POCA RATA "Little Rat" DONE!

[kingfish254]

That tire looks so natural on that frame.
Now the fun begins!

[pick]

Pick, that really is a good looking frame. Wish I had a granddad that built bikes fro me when I was a kid! I know thats exactly what I'll be doing for my grandkids. I'm sure that little guy is chomping at the bit to ride it!

You got that right! He really does have some cool bikes to ride. My dad, even though he worked way too much, always managed to make time to do this kind of stuff with me when I was young (long time ago!) & I will never forget it. I'm sure he won't either. I get a real kick out of building stuff for the kids!

Kingfish: You are right as well, This is where the fun begins, I look forward to this every year since the last one!


Thanks for lookin!

[ndaway]

He for sure will never forget. Your making memories for a life time Awesome job Pick

[pick]

He for sure will never forget. Your making memories for a life time Awesome job Pick

Thank you buddy! That's what it really is all about ain't it? I am so far behind you right now, I better put a hustle on it huh?

[ndaway]

Get ta building..peace. LOL I always wanted to post that

[MplsCoaster]

He for sure will never forget. Your making memories for a life time Awesome job Pick

Thank you buddy! That's what it really is all about ain't it?

You guys are so right!

[pick]

Found some dropouts on an old AMF girls bike frame that was bent. Cut them off & my plan is to weld them inverted to the existing dropouts on the eliminator frame. Should push the back wheel back about 3 inches & up 1.5 to 2 inches lowering the back of the bike. Un-needed holes will be filled. Tomorrow, Sparks Fly! Hope to post more pics tomorrow.

[kingfish254]

Love the AMF stamps in there.

[pick]

Got the dropouts welded today, still have to trim some metal off of the old dropouts to make it look right. Now I have tons of clearance on the back wheel & I believe I will have sufficient chain clearance as well. Pardon the sloppy welds, but that's what grinders are for right? Still have to cut down the seat tube & trim down the steerer tube, but for now everything is going as planned. (famous last words!)

[udallcustombikes]

Looking good! I'm glad you got that frame.

[pick]

Looking good! I'm glad you got that frame.

Got it from a really great guy! It is good to see it put to a good use don't ya think? My grandson loves it so far & can't wait for it to be rideable. If he's happy with it, so am I. Thanks Cameron for hookin me up with this frame, I'm having more fun with this build than I did with Bad Apple. Hope to show more progress tomorrow.

[char]

Looks great! Nice work!

[Diabolical_Dork]

Lookin' Good bro! Them are some fatty tires, love em.

[MplsCoaster]

Pick, that's so cool! The stance looks great and fatties front and rear set the tone

[Terry66]

Pick, that really is a good looking frame. Wish I had a granddad that built bikes fro me when I was a kid! I know thats exactly what I'll be doing for my grandkids. I'm sure that little guy is chomping at the bit to ride it!

You got that right! He really does have some cool bikes to ride. My dad, even though he worked way too much, always managed to make time to do this kind of stuff with me when I was young (long time ago!) & I will never forget it. I'm sure he won't either. I get a real kick out of building stuff for the kids!

Kingfish: You are right as well, This is where the fun begins, I look forward to this every year since the last one!


Thanks for lookin!

Yeah, my dad and I build all kinds of crazy bikes back in the day. Mostly choppers. Some of those things were deathtraps, but it was seriously fun. I lost my dad when I was 21. Can't believe its been 25 years ago! Probably some of my best childhood memories revolve around building bikes with my dad. My grandson will be 2 this fall and I have 60s-70s Schwinn Lil Tiger 12" stingray sitting in the garage waiting to be cleaned up.