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Re: Fat Fix
Pretty cool so far.
Pretty cool so far.
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Re: Fat Fix
Congrats on another awesome build.
Congrats on another awesome build.
Re: Fat Fix
Thanks guys , Its coming along. Might be finished a tad quicker than the Aug. deadline :shock:
Thanks guys , Its coming along. Might be finished a tad quicker than the Aug. deadline :shock:
yoothgeye
I build stuff.
Re: Fat Fix
The springer is amazing. I need you to bend me a piece of metal for my springer.
The springer is amazing. I need you to bend me a piece of metal for my springer.
Re: Fat Fix
Gonna look sharp!
Go ahead and finish early so that you can start taking orders on Beasty Springers?
Put me first on the list.
Gonna look sharp!
Go ahead and finish early so that you can start taking orders on Beasty Springers?
Put me first on the list.
Re: Fat Fix
Keep it the Orange and Go with the name General Lee 01Uncle Stretch said:Really I liked the bike. It had the front tire too close where your foot hit when
you pedaled, and the seat post had to be up too high. So this will solve the problem, but really
won't look too much different. If you close one eye and squint the other, this should be what it
will look like when its finished...well with it all one color paint. This is just mocked up. Maybe tomorrow
it will be closer to this.
Re: Fat Fix
Keep it orange and name it Fugsley Senior.
Keep it orange and name it Fugsley Senior.
Re: Fat Fix
I really had thought about that. Get a rebel flag head badge made. Might be cool.
It was your idea if I use it. The General Lee build sounds better than fat fix anyway. :lol: :lol:
Kingfish if you know me I never build the same thing twice...so much for fat springers. :wink:
I really had thought about that. Get a rebel flag head badge made. Might be cool.
It was your idea if I use it. The General Lee build sounds better than fat fix anyway. :lol: :lol:
Kingfish if you know me I never build the same thing twice...so much for fat springers. :wink:
Re: Fat Fix
It was worth a try. Would Green ones be different enough? :wink:
It was worth a try. Would Green ones be different enough? :wink:
Re: Fat Fix
I posted it and showed everybody how to build one. Its fairly simple, The straight
tube ones take a little more. I just cut the tops off of the other forks and welded
them to the tops of my bends. Then smoothed them all out with a little bondo.
They turned out pretty good.
I love my welder!
I posted it and showed everybody how to build one. Its fairly simple, The straight
tube ones take a little more. I just cut the tops off of the other forks and welded
them to the tops of my bends. Then smoothed them all out with a little bondo.
They turned out pretty good.
I love my welder!
Re: Fat Fix
US,
If you go the confederate flag route, there's a ton of decals on eBay. A lot easier and cheaper than getting a decal made.
BTW, I think it would be a cool idea. The Duke boys (and Daisy) were the best part of Friday nights growing....straightening the curves, flattening the hills. Someday the mountain might get'em, but The Law never will.
Cheers,
Dr. T
US,
If you go the confederate flag route, there's a ton of decals on eBay. A lot easier and cheaper than getting a decal made.
BTW, I think it would be a cool idea. The Duke boys (and Daisy) were the best part of Friday nights growing....straightening the curves, flattening the hills. Someday the mountain might get'em, but The Law never will.
Cheers,
Dr. T
Re: Fat Fix
Thanks Dr T . I will peruse the bay when I get a little closer. They used a funny square edged 01.
Might be a little harder to find.
Thanks Dr T . I will peruse the bay when I get a little closer. They used a funny square edged 01.
Might be a little harder to find.
Re: Fat Fix
Thanks. They say the true color of the car was corvette flame red. I may have to paint it
that reddish orange that is called Allis Chalmers orange. it looks close. Maybe AutoZone
has the hugger orange. It was used alot too.
Thanks. They say the true color of the car was corvette flame red. I may have to paint it
that reddish orange that is called Allis Chalmers orange. it looks close. Maybe AutoZone
has the hugger orange. It was used alot too.
Re: Fat Fix
I had a seat post I was going to use because it was longer. It had the old tubes welded onto
it. I ground a bunch and it looked like crap and had holes in it. I slid it in a larger pipe and plug
welded it, with the seat post inside. Looks lots better. I tacked the new seat stays in and its
moving right along. I'm going kinda slow checking everything so it will be perfect...well good. :lol:
I had a seat post I was going to use because it was longer. It had the old tubes welded onto
it. I ground a bunch and it looked like crap and had holes in it. I slid it in a larger pipe and plug
welded it, with the seat post inside. Looks lots better. I tacked the new seat stays in and its
moving right along. I'm going kinda slow checking everything so it will be perfect...well good. :lol:
Re: Fat Fix
All the pieces cut and tacked in. Ready to weld up tomorrow. Looking pretty good.
All the pieces cut and tacked in. Ready to weld up tomorrow. Looking pretty good.
Re: Fat Fix
Now that is sweet looking... How hard is it to straddle the top bar now that it is higher than original?
Now that is sweet looking... How hard is it to straddle the top bar now that it is higher than original?
Re: Fat Fix
Definitely the way to go with a beast build. You've really done to the bike what it should have looked like from the beginning, nice job! Love the forks also, they really add to the look of the bike.
Rich
Definitely the way to go with a beast build. You've really done to the bike what it should have looked like from the beginning, nice job! Love the forks also, they really add to the look of the bike.
Rich
Re: Fat Fix
I 'm not sure. I didn't like the look before with the short seat post and then having so
much post sticking out to the seat. Now I'm thinking that the seat can be real close to
the top of the seat post. I will see how it does when its finished. I'm liking it way more
now with more rake and the seat post longer....well I like the springer too. :wink:
I 'm not sure. I didn't like the look before with the short seat post and then having so
much post sticking out to the seat. Now I'm thinking that the seat can be real close to
the top of the seat post. I will see how it does when its finished. I'm liking it way more
now with more rake and the seat post longer....well I like the springer too. :wink:
Re: Fat Fix
Yeah Rich its the way I thought they should look. I guess me and Mongoose have different
ideas about how to build a frame. I might be wrong. At the end when I do a riding video and
I'm laying in the ditch bleeding, we will know Mongoose knew better. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Oh yeah my roller bender gave me dirty looks the whole time for using all straight tubes. :shock: :shock:
Yeah Rich its the way I thought they should look. I guess me and Mongoose have different
ideas about how to build a frame. I might be wrong. At the end when I do a riding video and
I'm laying in the ditch bleeding, we will know Mongoose knew better. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Oh yeah my roller bender gave me dirty looks the whole time for using all straight tubes. :shock: :shock:
