Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
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Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby timmytrouble » Sun May 06, 2012 12:24 pm
I took Steve McQueen's #20 Gulf Oil Porsche 917 from the movie Le Mans as my inspiration (here's a link for those of you not familiar with it - http://mishilo.image.pbase.com/v3/17/29 ... he917k.jpg ).
So I purchased a VISP frame from eBay - I know they're not fantastic but I like the aero shape and given this was going to be my first paintjob (rattle cans in a spray booth under my house) attempt I didn't want to invest in a more expensive frame in case I stuffed it up. A couple of non-negotiables/fundamentals I wanted from the start was aero frame and aerospoke wheels. I'll probably get smashed by the diehards but hey i wanted to replicate the 5 spoke black mags the Porsche 917s ran and the aerospokes just look like they were made for the frame.
This bike is purely for tooling around on the weekends. Its not a daily commuter - it was a fun project and I'm pretty stoked that it turned out exactly how I envisaged it.
I'm curious on all of your thoughts and happy to talk more about the paint/build process if you'd like.
Spec list
VISP aero "track" frame
Aerospoke wheelset
Paul component crankset (46t - 16t sprocket on back)
Origin-8 pedals + All City Cycles cages and straps
Nitto bars
Thomson Elite X4 stem
Thomson Elite seatpost
Selle San Marco Magma saddle
Paul component E-lever
SRAM Apex front brake
Campagnolo Veloce BB
Newbaums cloth wrap
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
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Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby Kenzo » Sun May 06, 2012 8:22 pm
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Postby rudleo » Sun May 06, 2012 8:28 pm
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby familyguy » Sun May 06, 2012 9:14 pm
There's a few car-inspired bikes on here, this one is probably leading! Good work.
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby Mulger bill » Sun May 06, 2012 9:53 pm
Dunno if it can be done but losing the aerospoke logos would enhance the look IMO.
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby jaseyjase » Mon May 07, 2012 12:43 am
+1 on losing the aerospoke logos.
and i feel like something on the downtube would be the icing on the cake, no idea what though!
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby rustychisel » Mon May 07, 2012 4:08 pm
I'd vote to keep the decals on the Aerospoks, if you sell them they keep their price better, and let's face it, they are heavy and crap...
But a vote for a little something on the downtube.
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby HLC » Mon May 07, 2012 6:27 pm
There is already enough going on with the colours, no. 20, and the 10 giant spokes. The nice chunk of blue colour-blocking looks great.
A set of black H+Son TB14's laced to black high-flange hubs with black spokes (36 hole 4-cross) would look ace on this when you decide to get rid of the dual Potatoes!!!
Other than the frame, solid parts list!! Well done!!
(visps aren't that bad, I have one as my beater?)
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby timmytrouble » Mon May 07, 2012 6:52 pm
I thought long and hard about putting the #20 on the down tube but decided it looked out of place so it ended up on the seat tube. Given the 917s ran almost sponsor free, I'd hate to overdo it and put anything on the downtube - and like I found, things look out of place on it given its such a chunky tube.
I like the logos on the aerospokes for the time being as it breaks up the colour blocking just enough to give it that racecar look without once again overdoing it. But hey I've always got the option to change it later on. That michelin pro 4 rubber looks so clean and slick on the bike too.
Only drama I'm having with it is no matter how hard I tighten the seat bolt, the post slips down to the position you can see in the pics. The VISP frame has an integrated clamp that "sleeves" it inside the seat tube and its proving problematic to jerry rig anything to grip the post better. Any suggestions?
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby gururug » Mon May 07, 2012 7:01 pm
timmytrouble wrote: Only drama I'm having with it is no matter how hard I tighten the seat bolt, the post slips down to the position you can see in the pics. The VISP frame has an integrated clamp that "sleeves" it inside the seat tube and its proving problematic to jerry rig anything to grip the post better. Any suggestions?
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby Mulger bill » Mon May 07, 2012 7:04 pm
Otherwise known as assembly paste.
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby ray » Wed May 23, 2012 2:24 pm
And for me this came straight to mind:
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby PANZR » Wed May 23, 2012 5:56 pm
I built a 'Gulf' bike last year out of an old Avanti touring bike but, I'm now too embarrassed to show it
I must add that your photography is extremely good too
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby lucky7 » Thu May 24, 2012 8:18 pm
Is that the VISP Windwing frame?
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
Postby Sydguy » Fri May 25, 2012 2:00 pm
Bike looks awesome - can't fault it at all!
Did you keep track of the $ in the build?
Cheers
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Re: Gulf Oil Porsche 917 inspired fixie
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