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[GuitarlCarl]

Drive donor and I've got to do some adapting...

Modern drive on a turn of the last century bike... gonna need adapters.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Poser.

Sure would be fun to be a roller before Halloween and put a skeleton up front.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Napkin blueprint calls for a conversion to a standard bike chain and use two modern cogs for the rear steering. I've done this before, shouldn't be too hard to mod the newer fork. But I am going to see if I can find one set up for brakes. A lonely coaster brake out back is fine for a minute, but don't cruise down any hills. Anyhow getting that steering up and working is next. While I track down some adapters for the BBs and get them shipped in.

 

[OddJob]

Just popping by GuitarCarl's garage...and, OH MY! That frame! That original fork! Those wheels / tires!

Whatever color that primer is, really works with that old school frame, and those brownish red walled tires. I'd be tempted to clear over that 'nude' frame and go with it. Black or brown seats and grips would work.

Carl this thing is really cool!

If that original fork had the pulley for a rope steer, which seems possible, what would the welded cog be for? Seems redundant.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Just popping by GuitarCarl's garage...and, OH MY! That frame! That original fork! Those wheels / tires!

Whatever color that primer is, really works with that old school frame, and those brownish red walled tires. I'd be tempted to clear over that 'nude' frame and go with it. Black or brown seats and grips would work.

Carl this thing is really cool!

If that original fork had the pulley for a rope steer, which seems possible, what would the welded cog be for? Seems redundant.

It's a rough weld not factory at all and I think it was adapted. The cog on the steering end seems of a different quality that the rest as well. My thought is the rope wasn't efficient and chain was substituted. Frame is a greasy satin black now... I'm mostly waiting on parts.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Alright a rough month left, better pick them taters up and get to cookin'! Parts been trickling in, I got the new gears for the steering (need to grab a couple turn buckles at the hardware store) The fork gear should be easy, couple tack welds and then fill in the gaps a bit. But I have to stretch the neck too if I want to use the fork with the brakes mounted (I do) so that's two bits of welding and I've got to fabricate the whole bottom half of the steering column. The threads are trashed up but I'm hoping they'll miraculously fix themselves or I'll be needlefile and Dremel tooling them into a reasonable facsimile of threads, enough to hold the nonexistent piece that will hold the gear, held in place by the trashed nut I have. Yeah. I'm gonna have to scabricate something... oh pictures of the parts...

Woohoo! I'm still here...

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Yay! Parts be trickling in...