As the title says I’m doing writing this thread for posterity. It is the first build I ever did and was first posted on the builders forum. Since I’ve moved to this forum I guess it is only natural to move this build here too.
I’ve parted out this board and sold the majority to @PrivacyDoctor. Right now I only own a @BuildKitBoards dual kit and a new build is in the planning/procurement phase.
So here it is
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Extracting the axles from old style matrix trucks… Started with the wrong method
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After destroying the threads on 2 nuts I made a tool that actually worked pretty good. Should have started with that. Works by moving the top part with the nuts underneath.
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Pulling theses axles took way more time than expected. Once pulled a quick trip to the lathe (a very crappy one…) And it was done 9.525 axles for old school matrix trucks. I know the finish isn’t great but the lathe I used had shitty tools and tons of chatter…
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I hear everyone screaming “Why go through such trouble to reduce the diameter of perfectly good axles”. I don’t know why but, at the time, I was obsessed with kaly boards especially the ones with shaved down mbs wheels and wanted to replicate that to some extent. Having a small budget lead to all the stuff above. So I got super bright orange msb 100mm wheels
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Next up was some cosmetic work, I very much disliked the mbs graphics that was on the board. I removed it planning on staining the top or something but didn’t get around to it. I was also planning to do some surgery to the deck so it would look a little more like a prototipo… yet again did not get around to it.
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Parts arrived and some mechanical assembly
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Upgraded the FOCBOXes to 12awg wire
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Made a TEMPORARY mounting plate for the controllers, strapped the batteries to the deck, added a loop key and went for a test drive. Little sketchy I know but everything went well. I had a pelican case (amazon basics copy) on order. This is where my thread ended on the builders forum. I did not update afterwards
- Here is the photos that I have from the finished board before/during dismantling for the partout
- This is when I wanted to convert it to run 9inch tires with a chain drive but ended up scraping the project in favor of aquiring a BKB dual kit and starting another build.
During all that time I always wanted a small board specifically a spud, I bought the deck 2 years ago from Muir skate and it is presently waiting for parts. My next “getting though Canadian winter” build will definitively be a mountain board with big ass tires (probably mud pluggers) so I can ride 365 days a year; in pouring rain, snow storms, in freezing rain (will need studded tires for that), I want that board to be unstoppable. When I’ll start ordering parts this fall I’ll need you guys help for mother nature proofing the shit out of that board 
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Just to reiterate, I have sold everything to have a fresh start, only things I kept are the MBS wheels and some 36t abec pulley cuz why not. I sold everything to start fresh and get a reliable board for daily use. Now that I have a reliable daily driver I need other boards in case stuff breaks so I can ride every day 
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This was a fun first build that got me really hooked into the ek8 world and made me discover the amazing comunity, even if this build was not fully completed to 100% its potential I am grateful for everything that I’ve learned!
Cheers from the north!
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Hope you get your access back soon!