235flow

( also known as zesroyce, hackbrett or Fn0rDb04rD )

make yourself a nice long- or pushboard, out of a regular skateboard, in no time.
or even modify it a little bit more, and make yourself a 235samurai - the fastest board, you probably ever will get your feet on.

• old skateboard <the older, the better !!> ( incl. trucks & wheels ) or
  

for the samurai version :

• a (skateboard)deck of your choice ( be creative, and remember, that you don't need any griptape for this kind of board … )
• a pair of regular or longboard trucks ( i would advice at least a size of 160 to 230mm, or your wheels will hit your board in sharp, fast turns, or if your trucks are tuned too soft … )
• 8 bearings ( i prefer boss abec3 to abec8 - they are a little bit more expensive, but will hold a lo0ong time … )
• 4 spacers ( sometimes not necessary )
• 4 wheels ( 78a to 92a - the higher the number, the harder the wheels are … senate made wheels they called “stones” and they are at 102a … )
• 8 shorty's or 4 bridgebolts (skateboard bolts)
• 2 riser pads of your choice. ( i prefer to rubber pads - soft and low, that is how we go … )

• drill ( 4,5 - 4,8mm - depends on the bolts you will use. take the same drill diameter, or 1mm smaller, so everything will sit tight )
• imbus ( 3, 3.5, 4 - depends on model )
• wrench ( 8, 10, 12, 13, 14mm - depends on model ) or pliers ( i would advise against an adjustable wrench )
• multitool like a victorynox or leatherman comes always in handy …
• pen
• soft ruler ( the longer the better )

if you make it from an old skateboard - take trucks of the board
if you make your own, go to step 2 ;)



if you have bridgebolts, you only need a wrench. ( and you never need new ones, cause they have lifelong warranty. the ones you see in this pictures are over 16 years old )



otherwise you need a wrench and an imbus or a screwdriver. (depends on your bolts)



now we have our trucks with our wheels …
as you see there are different sizes. most of the times you can say the bigger the better, so i choose the wider trucks.



we have our bolts … ( shortys, bridgebolts or an other brand )



and we have our risers ( rubberpads in this case )
if you don't have nice risers, or rubberpads at hand, you can also take any other material that softens.
cut out the right size, and just try it. be creative here, and let us know if you come up with something good.

on a new board without wholes, it's the best and easiest way, to draw a line in the middle of the board from end to end.
so you make sure your trucks are placed straigth and in the middle and that your board will drive straight.



on an old board, or a board with holes, you can just “longer” the old holes, but a middle line always comes in handy here, as well, because it makes it more easy being exact.



hold your trucks over the markings, to control, if they are placed right.



when everything is right in place, you can start drilling.
i would advice, to push the drill exactly onto our point a little bit into the wood, and start drilling at a low rpm, so you get the hole exactly where you want it to be …



finished drilling should look like this.

put your bolts in, and place the rubberpad and the truck


and make it all tight. ( tighten all bolts over cross )


! don't make it so tight, that the trucks start going into the pads !
just nice and tight, as you see it here.

don't forget to readjust the steering ( kingpin bolt ) …


this way we make sure, that our wheels don't touch the board …
( and as you may have noticed i went without griptape for smooth barfoot rides )

… ready to ride !!!


to make your board a samurai board, simply replace your bearings with abec8 (or greater),
and replace your wheels with inline (recreaction) wheels with at least a size of 70mm or more.