Re: RoadMaster Diesel: un-stuck.
No big loss, those stems aren't any good to start with. :wink: Hope you can save the fork!
No big loss, those stems aren't any good to start with. :wink: Hope you can save the fork!
RoadMaster Diesel: Build Completed! + a few extra pics!
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Re: RoadMaster Diesel: stuck.
Wow in 3 minutes of me posting...WOW... that is getting on it...lol
Wow in 3 minutes of me posting...WOW... that is getting on it...lol
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: stuck.
ha, I saw your post, then traveled back in time an hour to do the cutting.dumpster_diver said:
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: un-stuck.
Nice... i had to do the same with my Firestone Joey. Looking good as usual. Cant wait to see what you end of with!!!
Nice... i had to do the same with my Firestone Joey. Looking good as usual. Cant wait to see what you end of with!!!
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: un-stuck.
Partial Mockup, just seeing how a few parts are going to fit together...
recently acquired this CWC "Shock-Master" fork from ern (Thanks again!), because it's steer tube was made for my ridiculously long headtube (and I love the way these forks ride), but it's actually a little too long, I think I need a spacer... or to trim the tube and re-thread it... but yeah, probably going with the spacer...
This is why we do mock-ups, also going to need to shave the stem to fit it farther down inside the tube.
sneak preview with half of the tank...
Partial Mockup, just seeing how a few parts are going to fit together...
recently acquired this CWC "Shock-Master" fork from ern (Thanks again!), because it's steer tube was made for my ridiculously long headtube (and I love the way these forks ride), but it's actually a little too long, I think I need a spacer... or to trim the tube and re-thread it... but yeah, probably going with the spacer...
This is why we do mock-ups, also going to need to shave the stem to fit it farther down inside the tube.
sneak preview with half of the tank...
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: partial mock-up
Glad I didn't have to make a drunkin trip up with my Sawz All!!
Looks good Joey.
Glad I didn't have to make a drunkin trip up with my Sawz All!!
Looks good Joey.
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: partial mock-up
Dang! I can't wait to see this put together, the mock-up is even sweet. It was well worth sawing the stem! 8)
Dang! I can't wait to see this put together, the mock-up is even sweet. It was well worth sawing the stem! 8)
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: partial mock-up
tryin on some new shoes:
still can't decide which rims to use... white, black, or just crusty
tryin on some new shoes:
still can't decide which rims to use... white, black, or just crusty
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: partial mock-up
white wheels, definitly.
white wheels, definitly.
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: partial mock-up
It would look good any way, but red wheels would look ultra sweet. :wink:
It would look good any way, but red wheels would look ultra sweet. :wink:
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: partial mock-up
Sweet bike. I'm diggin' the white wheels, but crusty would look good too.
Sweet bike. I'm diggin' the white wheels, but crusty would look good too.
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: partial mock-up
Joey,
for this to be the true alter-ego of mine, i think white wheels are the way to go.
plus, they look sweet.
Joey,
for this to be the true alter-ego of mine, i think white wheels are the way to go.
plus, they look sweet.
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: partial mock-up
upon review of my photo records, I realized that the bars actually came off of this bike:
I thought they had come off of this other skiptooth girl's bike:
but remembered that I had those bars somewhere too, going to have to dig them out for some other project.
I am going to use those white pedals though. I thought about using that little skiptooth sprocket too, for a sort of "micro-drive" set up, but realized I would probably never generate enough torque to get the bike up to speed.
Instead I am going to go with this sprocket I pulled from a bike found in the barn behind my late grandparents old house.
Also going to be using those pre-war ball-end grips
*EDIT -oh yeah, and the stem came from this bike:
this 73 varsity was hanging on my ex-girlfriend's dad's shed, I pulled it down a couple of years ago... but haven't done anything to it. just stole the stem for this.
upon review of my photo records, I realized that the bars actually came off of this bike:
I thought they had come off of this other skiptooth girl's bike:
but remembered that I had those bars somewhere too, going to have to dig them out for some other project.
I am going to use those white pedals though. I thought about using that little skiptooth sprocket too, for a sort of "micro-drive" set up, but realized I would probably never generate enough torque to get the bike up to speed.
Instead I am going to go with this sprocket I pulled from a bike found in the barn behind my late grandparents old house.
Also going to be using those pre-war ball-end grips
*EDIT -oh yeah, and the stem came from this bike:
this 73 varsity was hanging on my ex-girlfriend's dad's shed, I pulled it down a couple of years ago... but haven't done anything to it. just stole the stem for this.
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: partial mock-up
any chance you can still get that skiptooth sprocket off the blue girl's bike, it looks small and I like those.
any chance you can still get that skiptooth sprocket off the blue girl's bike, it looks small and I like those.
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: partial mock-up
I had taken the bike down off the stand so I could work on a a different one. But walking past it all the time, and it being visible from every room in my apartment, I couldn't resist the urge to keep tinkering with it right there in the hallway.
This update shows the addition of the custom-welded layback seatpost (more on that later), and some pre-war stuff (crank, sprocket, pedals, and grips). I also have the tank semi-installed, having massaged the mounting brackets with some channel-locks.
So here is the "Hallway Mock-Up"
As seen from my bathroom (A hard lighting situation for which to color-correct):
I gotta admit, since it's been sitting on these wheels a few days the cream on white has kinda grown on me...
This is pretty much the look. Going to tear down and make some modifications and re-pack the hubs and bottom bracket.
Probably the last time it will be seen all-together before final assembly...
I had taken the bike down off the stand so I could work on a a different one. But walking past it all the time, and it being visible from every room in my apartment, I couldn't resist the urge to keep tinkering with it right there in the hallway.
This update shows the addition of the custom-welded layback seatpost (more on that later), and some pre-war stuff (crank, sprocket, pedals, and grips). I also have the tank semi-installed, having massaged the mounting brackets with some channel-locks.
So here is the "Hallway Mock-Up"
As seen from my bathroom (A hard lighting situation for which to color-correct):
I gotta admit, since it's been sitting on these wheels a few days the cream on white has kinda grown on me...
This is pretty much the look. Going to tear down and make some modifications and re-pack the hubs and bottom bracket.
Probably the last time it will be seen all-together before final assembly...
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: partial mock-up
I think I owe you a sprocket, buddy
(it's the non-cottered one)
ifitsfreeitsforme said:
I think I owe you a sprocket, buddy
(it's the non-cottered one)
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: Better mock-up (pg. 3)
oh Joey I'd be really grateful for that little one - it will end up on one of my old rides. I like spinning! thanks bro
oh Joey I'd be really grateful for that little one - it will end up on one of my old rides. I like spinning! thanks bro
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: Better mock-up (pg. 3)
I had to satisfy my curiousity of what it would look like with black rims, so I photoshopped it:
And I did another version to see what it would look like if just blacked out the sprocket, stem, and seatpost:
need some opinions...
I had to satisfy my curiousity of what it would look like with black rims, so I photoshopped it:
And I did another version to see what it would look like if just blacked out the sprocket, stem, and seatpost:
need some opinions...
Re: RoadMaster Diesel: Better mock-up (pg. 3)
I like the original. Sweet bike. :mrgreen:
I like the original. Sweet bike. :mrgreen:
