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[LukeTheJoker]

Nice way to bounce back to page one! Looking good!

Luke.

 

[idiotboy]

Painted the frame and fork tonight, rustoleum calls this color metallic rust, I'd call it brown. Good thing I don't work for their marketing department... It's a cool color but I was hoping it would be a bit more red to better match the tank and chainguard. Oh well it's done now. Took an indoor and an outdoor pic to try to show the color

my smart phone kinda sucks as a camera

a couple days of drying and I can start assembly...

 

[kingfish254]

I think it will better to have the contrast of the rusty tank and the metallic rust/brown paint. Looking forward to seeing the paint on a bigger scale.

 

[idiotboy]

Time to start putting this bike together! I've had it " built" in my head since the winter build off, the only things that have changed are paint ( original frame was rusty and I was gonna go with that) and a fatter rear tire, just cuz it fit I'll start by installing the bearing cups for the crank, the bench vice presses them in square if you do one at a time

. And the same procedure for the headset

the Ross donor bike had a cool snowflake sprocket and the chrome cleaned up nice

I ended up using the whole crank assembly off that bike

the chopped Huffy fender is next

and gotta have a kickstand

this was the fender strut mounting thingy

repurposed as a mount for the frame plate

close up

next is the rear wheel and a shiny new chain

now it's time for some dinner and cartoons, hopefully get more done tomorrow

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Coming together really, really nicely!

Luke.

 

[idiotboy]

Coming together really, really nicely!

Luke.

Thanks, this is the easy part, and I'm not building a bike from scratch like you, just bolting together some parts got a bit more done tonight, a bit of paint and this Higgins fork looks like it belongs on this Columbia frame

truss rods and front wheel went on no problem too

I got these gigantic cruiser bars at a swap meet last year cheap

a couple minutes with a pipe cutter

and I've got a 24 inch wide flat curved handlebar

it's got a 7/8 center, and the only BMX stem I have puts it too low and too close to the seat so I'll use this stem if I can get this goofy logo off

and a shim

best grips ever ( thanks Ian)

and the cockpit is mostly done

I got a Felt seat, chrome springs and rivets look cool and it's skinny so it exaggerates the width of the tire

and it was cheap too! That's it for tonight, gonna go watch the Simpsons for a while, but it's starting to look like a bike....

 

[gsc]

Looks like a comfy ride..

 

[kingfish254]

Paint bars cranks and seat are looking good together.

 

[idiotboy]

Looks like a comfy ride..

Thanks! Comfort is a priority, I hope to ride this thing a lot this summer

 

[idiotboy]

Paint bars cranks and seat are looking good together.

Thanks! I hope it still looks good with the rusty tank and chain guard, we shall find out soon...

 

[sdframe]

What do you mean "it's starting to look like a bike?" It's starting to look like a FANTASTIC bike! I can't wait to see the final result.

 

[MazdaFlyer]

Frame color looks good.

 

[idiotboy]

Thank you for the compliments, glad you like it! didn't get much done tonight, had to clean the shed after work looking for some landscaping tools I did get the pedals done, I really like these BMX pedals from Porkchop, they're 18 bucks and come in a bunch of different colors, I chose black for this bike to match the seat and grips

I normally leave the goofy reflectors on because we ride at might sometimes, but they didn't look right for this bike. They pop right off

bit leave the silver part showing

and there's a big nasty casting seam in the middle. A couple seconds with the belt sander takes care of that

a shot of black paint and they're done

tomorrow after work I should be able to take this thing for a test ride!!

 

[jats]

super build!!

 

[order99]

Amazing build! I can't wait to see the final flourishes...

 

[jasper87]

I love the paint color! great lines too

 

[Fv2]

Love the bear trap pedals,would have never thought to try that style.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

and there's a big nasty casting seam in the middle. A couple seconds with the belt sander takes care of that

a shot of black paint and they're done

tomorrow after work I should be able to take this thing for a test ride!!

Nice detail work! Love the bars too!

Luke.

 

[idiotboy]

I'm almost done assembling this thing, a couple more details to attend to then I can start the test-ride process I found this beverage opening device in my junk drawer and gave it a home on the dropout

the stem is kinda bugging me, the height and shape are great for a comfy riding position but to me it just looks out of place. I found nothing better at a swap meet last weekend but someone on another build ( forgot who or I would give them credit) suggested painting a modern looking stem the same color as the frame so I'm gonna give that a shot. Sprayed some primer on it tonight, stay tuned.... For now here's a teaser of the tank

 

[jasper87]

Man that tank is sweet