Rizzo - Tough and Tender

[SoulGarageOH]

The frame is a 53 CWC. The other parts are things pulled out of the spare parts bin. I told my daughter I'd put this one together for her and told her it was from the 50's, and she said ," oooooo, like Grease." I didn't want to call it Grease Lightning, but that's what I'm going for.

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[kingfish254]

Love seeing father daughter builds. Cool that she has excitement for it too

 

[SoulGarageOH]

Lol Kingfish. I don't know how much excitement she has for it and I doubt she will help me any more than giving me the idea for a grease-themed bike, but at least hopefully she'll ride with me.


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[Big Ape]

This should be fun to see come together!!

 

[Fv2]

My first acting gig when I lived in NY was playing Kenickie off Broadway, I'll be watching this one.

 

[OddJob]

My first acting gig when I lived in NY was playing Kenickie off Broadway, I'll be watching this one.

Ah ha! The truth revealed....you are an actor! Your father dubbed thee well, Shakes-beer.

 

[OddJob]

Retro kids, gotta love em! My oldest got into vinyl this year when his main Christmas present was a turntable. May this have the same effect on your daughter....Rat on!

 

[raggedjim]

Nice ole gal to start with.

Good luck, Rg

 

[LukeTheJoker]

I love parent/child builds.

Luke.

 

[G-Matt]

With that sleek curvy sexy frame maybe you should name , Olivia [emoji12]


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[SoulGarageOH]

Finally got her in the stand for some work. Very little done tonight. I was able to remove the cranks and sprocket and decided to my favorite tool ( the 3M automotive paint removal wheel ) to see how easily the paint will come off. I think she'll clean up nicely to prep for a clean, smooth coat of paint.


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[SoulGarageOH]

I had to pound the you-know-what out of the stem to get it out, but in the end I prevailed. I've also included some progress shots of paint removal.


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[Big Ape]

Haha, I saw the misspelling before you corrected it!!! Looks like the bike is coming along!

 

[SoulGarageOH]

Haha, I saw the misspelling before you corrected it!!! Looks like the bike is coming along!

Lol. I know. I painstakingly replaced words with " the you-know-what" and then I write s@&ts instead of shots. Pretty ironic, eh?

 

[Big Ape]

Hey, it makes for fun reading!

 

[SoulGarageOH]

Summer! NOW it's on


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[SoulGarageOH]

I stripped the old paint off (all three layers ) as well as I could and applied the primer.


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[SoulGarageOH]

I found a tank that fits!


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[Fv2]

Kinda looks like greased lightning.

 

[SoulGarageOH]

Kinda looks like greased lightning.

yeah, the colors are exact. I think that's what caught my attention.