I lay them out freehand. They asked me again the tire size for the pre-curve applicator. The last time I did it for a 24" bike tire, it didn't fit. This will be my first 20", so we'll see how it goes.
1971 Huffy Twin Stick Mag Wheel
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Mounted all the male and female clips.
Put it together. The rear wheel is back in action!
Put it together. The rear wheel is back in action!
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Turned out great! The wheel was a whole project just by itself!
can't push the Like Button enough for that rear wheel. Holy cow.
No joke! I went slow because no one has ever done something like this to one of these and I wanted to get it right. Plus it's hotter than Hades here, so crimps my build time. Thanks for the suggestion on speaker clips!
Starting assembly.
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Looks great!
Some build progress.
I'm not sure that's the mother of god. Looks more like the Monty Python guy. Then again
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There are so many doctors, 'who' can keep track?It's Doctor Who. But apparently, doctor who?
Got it in the Sun to test the kickstand height. It’s a little tall with the new fork so I’m going to shave it a little.
The cups fell out of the frame when I got the bike. I should have addressed it before I got them chromed but had so many other things to think about I didn’t. I obviously remembered when I put the headset together. I was hoping just tightening the adjustment real tight would be enough, but when moving the bike I felt movement. So I decided the shim them with aluminum and set them in with JB Weld. I’ll let this cure for 2 days then put it back together.
The cups fell out of the frame when I got the bike. I should have addressed it before I got them chromed but had so many other things to think about I didn’t. I obviously remembered when I put the headset together. I was hoping just tightening the adjustment real tight would be enough, but when moving the bike I felt movement. So I decided the shim them with aluminum and set them in with JB Weld. I’ll let this cure for 2 days then put it back together.
I'm 6'4". That side shot looks like it was taken from a drone. It's funny, on the bike stand, and me working very closely on the bikes, they look so big to me in my mind's perspective. Then I see something like this and it snaps me back to reality of how small these bikes are. It's like they were built for children or something. Very weird.
HEY! YOU UP THERE...
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I really need to get this bike wrapped up, but it was 115 in my garage after work and I couldn’t stand to be in there for more than a few minutes. The Hurricane fan just felt like a hair dryer.
Normally the top of the drag forks had black plastic or rubber covers, but I never liked the look. So I found these stainless plugs.
So I gave them a polish and installed.
Normally the top of the drag forks had black plastic or rubber covers, but I never liked the look. So I found these stainless plugs.
So I gave them a polish and installed.
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