Gran Pa's 28" klunker

[Cherryboxx]

hey guys,might aswell share some pics here.this is my late great granfathers bike,
a 28" Person brand bicycle.here is some of its before pictures.

the wooden saddle came from an old fella',said he made it himself because he could'nt
afford to buy a new one.i gave him money to buy a new saddle,in exchange for the wooden one.
after some coat of varnish and paint...

i've decided to put a woodtank of some sort,i had this made by a carpenter and then applied some varnish...

 

[Cherryboxx]

next i used some piece of flatbar and an old handle from a bucket,
as a holder for the woodtank...

after bending 3 brackets,drilled holes in them,bending and cutting the bucket handle in half...
using a ruler,nuts and bolts and some masking tape...this is how it looked like in the frame...

...some welding...

time to prep the bike for paint,sorry i only have pictures of the parts painted...
rattle canned everything,for budget reasons

buffering...

 

[scrumblero]

lookin good! I love lugged cantilevers!! im diggin the springer truss setup, never seen that before!! 8)

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

those trusses remind me of a bike I saw at Disney World

 

[Skipton]

great job on a cool bike!

 

[Cherryboxx]

@ scrumblero thanks ...the springer truss came with the bike,
plus its a common truss rod among the 28" bikes found here...

@ ifitsfreeitsforme yup it looks similar,
the springer truss are common among japanese and european bikes...

@ skipton thanks bro.

the rear fender has a white end,tryed some pinstriping with an ordinary brush :mrgreen:

staying true with the wood inserts,i removed the reflector from the pedals
to make room for some broom handle...

measuring and cutting the broom stick to the size of the pedals...

rounding the edges a bit,and drilling holes...
the broom stick will be bolted on the pedals...some after pics

took this guys off an old furniture, drilled holes using some tape as guide or limiter...
they will be my valve stem cover...varnish applied for protection and looks :wink: ...

time to assemble everything... :mrgreen:

 

[Cherryboxx]

some close up shots of the bikes old license plate,transfer tatoos,decals and parts...

...and the bikes done...it was fun building it...ride safe

 

[MIGZ]

Great job

 

[Crank!Basti]

WOW! Just WOW! Amazing job. Diggin' that tasty color combo.

What kind of gold color did you use? Looks like it's anodized.

 

[aka_locojoe]

Very nice. A work of art.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

so classy.

 

[Cherryboxx]

@ MIGZ thank you sir for the appreciation...

@ Crank!Basti hahaha thank you,
yup never did expect it to come out this good too,
it's a metallic color,in the can it says BRONZE GOLD sir....

@aka_locojoe tears of joy...very kind words,
thank you...

@ifitsfreeitsforme that's one way to describe it ,
thank you...

 

[RestoRodSchwinn]

Gran Pa's 28" klunker

Work. Of. Art. Absolutely beautiful!

 

[pickle]

that finger picture messed me up for a minute :?

 

[Mingo]

That came out amazing!

My favorite part is when bicycle parts start floating around your yard.

 

[Cherryboxx]

@ pickle thanks

@ mingo thank you...hahaha,(floating) had to sun bake them in clothline...
the paint was still wet :wink:

 

[boogieman]

coolest bike in sta. rita pampanga!

 

[Skipton]

:shock: WOW! :mrgreen: Turned out great! The fender looks great with the white and the stripe!
Just a darn cool bike! Amando would be proud I'm sure! :mrgreen:

 

[Tibor]

excelent job on this bike.... i LOVE IT!!!

 

[Mingo]

I keep coming back to this thread. I love this bike, belongs on display.