Gran Pa's 28" klunker

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hey guys,might aswell share some pics here.this is my late great granfathers bike,
a 28" Person brand bicycle.here is some of its before pictures.

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the wooden saddle came from an old fella',said he made it himself because he could'nt
afford to buy a new one.i gave him money to buy a new saddle,in exchange for the wooden one. :D
after some coat of varnish and paint...

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i've decided to put a woodtank of some sort,i had this made by a carpenter and then applied some varnish...

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next i used some piece of flatbar and an old handle from a bucket,
as a holder for the woodtank...

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after bending 3 brackets,drilled holes in them,bending and cutting the bucket handle in half...
using a ruler,nuts and bolts and some masking tape...this is how it looked like in the frame...

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...some welding...

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time to prep the bike for paint,sorry i only have pictures of the parts painted...
rattle canned everything,for budget reasons :D

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buffering... :D
 
@ scrumblero thanks :D ...the springer truss came with the bike,
plus its a common truss rod among the 28" bikes found here...

@ ifitsfreeitsforme yup it looks similar,
the springer truss are common among japanese and european bikes...

@ skipton thanks bro. :D

the rear fender has a white end,tryed some pinstriping with an ordinary brush :mrgreen:

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staying true with the wood inserts,i removed the reflector from the pedals
to make room for some broom handle...

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measuring and cutting the broom stick to the size of the pedals...

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rounding the edges a bit,and drilling holes...
the broom stick will be bolted on the pedals...some after pics

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took this guys off an old furniture, drilled holes using some tape as guide or limiter...
they will be my valve stem cover...varnish applied for protection and looks :wink: ...

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time to assemble everything... :mrgreen:
 
@ MIGZ thank you sir for the appreciation...

@ Crank!Basti hahaha thank you,
yup never did expect it to come out this good too,
it's a metallic color,in the can it says BRONZE GOLD sir....

@aka_locojoe :cry: tears of joy...very kind words,
thank you...

@ifitsfreeitsforme that's one way to describe it :D ,
thank you...
 
@ pickle thanks :D

@ mingo thank you...hahaha,(floating) had to sun bake them in clothline...
the paint was still wet :wink:
 

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