Etta
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Good luck Troy!
Glad to see you picking back up on this one.
Glad to see you picking back up on this one.
Good to see it still going! Some very cool features on this build!
Luke.
Luke.
Thanks B!!!!!
thanks Luke!
and shall be ridden!1
will have progress on her this week!!!!!!!!!Let's see this finished!!! We want Etta up n running.
so figured it was time to get going on Etta again and finally relized that I did not have to bend the curves for the fuel tank since I have this
will cut it along one side of the cap and widen it the width of the top tube plus the with of the gas cap. Trim off the stamped seam and braze it back together, then modify the frame to fit around the tank like in the pic. of what i wanted Etta to look like from this years build.
so tomorrow I will split my day between wildcat Scotty and Etta with my goal for etta finishing the front forks and priming them. need to buy a better welder so the welds are not as clumpy but will file, grind, fill and sand them tomorrow.
oh and in My Spare time, since I am running a front disk, want to do a double brake for the rear using these (maybe)
Troy
will cut it along one side of the cap and widen it the width of the top tube plus the with of the gas cap. Trim off the stamped seam and braze it back together, then modify the frame to fit around the tank like in the pic. of what i wanted Etta to look like from this years build.
so tomorrow I will split my day between wildcat Scotty and Etta with my goal for etta finishing the front forks and priming them. need to buy a better welder so the welds are not as clumpy but will file, grind, fill and sand them tomorrow.
oh and in My Spare time, since I am running a front disk, want to do a double brake for the rear using these (maybe)
Troy
That double brake real will be cool!
Luke.
Luke.
Nice! Those brakes remind me of those flip flop knives.
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Glad to see your keeping this going!
got a lot done on the frame today when I got home so
Here is my start point today
cut the rear triangle apart
extended it by 4 inches on the bottom 2 on the top
the blue bar will be welded in to help stiffen the stays and I still have to add the new seat post
so my welder weirded out today so will look at repairing it tomorrow. with the longer stays I made up for the loss of 3 1/2 inches of wheel base. the fender will also need mounting and the duel rear brake plates added so still have a ways to go!! so will Put in a day on Wildcat Scotty when I get home from shift on saturday!!
Troy
Here is my start point today
cut the rear triangle apart
extended it by 4 inches on the bottom 2 on the top
the blue bar will be welded in to help stiffen the stays and I still have to add the new seat post
so my welder weirded out today so will look at repairing it tomorrow. with the longer stays I made up for the loss of 3 1/2 inches of wheel base. the fender will also need mounting and the duel rear brake plates added so still have a ways to go!! so will Put in a day on Wildcat Scotty when I get home from shift on saturday!!
Troy
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Frame modifications look good Troy! With your new seat post in there you may find you wont need the stay brace as much...
Luke.
Luke.
With the new gemetry, I don't think you need the blue braces either.
If you do decide you want braces, maybe you should use some curved canti tubes cut from another bike and make the braces follow the curve of the tire/fender.
If you do decide you want braces, maybe you should use some curved canti tubes cut from another bike and make the braces follow the curve of the tire/fender.
that would look good!! thanks B!
