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The frame is black though

So after an age removing the bright orange paint off the frame, I've, er, painted the wheels bright orange! In true hot rod style it should have been bright red. But I only had bright orange in "stock", left over from another build. I've had to reign back on the spending on this as the wheel...

No, really, it's called Mary. When I brought the donor vw home, my girlfriend said "holey Mary, mother of God, look at the state of that" And the name stuck! Lol

Mary

It's a little something I'm making for myself. Alfa romeo engine, vw chassis and aluminium body designed and made by me.

More like it! I can carry on now :) Tyres are on the way

Let's find him and "educate" him!

It's in cross section. I wouldn't describe it as a dump truck lol Pick up....... Maybe..... Sort of...... Ish

The original wheels were something like 490 I admit I miss understood how bicycle wheels are measured. I assumed the measurement quoted was for the wheel rim, not the rolling diameter including the tyre. Live and learn!

The project has stalled for a short while. I am having wheel issues. Because this is a French bike the original wheels are an odd metric size. They are also totally shot, so definitely need replacing. I ordered some new ones in what I thought was the equivalent imperial size, 20". Nope. Way...

I did it over a couple of days, 5 mins each day. Any longer and my hands tingle for hours afterwards, which can't be good!

Ha ha you have a point there! Don't worry, there will be plenty of "hotrod" touches. In fact I know this build will escalate...... But I won't be touching the frame or forks, so I'll stay in class 1.

HOTROD satin Black!

Yeah, it was never going to stay orange....

This is the French version, simular to the Raleigh but with a little more "va va voom"! And with odd threads and metric size wheels (which I'm replacing with 20")

I'm part way through a prize for winner class 2. I've had to come up with something I can post (possibly international) for reasonable cost. So it's not that exciting, but it is unique! I'll probably finish it this week, then I'll post a picture up.

I'm not sure they need extra motivation lol

I have been making the trophy for this year's class 2 winner. I started it in January, since then its been "cooking" at the bottom of the garden lol It's now ready for assembly. Is the protocol to show the prize before the end of the competition, or let it be a surprise to the winner!?

The frame strip down is done. I hate cotter pin cranks! Seems so wrong to be using a big hammer on a bicycle! Still, they came off OK in the end (I use a little heat too). Then onto the bearing caps. Non drive side came off lovely. The drive side did not! I'm used to British bikes, but when I...