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Re: the beginning of a modernized rat rod '47 cwc western flyer

Ta-da 39mm wide 26" double wall alex dx32's (super strong) Mocked up to some 26x2.0 kenda kwick rollers
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Just waiting on my sturmey archer x-fd 70mm front hub then I can start prepping the frame.
 
Re: the beginning of a modernized rat rod '47 cwc western flyer

Thanks guys. I was originally going to take my stolen cranks of my dirt jump for this. Then replace those with profile racing but thought my wife would kill me.
 
Re: the beginning of a modernized rat rod '47 cwc western flyer

HxCforever said:
After a nice dip in some rust remover and some polishing with a 2" wire disc. Back to new
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Excellent stem. Beautiful resto!

SlyRed
 
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Thank you.

The mailman dropped of this today. 70mm 36h sturmey archer x-fd front drum brake.
 
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Dropped the wheels off at my lbs to be built. On the way home i stopped off at autozone to pick this up. Since i really liked my kwick rollers but i wanted a white stripe.


 
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Debating if i want to paint the braking surface black or not?
 
Re: the beginning of a modernized rat rod '47 cwc western flyer

Skipton said:
Looks good now but IMHO all black would look killer!
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:wink: I only did one tire at the moment and thinking about shooting some black on it fast.
 
Re: the beginning of a modernized rat rod '47 cwc western flyer

HxCforever said:
Skipton said:
Looks good now but IMHO all black would look killer!
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:wink: I only did one tire at the moment and thinking about shooting some black on it fast.
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I like the white strip on the tire... I do like the idea of the rim being all black

Keep up the great work!
 
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Skipton said:
HxCforever said:
Skipton said:
Looks good now but IMHO all black would look killer!
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:wink: I only did one tire at the moment and thinking about shooting some black on it fast.
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I like the white strip on the tire... I do like the idea of the rim being all black

Keep up the great work!
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Thank you and agreed.
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Re: the beginning of a modernized rat rod '47 cwc western flyer

Mock-up monday. After useing a 1/4 can of pb blaster and a little patience I busted loose the headset, chain tension screws.
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I still need to paint the back rim so this is a mock up with my old dm18.
 
Re: the beginning of a modernized rat rod '47 cwc western flyer

That looks killer. 8)
 
Re: the beginning of a modernized rat rod '47 cwc western flyer

TuckTuck said:
That looks killer. 8)
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Thank you. I'm debating if i want to ruff up the fork and spray it a bit with my rusting solution or not. I like how it is now a little better shape then the frame. Giving it a bit of mismatched look but maybe a little more aged. Since the fork was from a 60's ladies middle weight.
 
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junkiestone said:
What's up with the rusty Mice??? Waiting to see where those come into play.
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They were originally for between the bars but there a tad to big so a little unclear at the moment.
 
Re: the beginning of a modernized rat rod '47 cwc western flyer

Nice frame, interesting build-up. Just my own opinion, but I think however you have to make a choice about using that fork as-is or painting the whole frame/fork combo. This mis-match thing is difficult to pull off. IMO it looks like you had a wreck and went to the junkyard to get a new door on your car... Just sayin' it looks unfinished. (The new sidewall of the front rim looks good, why not just paint the whole bike black? )

I'm struggling with my own "patina" issues on the '41 ladies WF, but I have a matching frame and fork. I feel like if you start to (re)paint, you have to keep going, so yes it's a difficult equilibrium to strike. New components on old frames are fine but there needs to be a balance of matched and mismatched, I feel.
 

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