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Didn't get everything done over the holiday as I had wanted
But did get the rear of the bike sorted and that was the main thing

Needed to put the manta ray rear coaster on the narrow rim
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dismantled both
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Turned out the manta ray had 48 spokes so I had to remove 6 from each side to fit the standard 20" rear
I didn't get to fully finish mounting the coaster brake (need 18 slightly longer spokes due to the difference in rim width
At least I do at least have a roiling rear for now
Good thing too since after getting it mounted it turns out I still had to add a wider sprocket to clear the disc
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Before the last pic I also had to widen the rear of the bike
keep in mind the rear on the huffy is already at 4" in stock form
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After stretching the rear with a jack and with the coaster brake at the needed width its almost good to go
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Everything with this build literally rested on the rear
So once I knew it would work I could start mocking up the bike
and check out the springer arrangement as well
which is a 28/700 size may go to the 26" once my new tires arrive

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Bars leaned forward
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Flipped in racing mode
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Ready for Bonneville!
 
Ready for Bonneville!

kingfish254

Lol
I wish
It needs a motor and a front brake still to be ready for Bonneville
But I do have plans to hopefully take it there in the future

I don't even know if it will be ready to go gravity racing b4 the build off deadline
but it should at least be a fully ride able bicycle by then

One of the things I need to address b4 the deadline is a bracket to attach the sissy bar to
I cant attach it to the rear axle since this bike will require foot pegs
and the rear drop out area doesn't have any suitable area to attach it to either

I grabbed some of the end scrap metal from the girder springer I was originally building for this project
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picked up this gate hardware that i plan to use to make a floating attachment point for the banana seat
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Also toying with the idea of flipping the fork springer arms
I can adjust the ride height better and the side truss bars clear the tank better
I just dont know if i like the look of it enough to switch it up so late
Guess I will wait until the tires arrive later today
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Got the bike finished enough for the build off this weekend
It still needs stuff like front brakes and a few other small bits to be a gravity race
but that will all come later
but for now she is a rider and pretty much in the final form

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More finished pics here

http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/go_western-_flyer.109525/


you can see in the pic bellow how the seat is mounted using the gate hing
its bolted to a quill style seat post similar to a gooseneck)
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Eastern "throttle" 20 x 2.3 tires for that Goodyear Bonneville look
(really wish I could have gotten ahold of the Eastern "Squealer" semi slick tires)
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Front bars have to be angled forward
having them straight up makes them hit the tank at a very small turn
but with the springer flipped and the bars leaned forward the turning radius is actually quite a lot

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More build pics to come later
 
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pulled out a worksman 20" with drum
also a 20" moped rear wheel that someone before me added in a costerbrake (but this may get changed later)
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The part that I really was looking for was the moon snap on caps that I once had on my old pt cruiser
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I thought with the disc being 15" and the wheel from the bike measuring out to 16"
(all wheels with decimal tires are 4" smaller that the listed size so 20 x 2.125 is actually a 16" rim)
it turns out to match up quite well

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I originally bought them from a guy who had lost one from his complete set so i bought them at a real cheap price
the one on the left of the photo had extra damage so I was able to pick up two more at moon headquarters in Santa Fe Springs for 1/2 off since they where considered "damaged"
Good thing its for a ratrod
I dont need anything perfect or full price


The extra disc i am using for practice modifications
as you can see the snap ring part and wheel spokes get in the way
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so some modifications will be needed

Sorry to bump such an old thread but man I wish I could see these pics on how you did this. Having a go with discs for my build
 

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