was 10'' at widest. That's really wide

I think 150s might need even bigger wheel wells

But anyway, yeah, I'd say 70mm wheels would be good. That's also a preference thing though

**somebodyelse5** · 10-05-2009 09:24 PM

Im getting the revenge alpha 2's and then i cant decide on a wheel. gravity burner 66mm or 70mm!?

**Pmose16** · 10-06-2009 01:18 PM

I had an old pair of Revenges with some 65mm krypto's and it was hella fun. Persoanlly I'd go with the 66mm, but the Revenges do have that little metal insert to prevent wheelbite, which for the most part works really well... untill you bring low curbs and speed into the equation. Then your SOL. If your looking for good proportions, go with the 66's, but nothings stopping your from the 70's.

**somebodyelse5** · 10-06-2009 02:12 PM

went with the 66mm gravity burners 74a, if i like this setup ill use it again for the board i build for my brother, which is gonna have a metal stringer

**somebodyelse5** · 10-11-2009 10:59 PM

fun board to ride!

Trucks and wheels are on it now, will have more pics up tomorrow!
thats a marble in there for the eye!

**LongShawn** · 10-11-2009 11:17 PM

That's pretty cool! The quality is so good, it does't look like a homemade board.

**somebodyelse5** · 10-11-2009 11:26 PM

thanks, im not gonna lie, im afraid to ride it around campus haha. paranoid about hurting this baby! it looks killer with the red wheels and with the trucks on, absolutely no wheel bite

only have an 1/8" riser, didnt wanna use the mohogany risers i made, woulda made the board waaaay high!

these revenge trucks are kicka ss. went with bones reds and got some 1.5" hardware.