(MY) HOODLUM FRIEND ( take II )

[Captain Awesome]

I thought I would get questions about what’s under the cover

Suicide door Lincoln

 

[Oak Tree]

And the school mascot is the Flyers?

 

[OddJob]

Mid '50s Chevy?

 

[SoulGarageOH]

Oak Tree, that is correct.

 

[SoulGarageOH]

Wow, OJ!! Impressive. It’s my nephew’s 56 Chevy.

 

[SoulGarageOH]

The treads…

 

[SoulGarageOH]

 

[SoulGarageOH]

… and here are the treads with the frame

 

[OddJob]

That black tank insert is begging for something. Any plans? And the Holy Rollers, nice blend of street and dirt.

RaT oN brother~!

 

[SoulGarageOH]

That black tank insert is begging for something. Any plans? And the Holy Rollers, nice blend of street and dirt.

RaT oN brother~!

I have some decals, but the plan is more of a "less is more" approach... but we shall see.

 

[Ravenshurst]

Soooo...what's under the cover?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Soooo...what's under the cover?

Mid '50s Chevy?

Wow, OJ!! Impressive. It’s my nephew’s 56 Chevy.

 

[kingfish254]

Gret looking tires and wheelset for that frame!

 

[SoulGarageOH]

I discovered something interesting about old vs. new headsets: old steering tubes are bigger, so, so are older bearing cups, BUT, the bearing cages of the newer headsets are bigger, and will not fit inside older bearing cups.

Since the newer headset cups are too “loosy-goosy” and leaves too much play in the steering tube, I really wanted to clean up and use the original headset, but the bearings were not salvageable. So I’m using the new headset and using my use-to-be secret weapon to make the snug.

 

[hamqqea]

Hey @SoulGarageOH, silver tape wears relatively quickly between tubes and cups. Try feeler gauges.

Cool wheels

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Some of the size difference may be old vs new but also different brands are different sizes too. Even those of us who can't maintain a boneyard full of bikes can maintain a few coffee cans of bearing sets from every scrapped, every trashed every alley find bike you come across. I have saved many builds mixing and matching bearing sets.

GC.

 

[SoulGarageOH]

Some of the size difference may be old vs new but also different brands are different sizes too. Even those of us who can't maintain a boneyard full of bikes can maintain a few coffee cans of bearing sets from every scrapped, every trashed every alley find bike you come across. I have saved many builds mixing and matching bearing sets.

GC.

I do have a few older bearing sets that I will try. Thanks Carl.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

Some of the size difference may be old vs new but also different brands are different sizes too. Even those of us who can't maintain a boneyard full of bikes can maintain a few coffee cans of bearing sets from every scrapped, every trashed every alley find bike you come across. I have saved many builds mixing and matching bearing sets.

This^

When I don't have a proper caged set, it gets freeballed with the proper sized bearings which I save religously like the caged sets.

 

[SoulGarageOH]

 

[BartRidesEternal]

I like this direction so far, looks very good.
I especially enjoy the colours set up right now with those yellow letters on your tire in contrast with the dark bike.