{"id":130307,"date":"2022-01-11T17:47:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T08:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=review-global&#038;p=130307"},"modified":"2022-01-11T17:47:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T08:47:07","slug":"fancy-makeover-with-brass-stuff-and-a-little-tip","status":"publish","type":"review-global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/review-global\/fancy-makeover-with-brass-stuff-and-a-little-tip\/","title":{"rendered":"Fancy Makeover With Brass Stuff! (And a little tip)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"*RIVENDELL* gus boots willsen (54)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/50651910862\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50651910862_6fd755d993_h.jpg\" alt=\"*RIVENDELL* gus boots willsen (54)\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" \/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a picture of a Gus Boots Wilsen from Rivendell that I built.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*RIVENDELL* gus boots willsen (54)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/50651073503\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50651073503_fd071db35a_h.jpg\" alt=\"*RIVENDELL* gus boots willsen (54)\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" \/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I used some brass components on the eyelet on the fork crown,<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*RIVENDELL* gus boots willsen (54)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/50651911052\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50651911052_b106e7cb4b_h.jpg\" alt=\"*RIVENDELL* gus boots willsen (54)\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" \/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>bottle cage mounts,<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*RIVENDELL* gus boots willsen (54)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/50651910877\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50651910877_8aab30ca07_h.jpg\" alt=\"*RIVENDELL* gus boots willsen (54)\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" \/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>nipples,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"*RIVENDELL* gus boots willsen (54)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bluelug\/50651910987\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50651910987_6d7d052065_h.jpg\" alt=\"*RIVENDELL* gus boots willsen (54)\" width=\"910\" height=\"1365\" \/><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>and the column spacers.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to fully bling out your ride, you should also get the brass cable housing caps and the brass crank extractors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And now for the little tip&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-124338\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2991-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2991-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2991-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2991-1048x786.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2991-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2991.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you try to use the aluminum color spacers with the brass spacers, it ends up like the image above. Both of the spacers have different outer diameters so the faces do not match.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-124339\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2992-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2992-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2992-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2992-1048x786.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2992-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2992.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In comes the 1 1\/8&#8243; brass spacers!<\/p>\n<p>Ya see it now?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-124340\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2994-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2994-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2994-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2994-1048x786.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2994-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2994.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Boom!!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-124341\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2995-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2995-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2995-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2995-1048x786.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2995-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2995.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Feels good don&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-124342\" src=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2996-900x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2996-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2996-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_2996-1048x786.jpg 1048w, 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