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This is gonna be awesome!!!!!

MO FATTA
MO BETTA
 
Forks are well on the way, need to sort some hubs and rim centres next
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I made myself a roll cage bender for a race car project we're building, using a purchased set of dies for 1 3/4" Dom tubing.
So, having a bender, I decided to have a go at making the Airship frame from 1 3/4"tube.
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here's the bender in action.
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Top tube and bottom tube bent up to suit.
Again, the skinny wheels for scale. Same diameter as the fatties
 
Kinda funny to see these

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being used for "scale" for these :D :D :D :D

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Kinda like using Manute Bol as a scale substitute for Shaq. :D :D :D
 
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I made myself a roll cage bender for a race car project we're building, using a purchased set of dies for 1 3/4" Dom tubing.
So, having a bender, I decided to have a go at making the Airship frame from 1 3/4"tube. View attachment 158691 here's the bender in action.
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Top tube and bottom tube bent up to suit.
Again, the skinny wheels for scale. Same diameter as the fatties
Who’s dies are you using in the tube bender?
 
Now having a frame, it was just asking me to ride it. I temporarily welded on the rear triangle and fitted the back wheel from the mtb donor bike, threw on a fork front, wheel and bars. Joined a couple of old chains together and it was ready for a test ride.
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Rode up and down the driveway a few times. Seat Needs to go back a little more. Other than that it does what it should. Stoaked to have a test ride on it. Grinning from ear to ear hahaha. Next step is to get this fat boots onto it.
 
Hard to believe that is the same bike, but great idea to test out the ride geometry before you dive into the fatness
 
If you get a flat tire on a ride, it will be like this. :D


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