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Re: Black Coffee & Cream (fork Fix - 5/31)

deorman said:
Columbia - 13/16 steal one off a schwinn.(or shim it)

well, the really cool thing about it is, the lucky 7 fits snug into the original post.
i cut off the original post and slie in the lucky 7 and i am gonna tack weld it at the bottom.
should work just wonderfully.

again, mockup is coming friday.
 
Re: Black Coffee & Cream (fork Fix - 5/31)

thats what ive done before(you might want to weld a washer or something on the top to keep it from falling into the frame though)
 
Re: Black Coffee & Cream (fork Fix - 5/31)

dang it all!

the new front wheel wont fit in the old monark fork dropout slots.
guess i am gonna have to widen them.
 
Re: Black Coffee & Cream (fork Fix - 5/31)

hrmmm, what could this be?
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Re: Black Coffee & Cream (Mystery photo 6/4)

maybe it is just the scale of the photo but that looks really long for a tank. i think he is making a wooden chopper fork :shock:
 
Re: Black Coffee & Cream (Mystery photo 6/4)

Dug out canoe for squirrels? :?

now thats funny

wooden spokes, trike rear end, training wheels
 
Re: Black Coffee & Cream (Mystery photo 6/4)

ok, for some scale.....

23" x 5" x 2.5"
 
Re: Black Coffee & Cream (Mystery photo 6/4)

bike mounted cutting board :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
Re: Black Coffee & Cream (Mystery photo 6/4)

fartknocker said:
deorman said:
Bumper for riding in front of Fartknocker. :|
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: that's funny


I know, he's making pontoons! It's gonna be an amphibicycle 8)

good guesses!

it really is going to be a tank.
butcher block style.
going to bandsaw it out about 1/2" bigger all the way around.
then i am going to cut it in half longways.
then, i will route the inside edges with a reverse half round bit.
the halves of the tank will then (hopefully) fit together snug up to the frame and i can run through bolts/screws to hold them together.
 
Re: Black Coffee & Cream (Mystery photo 6/4)

so i had to wallow out the front dropouts a bit so the fat axles on these Nirve wheels could fit.
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here is the seatpost fix. i welded around the bottom and ground smooth. fits nicely. thought i took a photo of the finished product.
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now here is a VERY early mockup.
i obviously have lots of work to do, but i am diggin the stance.
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Re: Black Coffee & Cream (Mockup 6/9)

i wont have it finished in time for the parade, but i think i can get it rideable.
i am too impatient.
 
Re: Black Coffee & Cream (Mockup 6/9)

man i'm digging the stance as well. short and fat and stripped down! this is the sort of style that got me hooked on this site! unfortunately i don't see so many bikes that I really go wow over.. but it's great that everyone seems to be getting there hands dirty and giving it a go. Well done!
 

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