Cruise DeVille

[KeithFab21]

Well it’s a start, this will be my first build off, i enjoy the the page but rarely get to relax and enjoy it. Maybe this build off will force me to make time.. I have only a few ideas what it will look like in the end, just gonna “let it ride” and see what happens….what could go wrong

 

[OddJob]

Wow! You've def got the right attitude and , it appears, the tools and skills to pull off something wild and crazy! Mark me SUBSCRIBED!!

Welcome to your first Build Off @KeithFab21. Rat oN~!

 

[SSG]

Nice frame jig , also that has to be the biggest pedestal grinder I've seen.

 

[kingfish254]

Red brick tires, beehive springer, and a bunch of steel. This is gonna be fun.

 

[KeithFab21]

Nice frame jig , also that has to be the biggest pedestal grinder I've seen.

Thanks, it’ll eat a crowbar and not slow down, 3 phase power and very heavy cast iron stand

 

[KeithFab21]

Wow! You've def got the right attitude and , it appears, the tools and skills to pull off something wild and crazy! Mark me SUBSCRIBED!!

Welcome to your first Build Off @KeithFab21. Rat oN~!

Thanks, I’ll see what I can do… this should be fun as long I quit misplacing my tape measure

 

[Glen]

I love builds that start with a pile of steel.

 

[JA331]

I have plenty of tube in the garage but I’m having a hard time feeding the wire in the mig. One day i’ll get there.

 

[KeithFab21]

Hey has anybody seen a RRB build off taking place? I’m either getting a late start or giving everyone else a head start..lol.. sorry haven’t had anything to post just been busy working since Sunday’s start so better late than never. I got my 1 1/8 headset and bb cups so now I can start machining the head tube and bottom bracket.. should be bending up 4130 sticks this weekend. Still have no idea exactly what the design will be just about everything has been done before so I think I’ll take as it comes, I need to catch to all you guys with a plan…here’s a pic so I can say I’m officially started RRBBO17..

 

[MattiThundrrr]

The "slow start" strategy... Very cunning...

 

[KeithFab21]

Time to kick it into gear after busy mothers day weekend, got off work early today and off tomorrow so let’s see what I can get done.. I know it’s gonna be a stretch and low bike that’s it no more time to try and work out a design this bike ain’t gonna build itself…. I cut the head tube to my preferred 7 3/4” length machined it for headset cups… long way to go..

 

[KeithFab21]

Building bikes is hard….. actually I’m probably a little/alot out of shape but the garage is my gym and has beer the gym don’t sooo….. rolling some 4130 radius… making progress…

 

[SkyknightJohn]

Envious of your tools. Especially the roller.
Looking forward to what you come up with.

(Hint: you can click the “insert” tab on the pics and “full size” so we get to see them blown up without needing to click on the pics.)

 

[KeithFab21]

Envious of your tools. Especially the roller.
Looking forward to what you come up with.

(Hint: you can click the “insert” tab on the pics and “full size” so we get to see them blown up without needing to click on the pics.)

Thanks for the tip on the pics, I’ve been collecting my hobby equipment and tools for 20 years I’m just average joe that had to build something if I wanted it

 

[KeithFab21]

Starting to take shape, rolled, rough cut, and mitered some tube this morning…

Sometimes you just got get back to grass roots building techniques regardless of tools/equipment..

 

[KeithFab21]

Got a few more tubes made and a few notched to fit… good day so far in between chores…

 

[Palepainter]

Sexy!! Love learning from this build.

 

[ScubaLFK]

Envious of your tools. Especially the roller.

Not too 'spensive at HF linky, and the internet is full of mods to beef it up.

 

[SkyknightJohn]

Not too 'spensive at HF linky, and the internet is full of mods to beef it up.

Yeah, but I have to justify taking up the limited garage space for something I'd likely only use once a year at best. 'Course, I've said that about my welder...

 

[KeithFab21]

Working on the Cruise DeVille today hoping to have some progress pics to post later, as long as people don’t know I’m in the shop today…lol…Just a side note for all those building stuff with limited resources, just know equipment and fancy tools are nice sometimes but they have limitations… this is where my first trusty ole’ harbor freight tube notcher powered by a drill would have been a better choice, but I got through the tube almost..sketchy but successful

close enough