BO15 Higgy-o

[marshall hudson]

Dug out some seats this afternoon and tried them out. I'm going to use the first or second one.the black one just seemed a little klunky. I might try to do a color change on the second seat.

 

[sandman]

Maybe try the first seat with the lucky 7 seatpost turned backwards ?

 

[BartRidesEternal]

Awesome build! Love the FAT franks, I wish Schwalbe made them without reflectors..... *looking at your picture* wait what?

And I like your sign in the workshop aswel!

 

[OddJob]

I like the second seat, better contours and color. Build is all tying in so well!

 

[marshall hudson]

Awesome build! Love the FAT franks, I wish Schwalbe made them without reflectors..... *looking at your picture* wait what?

And I like your sign in the workshop aswel!

I have a set with the reflective strips. On a tip from a fellow rat rodder i tried to peel the strips off. I got about a third of the way around before it wouldn't give up any more. I did see a set on a bike at a swap meet where someone with a steady hand took a paint pen and colored the stripe in. It looked really good. I have several signs to hang in my work area/ basement/ hoarders paradise, if i ever get finished remodeling.

 

[marshall hudson]

I like the second seat, better contours and color. Build is all tying in so well!

I'm liking the second seat the more i look at it. It has some color issues on the other side. I may try to recolor it. If i go that direction i could match the grips perfectly. Lot of color choices with high quality vinyl spray.

 

[marshall hudson]

I got a set of headlights today i'm planing on mounting to the handle bars. Pretty sure i have a set of brackets around here somewhere. I replaced the normal lenses with a set of bullet shaped ones from ebay. Still looking for a cool tail light. I have a couple ideas i'm going to mock up. Pictures to come.

 

[marshall hudson]

Kinda stuck in a holding pattern right now. I've got parts and pieces coming in the mail. Looks like Monday will be christmas for me. Usps Fedex and Ups all show deliveries that day. I'm going to get started on some fenders if they will fit with the Fat Franks. The first set is a set of original 47 higgins sent to me from fellow builder Couch Tater. Will fit them up and see if they will fit before i start stripping them down. The second set i've had for a while. The patina on these is just dying for some pinstripping. My weekend to work but i will try to get them fitted up.

 

[kingfish254]

Those lenses look almost like clear old school Christmas lights.

 

[marshall hudson]

Those lenses look almost like clear old school Christmas lights.

The seller i got these from is sending me a set in red. Looks like these may be tail lights before i'm done. I got an idea to attach these to my rear rack/beer rack.

 

[Couch tater]

If you use the fenders I sent you, I found out after way too much unnecessary paint removal labor that carb cleaner melts that stuff right off. I like the way your build is going.

 

[marshall hudson]

If you use the fenders I sent you, I found out after way too much unnecessary paint removal labor that carb cleaner melts that stuff right off. I like the way your build is going.

Thanks for that carb cleaner tip. I always use aircraft stripper and always manage to get it somewhere on my skin. I don't miss that burn at all.

 

[sandman]

Kinda stuck in a holding pattern right now. I've got parts and pieces coming in the mail. Looks like Monday will be christmas for me. Usps Fedex and Ups all show deliveries that day. I'm going to get started on some fenders if they will fit with the Fat Franks. The first set is a set of original 47 higgins sent to me from fellow builder Couch Tater. Will fit them up and see if they will fit before i start stripping them down. The second set i've had for a while. The patina on these is just dying for some pinstripping. My weekend to work but i will try to get them fitted up.View attachment 123180View attachment 123181View attachment 123182View attachment 123183

Only thing I'm expecting on Monday is a few stocking stuffers and a lump of coal .

 

[marshall hudson]

Finally got caught up on the yard work and snuck in a little work on the rear rack/beer rack. It started life as a radio tot wagon. I used a set of delta torpedo headlights i was going to mount on the handlebars. I swapped out the bullet lenses for a set of red ones i purchased on ebay. The wagon was disassembled and stripped. The white lights were painted and mounted. I installed some oak and popular slats inside. I stil have to trim the inside and it will be ready for pinstripping and lettering.

 

[OddJob]

Awesome work on that beer wagon! Wr had a " Wagon, Wheelbarrow, Cart, blah, blah" build off a couple years back that was really fun! Your work on this Tot would have fit right in!

 

[kingfish254]

That rack screams Elroy Jetson to me.

 

[SkyknightJohn]

Finally got caught up on the yard work and snuck in a little work on the rear rack/beer rack. It started life as a radio tot wagon. I used a set of delta torpedo headlights i was going to mount on the handlebars. I swapped out the bullet lenses for a set of red ones i purchased on ebay. The wagon was disassembled and stripped. The white lights were painted and mounted. I installed some oak and popular slats inside. I stil have to trim the inside and it will be ready for pinstripping and lettering.

Very cool wagon/rack. Wrackon?

 

[eparsons]

This one is looking sweet..


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[ifitsfreeitsforme]

looking real good.

 

[Psychographic]

The rack looks pretty sharp with those lights.

Care to share a link to the ebay seller of those lenses?