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DID MY LAST BIT OF MOCKING UP AND I THINK I HAVE A PLAN THAT WILL WORK BEST BUT 1ST I WANTED TO SHOW THE 3RD MOCK 3RD AND FINAL MOCK UP IDEA UNFORTUNATLY I DONT LIKE HOW FAR FORWARD THE CHAINGUARD HAS TO SIT FINAL MOCKUP THAT I WILL BE WORKING WITH YOU CAN SEE THE GREEN BAR THAT IS OVER THE...

NOW THAT THE CRANK HAS BEEN REMOVED I WAS ABLE TO BETTER MOCK UP THE EXERCISE FORK THESE ARE STILL ROUGH MOCK UPS JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A VISUAL INTO MY CURRENT THOUGHT PROCESS

PULLED OFF THE FRONT PART OF THE EXERCISE BIKE ATTACHED A REDBAND TRIKE COASTER I THINK I CAN USE THE TOP AS A SEAT POST JUST NEED TO PULL OF THE CRANK ASSEMBLY FROM FIRE WOMANS FRAME SO I CAN START MOCKING IT UP

BOUGHT THIS COLUMBIA EXERSICE BIKE TODAY THE PIC IN THE ADD MADE IT LOOK LIKE A WHITE COLOR BUT TURNS OUT TO BE A SOMETHING NOT QUITE WHITE OH WELL I CAN STILL CUT IT UP FOR SOME PARTS TO GO ON THIS BUILD AS WELL AS ANOTHER FUTURE BUILD PLUS I CAN USE THE HBARS ON FIRE WOMAN TOO FLIPPED OF COURSE

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH DIFFERENT TANK AND CHAINGUARD POSITIONS FINIALLY SETTLED ON THIS CHAINGUARD ON FLIPPED SIDE OF ORIGINAL LOCATION AND SITTING MIDWAY UP TO BETTER MATCH UP WITH THE TANK HOWEVER THAT WILL MEAN I NEED TO RUN A 1/2 SHAFT THAT ALSO WILL CONTAIN THE LARGER SPROCKET I WILL...

I DID A SMALL AMOUNT OF MOCK UP THIS IS THE FRONT FENDER THAT I WILL USE IN THE REAR PRETTY KUEL HOW IT ALREADY HAS THE ROUNDED END LOOK AND THE MIDDLE FIN HERE YOU CAN SEE THE IDEA I HAVE WITH THE WESTFIELD/COLUMBIA PREWAR CHAINGUARD THAT I THINK THE TANK MIMICS I CAN KEEP IT ON THE CORRECT...

PICK THIS LATE 50S LADIES FIRE ARROW THE OTHER DAY FOR 40$ I PLAN ON DOING A FLIPPED LADIES BIKE WITHOUT WELDING (I HAVE HAD THIS IDEA FOR SOME TIME BUT THE OTHER BIKE I BOUGHT TO DO IT WITH WAS JUST TO NICE AND COMPLETE)

No Unfortunately it was a goof I blew the bike completely apart to clean and grease b4 taking my pics When putting it back together I unfortunately put the drive train in the incorrect position I didn't notice until after the time had passed to submit photos I'm happy to say I corrected it...

Dug out some black felt 26" rims to see if they would work on the build However due to the firebolt being a middleweight frame the tires will not clear without major modification No slight widening will work That is actually what I like about this build No suffering from analysis paralysis I...

It's official I decided to go with bolt action Spent part of the day getting it assembled I was hoping to add 3 piece bmx crank however it turns out I am missing the correct spacers So I went with the bulletproof Cromo one piece crank While trying to go for the murdered out look I put long 80s...

I know its fairly late to enter but i decided i had a chance at putting together something simple this weekend My original plan was derailed early on when most of the stuff i had been collecting fot the build off plus some other bikes where stolen my choices are either a columbia firebolt or a...

This week was the monthly ratrod riders ride The weather was much nicer than last weekend But still a lot of smoke in the air from the wildfires Made it to Huntington beach pier with no issues But had to turn back That isn't marine layer fog in the background

Got some extra shots this weekend But just some quick action shots Unfortunately it was so hot that going for a ride at home was not going to happen Or at the beach either it was too crowded out there Have to wait for next weekend to go on a full ride

In the past few years I have put up the previous years top 3 RRBO winners list RRBBO #1 1st: Montgomery Wards: IRON GHOST (builder: raised by robots) http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=712 2nd: 60's Western Flyer (builder: Clothespin n)...

Thanx Not sure who made it but i know its prewar and probably aftermarket because it had extra mounting holes

One piece that gave me fits was coming up with a way to mount the seat post on the frame to keep weight off the center section where all the parts connect These 2 adjusters from exercise bikes ended up working out perfectly final product

https://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/mad-ratter-or-hack-rat.111025/ 24" Monark Frame bent Schwinn forks monark 24" truss rods 24" Schwinn crank & sprocket prewar ladies long spring seat prewar hole chain guard (aftermarket?) Schwinn exerciser seat post Evans square rear...

over the weekend painted the the rear extension section i applied the paint with a roller yes that is how I roll I found a trick for painting distressed wrought iron I could have added the final black coat but i really like the rust color of the base primer you can see how the rolled paint...

the chain does rub just barely so i added a second brace and ground down the ear on the rear after that it still had a small amount of clearance issues so i used some offset spacers on the coaster to finalize chain position here is all the added extension parts that now need to get painted and...