Rat Rod Bikes Build Off #14?

[The Renaissance Man]

Do I spy the beginnings of a jig with those BB cups? Certainly looks like custom forks are coming!

Jig, yes. Custom fork, no.
The steerer tube will be part of the jig.

 

[David Cooksey]

Ordered a new front wheel....
And a 36v battery . .. ..

 

[idiotboy]

I’ve got a frame, a pile and a plan...

 

[HuffnPuff]

I’ve got an image in my head, an image on paper but need to put the two together and find a frame to suit the geometry.

 

[Modelcarjedi]

I scored a sweet seat and have enough stuff laying around to start something. I’m dreaming up a scrap pile build with a 70’s home built vibe.



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[MazdaFlyer]

I have a couple of project bikes, parts, ideas, supplies, spare time and a new shirt.
Eight days and a few hours...8.

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[Toeslider]

I just went to IKEA...that's all I'm sayin!

 

[GuitarlCarl]

This just in... Tom Slick is concerned. Gerty Growler's Garage is swamped. There's no room to begin the rebuild of the Thunderbolt Grease Slapper, with only 8 days till the start what will all around nice guy Tom do? What will Gerty do and where's Marigold? Hang on folks, when it comes to Build Offs, you know there's no such word as fail...

Merle.

 

[MazdaFlyer]

I just went to IKEA...that's all I'm sayin!

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Drying rack turned cargo rack...nice rack?


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[Captain Awesome]

I just went to IKEA...that's all I'm sayin!

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Why didn't you go with the Brogrund or even the Kungsfors??

 

[The Renaissance Man]

More tooling up ahead of the start.

 

[OddJob]

More tooling up ahead of the start.
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Threads only on one side....

 

[Chad T]

More tooling up ahead of the start.

Really gettin' jiggy here. So looks like the small holes on the ends of this are going to attach to some sort of fixture do-hickey ma-bob.

Can't wait. Looking really interesting.

 

[MazdaFlyer]

Going to look for these tools.

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[LukeTheJoker]

Really gettin' jiggy here. So looks like the small holes on the ends of this are going to attach to some sort of fixture do-hickey ma-bob.

Can't wait. Looking really interesting.

That is my take too! Looking forward to seeing the jig take shape!

Going to look for these tools.

I admit, I have no idea what you are planning... Is that a sheet metal seam crimping tool?

Gathered some more parts, bring on May 1st!
Need lots of curves for the design in my head, this is an easy way to get them.

By the way, I only cut up low end drop bars for the curves, anything decent quality, manufacturer stamped, CroMo, oversized or alloy gets saved, so don't stress...

I was half thinking about cutting them down to the exact angles I need for each piece, but figured that was crossing the line from parts gathering to building...

Getting hard to find distractions so I don't start building!

Need to build a notching jig, might start on that...
Hard to know exactly how to make it without having the parts made in my hands, ready to notch, but I can get it close and modify it when the time comes I guess.

 

[David Cooksey]

Going to look for these tools.

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If you're after some flanging pliers do a search for "glass pliers" you will find much more choice

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Really gettin' jiggy here. So looks like the small holes on the ends of this are going to attach to some sort of fixture do-hickey ma-bob.

Exactly!

Still have one more part of the jig to fabricate this week and I'll be ready to hit the ground running on day one. This is a lot of prep for a job that should only take an hour or so.

 

[David Cooksey]

Feeling very excited and very impatient !
I want to get started! !

 

[Fv2]

I'm still weighing options, just in case I get in on this one.

I don't want to buy a lot of materials, so the car wheel is out.
But I do have this old buzz bike.

 

[Brian macumber]

Picked this up this weekend as part of my build .