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I've been busy lately so this project has sat on the sidelines, today I had some time.
I stripped down an old Persons saddle, wire brushed and primered the top pan and cleaned and cleared the black/rusty bottom.
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Tomorrow I should get them back together with some fresh upholstery on top.
I got the wheels trued and tires mounted.
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Then my ADD and my 7 year old sons took over and we ended up working on a knife.
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After that the day was pretty much shot, maybe tomorrow l'll work more on the bike, or the knife or both or something completely random and different. I think I'm pretty much to the assembly part, just a few more things left to do. Hopefully I'll finish on time.
 
I got the chainguard in order today, I hit the outer side with a flap wheel on an angle grinder and got it as shiny as possible while still keeping a horizontal sweep pattern.
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On the inside I left the original red paint, on the reverse I left enough paint to keep it ratty (just for @OddJob).
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I did 4 coats of gloss clear over it all, it should add a cool contrast with the satin black paint.
I found my material for recovering the seat, I figured Mexican blanket just fit the build. I still need to find where I put my foam the last time we moved, but aside from that the seat is coming along.
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Dig the 'Texas red dirt' tires and the blanket seat cover. And leaving the original paint 'under the hood'.... ;)
 
All of that is gonna look great together. I need to get another set of red brick bricks. Great looking tires.
 
Nicely done.
Such a clean and cool build!
Nice details!
 

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