BO15 DURALIUS - 1936 Wards Hawthorne- Done. BOTH Of Them!

[LBCJ]

Woo hoo! This is probably the biggest reveal for this build. I was so excited to put these together that I had the spokes in before I took a pic. They are copper plated and then Clear Powdercoated. Electra drop center wheels, rear hub is a red stripe (now a copper stripe). Bars are new Wald granny style. More to come!

 

[LBCJ]

Copper Stripe hub laced in.

Old cream Duro brickyards that I scrubbed to death with Bleche-Wite to get them to look okay.

 

[kingfish254]

WOW!!! Those copper bits are wicked and are gonna be perfect for this build! Great idea!

 

[LBCJ]

WOW!!! Those copper bits are wicked and are gonna be perfect for this build! Great idea!

Thanks! It’s starting to look like something! I like that the only paint on the bike will be that stripe on the hub!

 

[BentRims]

Unbelievable! Copper parts!? WOW

 

[OddJob]

Don't worry about a full bleach white on the tires, some natural 'aging' will complement those shiny rims!

 

[LBCJ]

Don't worry about a full bleach white on the tires, some natural 'aging' will complement those shiny rims!

My thoughts exactly! Nothing perfect going on this bike, even if it is a little shiny for a RRB. Just a good mix of cool parts- at least I think so!

 

[LBCJ]

This is the stem I’m using. Polished it up and slid it on the bars.

Brooks leather grips. Leave it to the brits to take something so simple and make it 30 pieces. I counted the parts on my seat before I hacked it up. 35 parts! Anyway, I think they look cool. And definitely fit my euro/deco/rat theme.

Mounted it all up. Really liking the look so far.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Wow, that's a really nice stem, and the grips are worth all the complexity!

 

[Captain Awesome]

The copper is so ridiculously nice! Love it

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Very cool.

 

[LBCJ]

Got the tires mounted on the wheels. Got the wheels straight enough to not rub, got the silver king struts polished up and mounted up. Few more details to get back to but feeling pretty good about it.

 

[BeachBucket]

This is the stem I’m using. Polished it up and slid it on the bars.View attachment 135632Brooks leather grips. Leave it to the brits to take something so simple and make it 30 pieces. I counted the parts on my seat before I hacked it up. 35 parts! Anyway, I think they look cool. And definitely fit my euro/deco/rat theme. View attachment 135633Mounted it all up. Really liking the look so far. View attachment 135634

Grips are epic good choice, build is looking great!

 

[kingfish254]

When I see those parts, I'm like.......

 

[Skipton]

Bikes is looking fantastic!

 

[LBCJ]

Modern chain, in copper. The KMC “copper” ones are a weird bronze color, so modern chain it is.

Wire wheeled the adjusters and made 1936 penny washers for them.

Chain installed.

Adjusters installed.

There is a very long way to go in the next 48 hours. I feel like I’m doing everything twice!

 

[léocwc]

uauuu

 

[LBCJ]

Back to the Brooks seat. After I cut out the front spring I used an old fender bracket but it just didn’t look right.

I brought the seat to my buddy Dave at Engle Bro’s Fabrication and he made quick work of the situation. Welded the two main parts together and welded a mounting bolt in place as well. I stared at it for an hour and he had it done in 10 minutes.

Seat mounted on the post with all new copper and stainless hardware.

 

[LBCJ]

Blew apart the pedals I’m using.

Polished them up as much as possible and used new stainless and copper hardware.

 

[léocwc]

LET'S GO...