Stripped down and headed to my painter. Finally going to get a real paint job as opposed to a rattle can or bare metal finish. Spokes came in, got some time off for the holiday, might even get the odd hub laced in.
Carl.
DEAD SPACE
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Stripped down and headed to my painter. Finally going to get a real paint job as opposed to a rattle can or bare metal finish. Spokes came in, got some time off for the holiday, might even get the odd hub laced in.
Carl.
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Wow! Your build is really getting amped up.
That frame looks great, I'd be tempted to clear it. Looking forward to some SHINY.
I see what you did there...
Real boy's Spaceliners are chrome, or red, but not black chrome.
So we'll see how close the final product is to the idea in my head.
I also got my pink rim painted flat black so there's a bit of progress.
Carl
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Not the earliest Spaceliners,,,
But the ones from this era had the SAME tanks with different faceplates.
This is the tank (Forward-Thrust) I'd like to find but will do without.
Carl.
More distraction...
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Great patina!
A little bit of grease and a new set of shoes and it's done (plus new pedals maybe, as the visible one looks bent)!
I can see why!
GC
Oh I did get this 1950 SA model AB laced...
It's an odd little hub with two sizes of flanges and the same spoke length on each side. Somebody did some math to figure that out cuz the flange holes don't line up like a symmetrical hub does.
GC
It's an odd little hub with two sizes of flanges and the same spoke length on each side. Somebody did some math to figure that out cuz the flange holes don't line up like a symmetrical hub does.
GC
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MattiThundrrr
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I love the way the word "Monark" peeks out through the crust on that tank.
Me too! It's a bit brighter on the other side. I see a little work to do here. should try to flatten out the warped book rack. It's heavy stock, you can tell someone sat on it often. The chain needs a pair of links added to center the wheel in the fender and there's too much chrome on the front wheel. I've got a lot of stuff around here though, I'm pretty sure I can put a nice wheel set together that matches the patina. Same with that black crank, it's gotta go. Still, I was just tinkering in the garage last night for an hour or so. Too hot to do much it was a hundred earlier yesterday and there was air conditioning calling my name ten yards away. But we got it for a steal and until my Spaceliner frame gets back from the painter DEAD SPACE is dead in the water, so I have time and no deadline for this one.
Carl.
Haha! I just feel good that I laced it without instructions and only one false start. Did I mention heavy gauge spokes and drilling out the hub? Waiting on rim strips to arrive. (and my painted frame)
Carl.
Just a little inspiration for my DEAD SPACE build. From the display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Visited it this past Thursday.
Carl.
Well... DEAD SPACE is on the schedule for paint Wednesday maybe tomorrow? So I'm still wrenching on this Monark. Spinning names around in my head, I'm about settled on Iron Butterfly. Stole some parts off my March Shootout bike. So now it's got a two speed kicker and some beautifully patina'd bars on it. Needs some seatpost weathering and we be ready for the linseed oil. Never done it before so we'll see what happens...
Carl.
Carl.
DEAD SPACE wheels are done. The post delivered the rim strips today so I HAD to put the Hank on and I also swapped out the 700 because you gotta have matching tires, right?
Any surprise DEAD SPACE will be a "Dragster/Roadster"??? My feelings are, if it's not a classic ballooner why push that big o' front tire around? ( excluding BMX )
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Any surprise DEAD SPACE will be a "Dragster/Roadster"??? My feelings are, if it's not a classic ballooner why push that big o' front tire around? ( excluding BMX )
GC
WOWZERS!! GTB!! PEACE
Great looking tire combo!
