That's looking killer with the white. You really capture the muscle car vibe.
(BO-X) RAMCHARGERS Drag Bike (Finished, last detailed pictures)
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Brakes on and brakes off!:banghead: Seems I didn't grind it enough to clear. Back off to the grinding.
Awesome build man.
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Looks like your derailleur hanger might be pushing your wheel too far forward?
Just a a drag machine everything to get those perfect E.T. is just harder. I have no doubt you will find a solution thatbworks as well as the rest of this bike.Brakes on and brakes off!:banghead: Seems I didn't grind it enough to clear. Back off to the grinding.
Yeah, the hanger does push the axle forward more than I like. Easier to modify the caliper than the frame at this point.
Working a little on a different area on the bike tonight. Time to get the shifting sorted out. This is the one area I didn't focus on during the mockup mainly because I lost a few weeks trying to source another frame.
I have this old Sun Tour 5 speed shifter that's kinda rough. I cleaned it up a bit and decided it was just too plain looking. I took a piece of sissy bar tube and bent it, cut about 2 inches of 3/8 threaded rod and JB Welded it in, then added a HURST Pistol-Grip shifter handle to it.
I will be shocked if I get finished on time. There is so much left to do and on a good note we found another house to rent so we will be moving at the 1st of the month too. We have been packing all week. New house is less than 3 miles away. We were able to keep the boys in the same school district and that is a big relief knowing that we don't have to deal with changing schools.
I have this old Sun Tour 5 speed shifter that's kinda rough. I cleaned it up a bit and decided it was just too plain looking. I took a piece of sissy bar tube and bent it, cut about 2 inches of 3/8 threaded rod and JB Welded it in, then added a HURST Pistol-Grip shifter handle to it.
I will be shocked if I get finished on time. There is so much left to do and on a good note we found another house to rent so we will be moving at the 1st of the month too. We have been packing all week. New house is less than 3 miles away. We were able to keep the boys in the same school district and that is a big relief knowing that we don't have to deal with changing schools.
Sweet Pistol Grip. Looks good on there.
That shifter is awesome!
Nice work on the shifter!
Congrats on finding a place nice and close, that must be a load off your mind!
Luke.
Congrats on finding a place nice and close, that must be a load off your mind!
Luke.
Just read this build from start to finish,awesome build,the shifter has done it for me,it screams HELLO,I am glad you stuck with the drag theme,if I were building it as soon as those forks went on I think I would have extended them as hi as possible and turned it into a wild 70's chopper,but this is a great build and great ideas,I'm gona see if I can get that decal paper as I hate stickers
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That second PIC of the shifter just makes me want to reach out and grab it,shifter envy?
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Another item I overlooked during mock up, the chain ring is the wrong size. I need a 1/2"X3/32"er.
NOT a tank, rather, think body panels. More progress will follow soon.
More progress on the panels and some decal work. I cut the side panels out of stock plastic 24" sheet using a jig saw with a fine tooth blade. Cut fast because the plastic will weld back to the sheet after the blade passes. Not a big deal it is brittle and just snaps off. Clean them up with 600 grit and then 1000 grit. Prime and paint. I'm mounting them with 8/32 round head allen screws. I marked my panel and drilled them out then held them on the top plate with packing tape and drilled into the top panel just deep enough to line up the holes. I disassembled the panel from the frame and finished drilling them about 3/16" past the length of the screws. Next I followed through with a taping bit.
I measured my decal sheet and cut the stripes 4mm wide for the top panel. The side panel stripe is 6mm. Now I have to set up the positioning for the decals I made. I made the decals with my computer and printed on Ink Jet white water slide decal paper. Set up the printer to high quality print setting. Wait 24 hours for them to dry then I coated with Ace Hardware brand clear gloss enamel. Valspar makes a clear gloss that works well, too. I let those dry for 24 hours as well.
I measured my decal sheet and cut the stripes 4mm wide for the top panel. The side panel stripe is 6mm. Now I have to set up the positioning for the decals I made. I made the decals with my computer and printed on Ink Jet white water slide decal paper. Set up the printer to high quality print setting. Wait 24 hours for them to dry then I coated with Ace Hardware brand clear gloss enamel. Valspar makes a clear gloss that works well, too. I let those dry for 24 hours as well.
Here are the finished panels.
Nice tank that's not a tank. Great idea!
