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gotta love old things........you get to make all kinds of fun stuff :shock:
well got my seat post from necessary evil(thanks again!)
and unfortunately it was about a 1/16" to small even with the binder bolt cranked all the way in :x so out came the grinder...
add an old schwinn seatpost and washer....
tack it together and youve got the beginnings of a seat post shim...
well its ugly but thatll be taken care of tomorrow :mrgreen:
(maybe ill be able to get this thing together in time for the autorama after all :shock: )
well got my seat post from necessary evil(thanks again!)
and unfortunately it was about a 1/16" to small even with the binder bolt cranked all the way in :x so out came the grinder...
add an old schwinn seatpost and washer....
tack it together and youve got the beginnings of a seat post shim...
well its ugly but thatll be taken care of tomorrow :mrgreen:
(maybe ill be able to get this thing together in time for the autorama after all :shock: )
almost there(the only thing that might kill this for being done in time is finding another wheel :x )....
just need to make 2 brackets so i can slide the seat forward a little more(but thats to be expected when you start hodge-podging 3 different makes together :roll: )
just need to make 2 brackets so i can slide the seat forward a little more(but thats to be expected when you start hodge-podging 3 different makes together :roll: )
Hooch knows if it had come to Texas there wouldnt have been any patina left he he :shock: It really looks good. The wheels are wood? You know sometimes when you need a seatpost shim you can buy that sheet copper and make one. I have even used a couple inches of 3/4 conduit and then sanded it down on a belt sander and made a thin shim.
unclestretch....yes the wheels are wood(well at least the one i have is....)with steel cladding over it and funny you should mention bars unchained.......
ive been trying to find a pair of just standard 40-50's cruiser bars with no luck what so ever :x
so i had to take matters into my own hands today and went down to college today and got some pull back bars and bearing cups(btw when you guys see karfers newest creation your jaws will drop!!! if he doesnt post it ill make sure i get some shots at autorama :mrgreen: ) and made my own...
it turned out to be more than a simple cut and turn so i called in the reinforcements!
theyll be welded and finished tomorrow :roll:
ive been trying to find a pair of just standard 40-50's cruiser bars with no luck what so ever :x
so i had to take matters into my own hands today and went down to college today and got some pull back bars and bearing cups(btw when you guys see karfers newest creation your jaws will drop!!! if he doesnt post it ill make sure i get some shots at autorama :mrgreen: ) and made my own...
it turned out to be more than a simple cut and turn so i called in the reinforcements!
theyll be welded and finished tomorrow :roll:
hey, i was lookin around on the classfieds, and i found this post. looks like the clad wheel wheel you have! just thought id show ya cuz you said you needed another wheel in the same condition. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12889 :mrgreen: hope it helps!
