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Well after starting a month late, and taking about a month on some unexpected, but needed bike shop renovations I am going to respectfully resign from this build. I have allot of money tied up in this bike, don't want to rush it to make a deadline, and also don't want to be too far along to...

Tires on it. Truss rods and cables next. Still on the hunt for that one axle bolt I lost! Sent from my Moto E (4) Plus using Tapatalk

Had to weld a tab in the fork to mount the front fender. Drilled a new hole to mount the rear fender. Swapped to a normal stem, I have some tinkering to do for the Torrington to actually work Sent from my Moto E (4) Plus using Tapatalk

Completely gutted it today. Found the pedals I want to use Sent from my Moto E (4) Plus using Tapatalk

A buddy of mine had them built for his tandem, so the have some heavy spokes. Aluminum hoops are nice and light Sent from my Moto E (4) Plus using Tapatalk

The parts collection is all of my "expensive" stuff thrown into one bike that I will probably never sell, half because I never sell bikes, the other half because I'll never get what it's worth out of it! Sent from my Moto E (4) Plus using Tapatalk

Switched fenders. The first set of SD fenders had stock braces and wouldn't work without some sort of modification so switched to a set that had already had modified braces Sent from my Moto E (4) Plus using Tapatalk

Original plan was to take the truss fork off my rocket, but decided to make a set of trusses for a standard fork Sent from my Moto E (4) Plus using Tapatalk

A month late but I'm in. 5 speed drum brakes Sent from my Moto E (4) Plus using Tapatalk

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I started out with 2 junk frames and a Walmart doner bike Paint is Real Tree hydographics or dip over white Build thread http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/101622/ Thanks for looking Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

Got a ride in and some mud on the tires. Shot some pictures heading to the finished section! Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

I worked at the place that did it probably 15 years ago, he is all liquid base paint, I have been powdercoating now for a while, was a different swap back that's for sure. I did all the labor on it to keep the cost down Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

Haha the secret is out! Yes hydographics. Remembered a few things that day, how long it has been since I have sprayed liquid paint, and how much labor in masking is involved! Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

Thanks Luke Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

Another little sneak peak Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

I finally came up with a name. I'm not sure how to edit the post to it, but its Cleveland Klunker. I made ahead badge, using the original hawthorne badge as a basis but put my own little spin on it Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

So it sits on its own 2 wheels and kick stand again. Got the brakes and derailers tuned in. Have to set the position of the handle bars and everything on them but after that and a good once over its done Sent from my SM-G900R4 using Tapatalk

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