UNLIMITED Ratneck Rampage [pg8: testrides and details]

[BartRidesEternal]

I like the very 'classic' look of A. If you can call a stretched and lowered mixed tubing frame 'classic' !

I love classic hot rod black and red but that purple looks good!

The frame is looking great! I really like the style you have come up with. All of the colors look good on the rims. I might have a slight preference for the green.

Thanks guys.

Frame is looking awesome.
I like the traditional rat vibe of flat black, red rims, and whitewalls.
I also like your idea of traditional darts on the front, but I would keep those to the headtube, toptube, and downtube. Use the tank area for something cool instead of trying to blend a dart in there.
When I saw the cheese grater, the first thing that came to mind was what a cool louver pattern that is! If you have two of those, you could angle them and slice them up to make a wicked tank insert.
Now I need to add giant cheese graters to my list of things to look for at yard sales and thrift stores.

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Once seen can't be unseen! You'll look at day-to-day items with a different eye
I like your idea there. I have an old army canteen that I could cut in half and make some sort of tank out of. I'll try to find that thing and post a few pictures soon.

I now used the cheese grater for my ratrod bike trailer and pulling cart build:

 

[BartRidesEternal]

Mockups and parts:

This should be the stance I am aiming for. Wheelbase is 173 centimetres or 68,11 inches.

I am thinking about lasercutting a few plates here. Haven't found the right junk and I have some more ideas I would like to tryout...

And I found some parts in the stash:

I could use these with an eyelet instead of a hook to tension the chain.

So what have I spend thus far on the build?
FRAME:
3,- For junk piping.
15,- For welding, using gas and wire.
7,- For the bottom bracket tube.
PARTS:
60,- For the tires and tubes.
3,50,- For the rear wheels at a thrift shop
10,- For the front wheel at a market place.
10,- Materials, spray cans.
TOTAL: (so far)
108,50 bucks

 

[ingola]

Mockups and parts:

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This should be the stance I am aiming for. Wheelbase is 173 centimetres or 68,11 inches.

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I am thinking about lasercutting a few plates here. Haven't found the right junk and I have some more ideas I would like to tryout...

And I found some parts in the stash:

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I could use these with an eyelet instead of a hook to tension the chain.

So what have I spend thus far on the build?
FRAME:
3,- For junk piping.
15,- For welding, using gas and wire.
7,- For the bottom bracket tube.
PARTS:
60,- For the tires and tubes.
3,50,- For the rear wheels at a thrift shop
10,- For the front wheel at a market place.
10,- Materials, spray cans.
TOTAL: (so far)
108,50 bucks

That frame just keep getting cooler

 

[BartRidesEternal]

That frame just keep getting cooler

Thanks!

I am preparing for paint on the rims. I have decided a colour.
I degreased the rims, masked the spokes and nipples, sanded them and will now degrease again.

Plus: Today I found a piece of junk aluminum. I am making new dropouts.

Drilling holes.

Testfit rear.

Front test fit.

Sweet!

Bolt heads do not touch the wheel.


I do need to file and round the aluminium. This is going to be very cool!!

 

[Pondo]

Man, this thing is going to be loooowww.

 

[ingola]

I love your ability to build with what most would call junk

 

[Captain Awesome]

Thanks!

I am preparing for paint on the rims. I have decided a colour.
I degreased the rims, masked the spokes and nipples, sanded them and will now degrease again.

Plus: Today I found a piece of junk aluminum. I am making new dropouts.

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Drilling holes.

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Testfit rear.

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Front test fit.

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Sweet!

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Bolt heads do not touch the wheel.


I do need to file and round the aluminium. This is going to be very cool!!

Those front struts are

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Perfect stance!

 

[BartRidesEternal]

I love your ability to build with what most would call junk

Thank you! Well I am blessed working at a technical company, so 'junk' has a different standard than the local garbage pile
I can get a ticket for the junk or parts and you pay a symbolic amount of money to take it home.

Those front struts are

Perfect stance!

