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Old 05-14-2010, 11:08 AM   #1
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need:
-gluegun
-valvecaps
-6mm wood and 8mm steeldrill
-dice
-cordless drill

drill a hole in the die with the 6mm wooddrill


then drill with the 8mm steeldrill a bigger hole to half of the die because the
valvecap is oblique

little testfit

fill the hole with a little bit glue

and there you go oldskool valvecaps for nothing


its probably been done before but its fun to do and costs you nothing
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Old 05-14-2010, 11:18 AM   #2
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never even thought of this no matter how simple it is. thanks for the write up.
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Old 05-14-2010, 12:14 PM   #3
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never even thought of this no matter how simple it is. thanks for the write up.
seriously, that is awesome thanks from me as well!
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Old 05-14-2010, 12:30 PM   #4
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They look great, I would only run them for shows though. Too much weight on the end of tire valves with a rubber base (most made today) can cause them to wear prematurely and could cause a flat I had a customer who's Skull valve caps kept causing flats and we ended up sourcing some porsche bits to support the stems and keep them from laying against the wheel at high speed.
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Old 05-14-2010, 12:56 PM   #5
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Heh I used to do with with my BMX
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Old 05-14-2010, 03:19 PM   #6
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good idea...last time i had some dice on my rs it took like a week and they were gone...i had them on metal stems tho

now i have the recessed stems that have the little cap on them that uses a special tool
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