A Proper Rat Rod

[Jude Ephesus]

No bikes today:

As I like to do yard n garden, it’s been stacking up on me with all my kids spring and year end activities.

Next week we have my # 3 kid Jonesey graduating from high school and we have a double graduation party to celebrate her high school graduation and my son’s college graduation from college a few weeks earlier;

Got my flower beds in line and garden presentable as the party will be in our house and yard.

 

[SwissGuy]

No bikes today:

As I like to do yard n garden, it’s been stacking up on me with all my kids spring and year end activities.

Next week we have my # 3 kid Jonesey graduating from high school and we have a double graduation party to celebrate her high school graduation and my son’s college graduation from college a few weeks earlier;

Got my flower beds in line and garden presentable as the party will be in our house and yard.

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Neat! Please come over and do our garden as well...!

 

[Ulu]

Don’t tell my wife this, but I always expected to do the gardening, and expected my wife to do the cooking. It is the opposite here, and she is responsible for all of the gardening except what I hire out.

(But I’ll put photos of it in my own thread so I don’t trespass. )

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Don’t tell my wife this, but I always expected to do the gardening, and expected my wife to do the cooking. It is the opposite here, and she is responsible for all of the gardening except what I hire out.

(But I’ll put photos of it in my own thread so I don’t trespass. )

Feel free to post here! The more chat the better!

I had a ton of help today from wifey! Would have never got it done without her!

 

[Poor Side of Town]

I like to pad ' P ' Clamps with rubber electrical tape . Saves the paint, increases clamping force

 

[GeePig]

We have four barns in our 'garden', grass and fruit trees...

 

[MattiThundrrr]

"No bikes"? How many people zoomed in on the double bar sitting in the corner by the bushes? And that's a unique Raleigh laundry rack. Thanks for the peek Jude, looks like bliss

 

[Jude Ephesus]

I like to pad ' P ' Clamps with rubber electrical tape . Saves the paint, increases clamping force

GREAT call! I got that on the final punch-list!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

We have four barns in our 'garden', grass and fruit trees...

One of these days!!!!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

"No bikes"? How many people zoomed in on the double bar sitting in the corner by the bushes? And that's a unique Raleigh laundry rack. Thanks for the peek Jude, looks like bliss

Ok…. the bike in the corner doesn’t count as its supposed to have flowers in the basket to be ‘official’.

now…. You’re spot on with the Raleigh clothes line!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

I’m back…..

2 graduations in 3 weeks: people from 6 different states in my house the last week

one kid graduated college, the other, high school.

all the guests are out now, trying to get back to normal

My house is behind this thing, somewhere

 

[OddJob]

Fun celebrations!

 

[68z27]

I’m back…..

2 graduations in 3 weeks: people from 6 different states in my house the last week

one kid graduated college, the other, high school.

all the guests are out now, trying to get back to normal

My house is behind this thing, somewhere
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Ooohhhhh....that's a celebration event with a tent and stuff. When I looked at it all I saw was an enlarged covered area with 8 to 10 tables to spread out the bike work activities. And chairs too! That way your local admiring fans will have plenty of seating to bask in your bike building prowess from any angle! Or am I missing something?

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Ooohhhhh....that's a celebration event with a tent and stuff. When I looked at it all I saw was an enlarged covered area with 8 to 10 tables to spread out the bike work activities. And chairs too! That way your local admiring fans will have plenty of seating to bask in your bike building prowess from any angle! Or am I missing something?

You’re spot on!!!! I blew it!!!!! I should have arranged it better to at least have some bike decor!!!!!!

I got another coming next year; I’ll be sure to do it right!!!!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Ok: I need to get this guy moving!!!

First: got a nice mid-sized vice at harbor freight to work on some bottom brackets and salvage some parts!

Next: re-prep parts and spray some paint!!!

Washed and ready to go:

2 coats of satin

And this is an experiment in progress!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

$10 for brake calipers, levers and cables

-ironically, the bike has a sturmey archer 3 speed….

 

[Jude Ephesus]

In the sun to bake

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Looks good!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Had to scramble on the rear reflector:

I had the housing but no reflector.

I took the red reflector out of the rear wheel, cut and snipped the plastic case off, sanded it, split it, got lucky- perfect fit.

It doesn’t say made in England on it, but it looks perfect from 5 feet or further!!!!

 

[Wildcat]

No bikes today:

As I like to do yard n garden, it’s been stacking up on me with all my kids spring and year end activities.

Next week we have my # 3 kid Jonesey graduating from high school and we have a double graduation party to celebrate her high school graduation and my son’s college graduation from college a few weeks earlier;

Got my flower beds in line and garden presentable as the party will be in our house and yard.

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That's a 50's Huffman in the corner. And no lock on it!