Flightliner Rat - out of build off, back to build thread

[Indyjps]

Ive been noodling around with this for a bit in the build section. It has had a little work done (welded on brake mounts). Id like to submit in the build off to give me a deadline to pull it off.
Any objections, please let me know.
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/flightliner-rat.104871/

 

[Indyjps]

 

[Scribble]

Looks like a good parts pile !

 

[Funkme]

Looks good to me.Get to building.

 

[kingfish254]

Flightliners are cool frames. Look forward to your changes to it.

 

[Indyjps]

Looks like Ill be using a Tange square taper loose ball bottom bracket, didnt sell on ebay. I try to list restoration type items before I clunker them, intent was to sell the tange and pick up a YST. Oh well.

Have 2 sets of suntour type riveted cranks, both 170, middle rings are 36 and 32. The 32 will give me a 2:1 ratio with the 16t freewheels I already have.

Ill cut off the other rings, and likely strip the crank arms.

 

[Indyjps]

Got the cranks stripped, this was a suntour 3 ring riveted set, cut off the extra rings leaving the 32t middle, ground off the shift bumps, stripped the anodizing and shot the chainring. Undecided if ill do a brushed finish or polish.

 

[Indyjps]

Good Lord. I had about 2 hours today to work on this and spent most of it finding the Tange bottom bracket.
I got organzied a while back....havent been able to find much since.

I did find a nice shiny set of bottom bracket cups and new bearings.

Did a quick and dirty polish on the crank arms.

Since everything else is turning out shiny. Ill dig out some shiny brakes as well.

Should be able to set up bb and cranks tomorrow and get some pics up.

 

[sdframe]

I like where this is going.

 

[Indyjps]

Tange bottom bracket cone nut doesnt have a flat just a thin nutted area, either have to buy or make a thin wrench, like a cone wrench, or grind a flat to jam a screwdriver in to tighten this up.

Wish Id noticed before everything was slathered with marine bearing grease, its real sticky.

 

[Indyjps]

Chainline looks good. Goofy bottom bracket, its done.

 

[OddJob]

Klunkerishious!

 

[Indyjps]

Really jammed up for garage space, and time.

Pulling out of the build off and will continue in the existing build thread.

Thanks for following along