Low budget boardtracker

[necessaryevil]

Just got this Elgin from Rusty513 and played around with it today. I cut the bars about 8 inches in on each side, the curves will be cut out and the ends will be rewelded in the position shown. I would like to find a prewar large spring seat, but cheap. Other than that this is pretty much how it will look when finished, maybe some white tires and grips.

 

[Bicyclerick]

Very cool bike, I really like that sprocket

 

[bigdumbhead]

go figure, i'm using the same seat on my boardtrack build and i'm mounting it almost the same way!

 

[GodHatesCleveland]

Cool. Keeping the patina?

 

[necessaryevil]

I'm only using the red/white seat if I can't find a prewar saddle. The original paint/ patina is staying, I might let the thing sit out in the rain when it's done for even more character

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

just the way i lke 'em. i like the bars as is, short. wrap the ends with black cloth tape and go. that's a big sprocket, tough pedaling i bet.

 

[g kustom kuhl]

i like it! the bars should look great hanging like that!

 

[sensor]

looks great :mrgreen:
cant wait to see the finished pics!

 

[necessaryevil]

Picked up some fat franks from rusty513, gave up on finding brown tires. Also have a brown hairpin saddle on the way from dingo. All I need to do now is get the bars welded up, find a drop stem, and maybe some nicer block pedals.

 

[Anonymous]

WAY COOL!

 

[necessaryevil]

Got my seat from dingo the other day, but it was just too shiny and new. I took all of the rivets out of the leather, lightly sanded and saddle soaped it, and reassembled it. I like the old weathered look a lot better.

 

[bigdumbhead]

seat came out great. i had bought one of those on ebay but wound up returning it.

 

[TheFlyingDingo]

Wow, i would have kept it if it looked like that

Lookin good!

 

[bigdumbhead]

...?^^^

 

[necessaryevil]

It was a spammer, all gone now. I might do something with the seat to make it sit back farther, I just don't like the looks of it in the proper position.

 

[sensor]

flip the clamp so it sits inside the rail and move the seat forward till it just fits over the seat post and itll even it out a little more

 

[necessaryevil]

Now after watching the videos you and skoda put up I wanna make this thing a motorized boardtracker. So much for keeping this low budget :roll:

 

[rusty513]

I say order the motor & we'll get started on it!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rat Rod]

I wonder where they get tires like the ones on that bike above?

 

[sensor]

I wonder where they get tires like the ones on that bike above?

coker,harpermachine and universal tire all sell them(28"x3") but you dont want to know how much they go for!