AlumiNaughty: 1935 Wards Hawthorne Duralium, Finished!

[Machine Age Victim]

Now that's cool! Is that a real small gauge copper tubing? Really dig the look.

Yeah, refrigerator line

That does look cool and with the handlebars essentially part of the fork, the cables ‘turn’ with the fork, so little movement.

One question, I always thought that brake cable housings required some ‘compression’ (that’s why they are a spiraled wire vs shifter cables that are simply tubular.

Will these solid lines impact braking efficiency? Asking for a friend.....[emoji846]

I ran it first with just the copper part, since its solid, it provides enough resistance to the braking forces. I've since took the coating off some housing and it fits inside perfectly, it feels like a normal cable now.

Oh, and shifter cable fits inside the copper pipe perfectly ;-)

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Little more progress made, shifter cable done.

 

[OddJob]

This is a rat rod mod to remember!

 

[sandman]

Looks more Hot Rod !

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Working on the details

 

[kingfish254]

 

[Machine Age Victim]

I'm contemplating putting a panel between the two top tubes, not sure if it should be copper, aluminum or both

 

[Jake Sensi]

 

[toro1978]

Copper is pretty and easy to like. But from a design point of view this being your AlumNaughty, and already havng the reddish tires and grips, and the tool bag and the other copper accents... It is easy to get carried away and overdo it.
That tool bag might fit snuggly in the tank space though.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Copper is pretty and easy to like. But from a design point of view this being your AlumNaughty, and already havng the reddish tires and grips, and the tool bag and the other copper accents... It is easy to get carried away and overdo it.
That tool bag might fit snuggly in the tank space though.

I tried the bag there, just didn't seem like it "fit." I was thinking a pattern cut out of aluminum over a copper background, as an accent.

 

[OddJob]

I tried the bag there, just didn't seem like it "fit." I was thinking a pattern cut out of aluminum over a copper background, as an accent.

Or, a copper sheet sandwiched between two louvered sheets of aluminum. That way just some copper would show through at an angle.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Yep! I was leaning toward that too, great minds.....

 

[xray]

Freakin Awesome!

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Did some location scouting, I know which way I leaning but feel free to vote for your favorite.
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4. (Without cars)

5.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

New part arrived

 

[Machine Age Victim]

I'm not 100% on the bottle cage, I guess I'll see how it looks on the final build.

But, I'm really liking the idea of a frame panel.

 

[Brian macumber]

Did some location scouting, I know which way I leaning but feel free to vote for your favorite.
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I like 2 and 5 maybe against the graffiti.

 

[Troyminator]

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[Troyminator]

Did some location scouting, I know which way I leaning but feel free to vote for your favorite.
3 or 5 would be my picks[emoji848]




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[Machine Age Victim]

While I figure out how to get louvers in the frame panel (probably going to build a chuck and do it myself), I'm shaking out another idea.
As arrived

And more fitting for this build