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well I had some mechanical issues with my truck in august so that had to be resolved but now i can get back to the last few day thrash of finishing up mad ratter Ended up cutting off the the top of the exerciser and bending the ears to make a new connection piece here is the almost the...

finally got around to attaching the fork stem to the seat post attachment in this i was originally going to use a bmx brake gyro sandwiched between two nuts then use the threaded ears to attach the two parts but i had to cut so much off the seat post attachment due to the angle now there is...

here is the close up of the dogbone mounted on bottom of the fork shaft and the 3 races 1 race in the typical location where the base gets wider the top 2 races are different in they typically are tight the entire way of the fork shaft standard race style on the right (usually has a flat...

i had to put the bars in that position to lean it up next to the wall more worried about getting seat figured before tackling the hbars but i know the ones i put in the mock up seem to tall

the races from i believe the 60's or 70's built murrays dont have a wider base so they are snug throughout the entire length if the fork shaft i will get pic if the difference between the two styles later

over the weekend i came up with a way to use more metal from the schwinn exerciser to use in the seat post area its actually the remainder of the seat post metal and a lower support bar that will get attached to the area on the monark where the kick stand bolts in here is the early mock up i...

Very nice schwinn you found looks to be a 50's welterweight do you know what rims are on it s-4 or s-6 and is it one or 3 speed

worked more on the mock up of the rear before i go and drill into the frame bolts attaching the rear drop outs are not for the final design but just for mock up you can really see the plan i have for the seat post position now rear clearance looks good its as wide if not slightly wider than...

Its been a long while since I was able to get the correct evans rack for this build Now that i was able to get the rack off the later 50's firebird evans and a fender too (trimmed to be in line with the rear rack support) i can get moving along with this build again currently using a gt style...

i will not know yet as far as mocking it up with the wheel i need to figure out a way to attach the rattrap steering tube to the bottom of the frame and attach the rear drop outs only then will i know if i can mock it up with a wheel i am hoping i can mock it up without drilling into the seat...

trimmed the seat post bolt area of the exerciser bars to mock up to the frame and rattrap but more trimming may be required I have 2 ways that it can be mounted 1 bolts up to the mid part of the seat post bar and is lined up with the middle bar it also passes thru the rear of the frame 2...

not a whole lot to report yet but i did get some more of the brackets mocked up for the back extension you can see one of the 5" L brackets in the back and 2 of the pieces i cut down the holes line up with the drop out the less i have to try and drill the better chance this bike will ride...

I figured before i go buy some metal stock i would look through my pile of doner frames to see if i could use anything the rear legs on the Schwinn exerciser look like they may do the trick Just need to cut them free and work on bolting them up You can see in the pic the holey seat post from...

i forgot that the rat trap fork rockers have a spacer on them so the fork itself is 1/2 inch too narrow for the coaster brake i added (for now) a couple of nuts as spacers for current mock up purposes and i drilled out holes in the frame to attach part of the rat trap to it but if you look...

Got a decent amount accomplished over the weekend so I will be posting updates through out the day widened the new rear drop outs you can see by the widened end of the slot how much i needed to grind away to fit the standard size rear axle btw a few people guessed bed rail hardware which...

Closest guess so far btw i forgot to mention oddjob that frame from my build off 10 bike is a 24" not a 26"

a while back when helping clean out my aunts garage I came across these and i have had them saved for a project like this originally i didnt know what they went to but recently i discovered what they go to any one care to guess what these are from this is how it will look partially attached...

I had to take extra time to go thru and find which frame in my stash would work best with the parts i have collected looks like this shelby built western flyer is my best option and here it is in the 1st phase of the mock up I took the spring off the rattrap and will be using it to stretch...

I have been on a bit of a hiatus from anything creative for a year just trying to get all my stuff organized as well as other things I want to try to do a build that is inspired by many of the extreme rat styled hot rods since this is the year of the rat had the idea for a while and slowly been...

With all this talk of having an under 21" class plus the standard MBBO I thought i would show my 2nd place bike from a few MBBO ago just to show how only needing to match 2 out of the 3 requirements cans still produce some varied designs plus it gives me a chance to show off the upgraded hbars I...