Recent content by 68z27

Absolutely! The question now is........."So whats the brick for?":21:

The real reason I shouldn't have put the band saws in the initial pic is my wife noticed that I was taking a photo of her brand new bow saw with some bike parts and gave me "That LOOK!"........she ain't stupid, she knows what that means :bigsmile:

@CRASH , I don't know what you use for an alignment tool but I made one from a couple of axles that fit those big diameter pegs the BMXers stand on. They are adjustable and the bigger dia. makes it easier to push/pull on to align. I"ll try to remember to throw one together this weekend and post...

AAARRRGG!:arghh: You stole my Thunder!!!! my big Reveal!!! I knew I shouldn't have put those in the beginning pics............ 2 points for "The King":thumbsup:

Thanx for the suggestion. My aspirations will quickly turn in to the blues when I taco the frame and end up w/ stitches in my chin......:)

I have ordered some USA-made stainless spokes from Powers BMX.They also have Sapim and others - several colors.......

Thanx for your input @ifitsfreeitsforme. I didn't want to cut up the Hardrock either so I went to the local repurpose place and found this Huffy frame for super cheap. It has triangular shaped top and down tubes o_O. I also got 2 matching band saws and so I feel I at least have some direction...

Hi, @Wylly , I am similar to @Bike from the Dead , I am not a huge fan of step-thru bikes but fun is fun whether its the building aspect, the riding aspect or both. I am still working on GIGI which is in the Build section and it is being built as inspiration from a cool step-thru bike by...

I know, right? I struggled hard to decide to cut up a complete vintage Specialized bike. Specially if the mods don't work out, it'll be ruined for no gain. I also have a bare KHS frame thats all CrMO tubing but the same thing, regret cutting it up. If I can find something else to use before the...

Some back story........I grew up in West Palm Bch (that's the mainland for us "regular" folks) from '62 to '82. I believe the year was around the '40s probably 1930s where several sunbathers were arrested for being topless. That's right, topless! The thing was they were men.......

Are you kidding?? By the time I'M done modifying it, it will be lucky to hold my weight!! 😊

I'm in......got a Build thread started, hot and cold water, electricity, and a bow saw! What could go wrong???

So once again I join the ranks of "page 2 slackers". I (literally) dug out this Hardrock that the armadillos had buried in the dirt a few years back. I figured I would add some special Kent tubing from a step thru frame and my wife's bow saw (the brick will not be used - I hope). I'm not sure...

While watching the link above "The true story of Paul Brodie bikes", approximately 21 minutes into the vid, Paul shows a pic of his home-shop and I swear it looks like a Rat Rod Build Off pic to me!! Very inspirational.... It just goes to show that you never know where your passions will take...

Maybe I'll think of sumptin by the morning.................it wont be pretty........