Can't Wait! AH! Now With Paint!

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Re: Can't Wait!

I'll admit, like Steve, I was having trouble keeping up with which bike was which. Makes it that much more interesting.

 

[Rat Rod]

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Any minute Chuck will pop in and say how great this bike looks and then we'll all know why you built it...ha ha! :lol:

The only real question is...when does Chuck want you to drop it off. :lol:

 

[Uncle Stretch]

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Really I was just playing with those forks and I stuck them on this part of a frame to see what
they looked like...Well they looked like crap and so I stuck a regular fork on . Then I started
building this frame like I knew what I was doing.....getting old getting old.

Well I found a place I wanted the BB and I have it tacked on ...looks pretty good so far.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

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Loving it! The curved bb mount is a nice touch! It looks nice and fat!
So, what is the verdict on the new welder, now you have used it a bit? :?:

Luke.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

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On a straight line I can do really good. All poked around trying to chase a weld on tubing
is a challenge. I like there is no splatter and I can actually see the weld. I'm going to try
to rig up a clamp system where I can position the work better. If I can get to it, I can weld it.
Just sideways in my vice limits my abilities.
Yeah I though a curved tube on the BB would fit better. Glad you like it so far.

 

[Lowlife Lucas]

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Looks good!

 

[Uncle Stretch]

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Thanks Lucas still chugging along.

 

[dracothered]

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The forks you started out with, could they be shortened some to use them on this build?

 

[Uncle Stretch]

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Yeah I just have to cut them off and weld more dropouts on them. Not a biggie , but
the built in stem kinda looks goofy sticking up as far as it does.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

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So last night for dinner my wife made a chicken dish and added a large dose of her Hot! home made
salsa . It always gives me weird dreams. Last night was no different. I woke up about 4 thinking about
how the bars should look on this build. I could have gotten up and gone to the shop and built them.
Decided against it. I don't have a way to bend 1'' tubing in a curve. I decided to clamp a piece to the
edge of my outdoor table that is welded to a large pipe in the ground. It creaked and groaned ,and I
think I pulled something in my back but it bent nice. So with a little designing this is what I came up
with. It may be higher or shorter but this is the game plan so far.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

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Wow! Those are cool, any way I can get ahold of some of that salsa?? Hahahahahahahaha.....

Cheers,
Dr. T

 

[Rat Rod]

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You're using up all of your build off mojo. :lol:

Those bars look awesome! :shock:

 

[Uncle Stretch]

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Thanks Dr T and Steve. I seriously doubt I will play in the build off. I'm kinda having my own private
one right now, there is just no voting or competition. :wink:

 

[Uncle Stretch]

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Got them tacked on and they feel nice.

 

[RichL]

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Those handlebars are seriously cool. I might borrow that one for a bike I have here.
BTW, the bottom bracket piece is also cool, its a good way to use some of those leftover pieces that are always laying around.

peace

Rich

 

[Uncle Stretch]

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Thanks Rich. I had another bent 1 1/2'' like my seatpost and I cut off enough for the BB.
I figured it should be curved instead of a straight piece. Anybody is welcome to use anything
I design. The whole reason I do this is to try and give people ideas and the desire to build one
of their own. If they see how easy this is I always hope they will try one.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

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Burn a little of Steve's real estate. Proud of the build so far and my yard is looking good too. :wink:

 

[Uncle Stretch]

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How about with a head light

 

[user 135]

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Nice thinking outside of the box. Those look awesome. I was just thinking you need some hot sauce mojo.

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[Uncle Stretch]

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Glad you like them Clancy. They may not stay. I'm just playing now. Betty hated that headlight and likes this one.
Wonder if anybody would notice if I entered it in the anything goes. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: