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Melvin's pro-board assembly tutorial: by nephew Storm (33M)

g4/35/841835/3/143968140.seEtkFgC.jpg Shopping for trucks, wheels, bearings & deck at Rodolfo's (A'dam) and Revert's (Haarlem) Happy, found our desired imperial blue hardware for Melvin! Thunder trucks (team edition, medium), Flip deck and assembly screws Spitfire classics (53mm) and Rush Titanium bearings!
Some advanced singing and cheering for big nephew Melvin! Happy birthday big cous! hurray! All specialty hardware displayed Imperial blue Thunder trucks, team edition 147 mids, the Spitfire classics, 53mm, 95's, awesome stuff... To work! first removing all cards and packaging
Tools: generic skate tool, hammer and some specialty gear Tightning those nuts, no speed wobbles later on.... Aah finaly removed that little suckerr... A lager would be nice dad! Heineken please.... Place bearings in wheel housing, press gently.....
Hammer in tightly, those snug fit titanium bearings, ooohfff g4/35/841835/3/140383333.9ebijeQI.jpg One done, three to go Placing truck bolts and tightning those tiny nuts Wheel alignment, carefull! do not forget those little spacers ...
Tightning the wheel nuts, not too tight though Assembly almost completed There you go, pro-grade assembly Good work my friend....Melvin will be pleased! Lines look great...
Final result Testing in-doors Some more: crash testing This thing is strong! A beauty has emerged....
some show case shots g4/35/841835/3/140383348.os4oHZuY.jpg g4/35/841835/3/140383349.c0utcgpN.jpg g4/35/841835/3/140383350.Kh0FYHSz.jpg A beauty as well, Fury trucks, PlanB wheels, couple of Red's bearings and a Magera deck
need to find some protection for my wild nephews.... g4/35/841835/3/140383312.Lbum6Ivj.jpg g4/35/841835/3/140383313.Y8taIsGc.jpg g4/35/841835/3/140383314.nHoDYeza.jpg g4/35/841835/3/140383316.PFD57c6w.jpg
Oh well, maybe next time.....

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