I got just far enough during BO9 to tear apart my trike. Guess I'll rebuild it for BO10. Hopefully I labeled the parts box for it. Still have 3 other bikes I'm working on so we'll see how it goes.
Growler grabber. DONE(ish)!!!!
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Funkme
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Another builder in. Any pics?
The name's... um... 
interesting.
Glen.
interesting.Glen.
Growler means different things in different countries, I remember thinking the same thing last year... Pretty sure he means the gallon jug full of craft beer "Growler" as opposed to anything else...The name's... um...
Glen.
Luke.
Growler means different things in different countries, I remember thinking the same thing last year... Pretty sure he means the gallon jug full of craft beer "Growler" as opposed to anything else...
Luke.
Oh right... whew! I don't drink beer so have never heard of it.
Glen.
Funkme
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Still waiting on pics?
With more than a couple small breweries within riding distance of my house, a Growler Grabber seems like an awesome idea. cant wait to see what happens here
Still slacking on this, doesn't mean I'm out though. Need to find the right rusty frame for it.
Picket up an awesome crusty Higgins tanker yesterday. Now I need to strip the bolt-on rear, age it to match and build a wooden crate. Sure, no problem.
Here's the donor frame. Supposed to be a wet weekend so I have the rear end stripped down and sitting out to get a little rust going.
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It's definitely rideable as is. Been looking for the right frame for my trike for a long time and this fit the look I want.
Any luck getting this triked up yet?
Finishing up the faux rust on the bolt on rear. Went with the brown textured Rustoleum paint and then I'm going to rub flat black into it. Hopefully it will match up okay with the Higgins. Hoping the paint will get done tomorrow and I can start assembly.
Crate's probably not going to get done on time, so the basket will get put back on for the time being.
Base paint and about half of the black wipe on aging done. It turned out surprisingly well. That'll get finished when I get home. Assembly should start tomorrow. Just remembered that I need to fab a mount and suicide shifter for the Nexus though. This is why I never finish things on time. Anyone know if you need anything special to drill out billiard balls?
Nothing special, just find a way to clamp it down without scratching it. Put a piece of tape around the drill as a depth gauge. I used a 7 ball on the end of my kickstand in BO7 on Flexy.
