1HP ELGIN ''UndeadCustom'' FINISHED!!!

[OneHorsePower]

+2 on the existing chainguard! Good looking bike. If it was sporting some wide, flat mtb bars, I may come and take it to my bike shed to meet some other rats..

Thanks! i thought about that , but did not actually try to ride with it tho, maybe i should ... (that stem tho , does not fit the style at all)

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Either chain guard is cool!

Luke.

 

[OneHorsePower]

After ridding it for a short while and taking nice pictures , the cold weather is setting in and i decided to disasemble everything , get rid of the rear drop outs , stretch the frame even more to fit the wheel normally for eventually prep the frame for pain or else?..

but the 2nd try at stretching splitted the stay again , but this time it was worst and to far gone ,so i had to cut it , and and transplant some steal in it ...

that is as soon as i buy a replacement vice
R.I.P vice n*1 (1991-2015) my loyal diy buddy since the begining

 

[Fv2]

That's a rough day, but I think you'll get it going.

 

[OneHorsePower]

Yep!

and a little 3d preview of how ill be fixing the chanstays.
since the tubes are oval and of an awkward diameter (of tubing pressed oval) ill be using 5/8"tubing , bent to match the curve of the stays ,splited in length and welded slightly apart from each other on the 1/2" rod inserted inside (witch fits perfect in the narrow side of the oval stays)

 

[OneHorsePower]

cut fit and prep some parts for welding

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Really nice work happening here 1HP!

Luke.

 

[OneHorsePower]

Its almost finished welding, i should bring it back from makerspace tonight
i learned to do it myself last night , not that hard when you get the twist

the hope to be in the "from scratch bulds" section is getting closer and closer
i am planning to buy a welding machine and in the process of building a tube bender

 

[OneHorsePower]

not the best looking job , but it is strong and should look alright when cleaned up

that chain guard was ment for this bike , perfect fit !

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Nice work!

Luke.

 

[OneHorsePower]

Nice work!

Luke.

yeah not bad for first welds heh? pretty happy and can't wait to weld something else again

 

[OneHorsePower]

i found a excuse to weld again
after the suicide door , suicide shifter , suicide brake ...
here is the suicide kickstand

all i have to do really is to weld the cylender to the base to stabilize the pivot/axis of the stand.

 

[horsefarmer]

Why that's so DANGEROUS!

 

[OneHorsePower]

Why that's so DANGEROUS!

because i can , also because instaled the regular way it binds with the crank arm and because i don't have better options for now and i love that spring sticking out

 

[OneHorsePower]

Well that suicide stand was not working out ...

Not much updates lately , but i have been working on allot of small details and parts,
but also on a low flat bead cargo bike trailer witch ill show later or in the *Show me* fumum..

-replacing allot of hardware for brass
-making the suspension/light support out of a rusty flat bar
-redo the wirering and brushed aluminum finish on the light
-rebuild the pedals with custom peices of unknown dark oily REALLLLY hard wood
-rebuild the seat support polish/clear/new springs/brass nuts

 

[Fv2]

Looks great, can't wait to see the trailer.

 

[OneHorsePower]

Bump!
I did a faux rusty patina paint job on the chain stays
Came out great !! repairs are not visible at all
Satin clear coat is drying over night , ill post pics tomorrow

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Loving this build 1HP!

Luke.

 

[OneHorsePower]

Looks great, can't wait to see the trailer.

yeah , pretty wet and cold since i finished it , ill try to take pics when the weather is clear (hopefully before any snow)

 

[OneHorsePower]

more shiny than expected

That textured color is a near perfect match , there was also like 4 other slightly different shades of brown available , glad i picked the right one
the baige-camo and black was use as a slight mist to to mimic the un-perfect natural patine

i think ima sand it a little smoother and use a flat/mat clear instead

every parts , nuts n bolts are prepped , but waiting on a possible vintage 3speed hub from a friend to do the wheels

also i think the end result might look along the lines of this:

a bit of a Jurassic theme with the (1hp) and (38) kind of hidden in there 38 for 1938 being the the middle of the 3 years of production of this bike frame 37-38-39