Cool work on those trusses.
Why don't you tap some threads inside the truss to bolt them up to the stem bracket?
Why don't you tap some threads inside the truss to bolt them up to the stem bracket?
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Nice formwork on the ends, I never considered pressing a seperate end on them. Ive shoved a steel "puck" in the end of conduit before to make a stronger bolted joint.
If the tubing is galvanized, try polishing it, you can get a reasonably shiny finish.
Looks like a really fun build, Im having fun following it.
If the tubing is galvanized, try polishing it, you can get a reasonably shiny finish.
Looks like a really fun build, Im having fun following it.
They didn't come out bad! The paint I had on hand that I thought was ivory was more of a spoiled cream color and dried darker than expected. I'll have to respray with a lighter color then we can call this one done!
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Kool Kiddie Klunker! 
Turned out great!
You could have some fun with perspective when you shoot your final pictures.
Turned out great!You could have some fun with perspective when you shoot your final pictures.
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Kool Kiddie Klunker!
You could have some fun with perspective when you shoot your final pictures.
I plan on it! The bike has a wild moto look from some angles.
Turned out really nice good work on the truss rods
Slick work all the way around!
And yes, you nailed that color..
Spoiled Cream. I can smell it from here.
Nice mini klunk.
And yes, you nailed that color..
Spoiled Cream. I can smell it from here.
Nice mini klunk.
No more spoiled cream! Close up of the completed dropouts. I picked up a better off-white color at the local hardware store this morning that is a lot closer. Also found a nice pair of shiny-chromey axle nuts in my parts stash while digging for something else.
That little bugger keeps getting better and better. Those little details make all the difference.
A few more random pictures...
Might have to pop those reflectors off of the pedals...
Might have to pop those reflectors off of the pedals...
That back tire shot is very cool! Consider it for your final pic. Nice work! 
That back tire shot is very cool! Consider it for your final pic. Nice work!
I'll take another one like it at the local college campus. I can get some better backgrounds there.
That IS a great angle. You may have started a trend.
Love this lil build. If a pig bike is an older bike setup like a muscle bike, would that make yours a PigMX?
Or a Porkchop BMX
Hey @kingsting , the Finished Build thread is up and running! Toss this mini Klunk into the mix on there. I still like that rear tire angle for your top photo!
RaT oN~!
RaT oN~!
I want to get some pictures of it with a better background than my neighbor's houses, then I'll throw it in the finished bikes thread. I'll definitely do another from that angle- I like it too!
So my wife pointed out to me that the gold fluted seatpost and red grips didn't look quite right. She has better eyes than I do for stuff like that so I had to agree...
This thing uses a short, strange diameter post but the build doesn't really require a longer one so I put the original back on. This also eliminated all the ugly beer-can shims I had to make to get the BMX post to fit. It is is actually nickel plated, not chrome and received a quick polish. While it was in the stand, I swapped out the grips with some black ones. The red Ourys will end up on another project eventually...
This thing uses a short, strange diameter post but the build doesn't really require a longer one so I put the original back on. This also eliminated all the ugly beer-can shims I had to make to get the BMX post to fit. It is is actually nickel plated, not chrome and received a quick polish. While it was in the stand, I swapped out the grips with some black ones. The red Ourys will end up on another project eventually...
