Proud Mary - A throwback Huffman ratrod bike

[gowjobs]

WOW!! Just now catching up on this build! It is looking super slick! You always have a killer stash of cool stuff, so it's always fun watching you try it all out. What a beauty so far! If you are worried about the wheel hitting the stationary fender and fork leg, you could always sleeve the spring center bolt with a piece of pipe to make it a stationary faux springer.

Now that I've added that 1" coil on top, it's nearly rigid, anyway. I set my gut over the bars, hiked my Chuck Taylors up off the ground, and did fat man planks. It didn't even come close to bottoming out, though I had to catch my breath for a moment, after all of that exertion.

 

[gowjobs]

New single piece 6-1/2" crank arrived today, so it'll be a rider this weekend, I'm thinking. Hoping everybody likes my new front sprocket and pedal choices, but I like 'em, and that's what's really important, right? RIGHT?!! (Please affirm my questionable life choices.)

 

[OddJob]

 

[gowjobs]

Okay! Cranks have been more or less successfully swapped to OPC. Crank and bottom bracket are new, but sprocket and pedals were pulled from the stash.

 

[kingfish254]

Digging those "trashy" pedals!!!

 

[kingfish254]

I read that wrong. I thought you said you pulled those parts from the Trash, not the Stash.

 

[OddJob]

Hey @gowjobs , you been huffin' along on the Huffman lately?

 

[SoulGarageOH]

I don't think you can go wrong with either, but I really liked the first cranks and pedal combo.

 

[gowjobs]

Hey @gowjobs , you been huffin' along on the Huffman lately?

I took last weekend off, and went on a group ride with The Others, Stray Dogs, and a bunch of other SoCal bike clubs/chapters. Wore this for the first time since 2018 or so:

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

No Midnight Ridazz gear?

 

[gowjobs]

No Midnight Ridazz gear?

Nope. No Barkada support patch either, though I have been riding with them for years, too.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

Nope. No Barkada support patch either, though I have been riding with them for years, too.

I have a few spoke cards from Ridazz/Wolfpack/Etc. still and a t-shirt from the 2006 La Noche De Los Muertos Ridazz Ride.

Edit: Also a "Drop Race" t-shirt from the Wolfpack Hustle race from Griffith Park Observatory to the Vine Theater for the LA premiere of Mash SF.

 

[gowjobs]

Sorry for the lack of updates. I haven't been happy with the fender setup, so I have some peaked Columbia repops on the way. At least they may play nice with the springer. Also. More paint on the way for touch-ups.

 

[gowjobs]

There's a tiny bit of an update on the end of this video:

 

[Jake Sensi]

DUDE I'M LOVING IT...PEACE

 

[OddJob]

Cool vid on the cycle - cart project @gowjobs ! Is there a link you can provide to that group or build off you participate in? I'd like to follow it through.

Looking forward to more on the Huffman progress!

 

[OddJob]

How's this build coming along? One month to go baby! Bring it on home!

 

[gowjobs]

I got my replacement fenders all straightened out, but still need to paint and mount them. I have some wiring to do in order to get my lights working, and then it should be ready.

 

[gowjobs]

Painted the "new" fenders today, and worked on sanding/polishing the as-

cast fender tips a bit...

 

[kingfish254]

Nice work. Glad to see you're working on it again.