Just a little more:
almost done with the frame, just have to shorten up that Fork.
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Yep...too leggy out front without chopping the fork...even without a tire it brings the top bar level, but we don't want it level...do we? We want it to cant down.
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Here's a little weld detail to attach the rear uprights to the little nubs on top of the Univega dropouts. hammer a little tube so it's rectangular...JAM it into a bigger pipe....tack it and then it sits on the nubs just fine. They don't point directly upward, but I can adjust... get on them enough to get a good strong weld.
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You can barely see in the back there...I prefer to grind down the welds as I go, then put a thin layer of Bondo on...use your finger to spread it.quick sand it down with some 60 grit..don't use a spatula or putty knife else you'll be sanding off bondo for days. So..welding..it's fun yes?...but, cleaning up the joints...UGH...sucks.!
So try to do a little as you go along, if you wait until the end and then have to grind , bondo, sand...it'll drive you nuts..you'll end up wanting to put a fork through your forehead.
franco