Thank you guys!

 

[BartRidesEternal]

Paint on the rims is done, dried for 6 hours and then I couldnt take it anymore. I NEEDED the tires on there

Enjoy!

 

[kingfish254]

BEAUTIFUL! Nothing like red rims with white walls.
Reminds me of an old song

Red Rims
White Walls
and Blue Ribbon Beer

 

[OddJob]

How will your axle riser be mounted to the frame? A couple of bolts, one through the original axle dropout and the other through the rack mount hole? Welded?

 

[BartRidesEternal]

BEAUTIFUL! Nothing like red rims with white walls.
Reminds me of an old song

Red Rims
White Walls
and Blue Ribbon Beer

Thank you! The song is awesome. I'll add to my playlist when I'm working tomorrow. Then I really get the chance to listen to the lyrics.

How will your axle riser be mounted to the frame? A couple of bolts, one through the original axle dropout and the other through the rack mount hole? Welded?

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Good question! I aim to use the same square slotted bolts like @kingfish254 utilized for his dropouts. Or I will mill a custom nut from waste material.
I thought about it, but not in detail yet



So I checked the frame clearance for the chain... sure the chain hits the frame So I gathered leftover tubes and more from the junk bins!

I did a lot of measuring, aligning and checking before cutting the frame again.

A mockup doesn't have to be pretty!

Hub with the same chainline.

Inside chain to frame collision.

Outside chain to frame collision.

Marking the range to cut.

The day after I made a better mockup. Actually assembled the bottom bracket and chainring I desired.
Also the right rear sprocket:

Crankshaft with a stopping mechanism.

My daughter climbing in the background

Also checking the lower part of the chain.

Checking wheel clearance.

I love my shoes

Artificial leg replacement, all junk or scraps CroMo parts!

Time to cut again! This really is Frankensteins monster.

Checking for clearance Clarence.

Lower part check.

Upper part check.

After cutting and notching (filing), these small parts can really get stuck in your skin and hurt for days!


Coming tuesday probably the final welding session before the preparations for paint!

I love the wrench result to clear the chain. Feels........ Ratrod.


Thanks guys!

 

[SkyknightJohn]

Very cool! I thought you’d do a tube passthrough insert for the chain but adding the offset wrench is SOOO much better! Very RatRod!

 

[kingfish254]

BRILLIANT RAT IDEA!!!
So cool!!

I love the pic of your yard gnome too.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Even without the awesome stance, the wrench may well be all that's necessary to secure one of my votes two months before the poles open!

 

[ingola]

BRILLIANT RAT IDEA!!!
So cool!!

I love the pic of your yard gnome too.

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Hey that's my twin

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Hey that's my twin

She's Dutch, probably almost taller than you already

 

[idiotboy]

Very cool! I thought you’d do a tube passthrough insert for the chain but adding the offset wrench is SOOO much better! Very RatRod!

I was thinking tube also, I like your idea better!

 

[BartRidesEternal]

Very cool! I thought you’d do a tube passthrough insert for the chain but adding the offset wrench is SOOO much better! Very RatRod!

Thanks John!

BRILLIANT RAT IDEA!!!
So cool!!

I love the pic of your yard gnome too.

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Even without the awesome stance, the wrench may well be all that's necessary to secure one of my votes two months before the poles open!

Thank you, I hope to finish before that, haha!


To be honest: Seeing the 'finished build section' on the forum made me look at the ending date again. I'm happy its in September 2024

I was thinking tube also, I like your idea better!

Thanks!


Everything is ready for welding tomorrow.

Cleaned the welding spots and found eyelets for a chain tensioner.
The eyelets are a leftover piece when I customized 'widened steel rims' in the days I customized cars. These parts just lay there for about 12 years or so.

Holes drilled. Will tap M5 threads in there.

This way or.....

This way.

The threaded rod is for alignment, keeping them straight when welding.

Found this aluminum milled type plate. Maybe its useful for details later on.


Thank you readers!