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XC204

XC204

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Gave one bike away today so I thought I had better replace it. Had these parts around that I had bought from some of you, Rollfast stem that I picked from the American Pickers for $10 and tires and grips from the Arlington Heights show last week. Just going black satin frame with ivory accents and a recovered or homemade seat. Oops can't get a photo in yet from the IPad.

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By xc204 at 2012-08-26

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By xc204 at 2012-08-26

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By xc204 at 2012-08-26
 
Re: Roadmaster...Seat Work

Got a few things done for the Roadmaster on the seat pan.
Cut out some 15 layer plywood formes and did a 1/4" radius on the edges.

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By xc204 at 2012-09-13

Plasma cut some seat pan blanks out of 16 ga steel $14 at Menards. 18 ga would have been easyerto form but thet do not stock it.

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By xc204 at 2012-09-13

Dressed them smooth on belt sander. One blank is cut larger than the other its the outer pan.

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By xc204 at 2012-09-13

Bolted the inter and outer buck together with the inter blank sandwitched between. Ball pein hammered the sheet over the form.

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By xc204 at 2012-09-13

Inter pan formed.

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By xc204 at 2012-09-13

Put the inter pan back on the buck with the outer pan blank over it hammered and made a few relief cuts at the nose and outer edge of that had to be welded. Removed from buck and hammered in the Butt indents and shape using a poly mallet from Harbor Freight. Still need to weld in some elevator bolts for attachment.

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By xc204 at 2012-09-13
 
Re: Roadmaster...Incoming

Thanks guys. Skipton see you sat. Scrapiron cool stuff on your website!
 
Re: Roadmaster...Incoming

Stretching some leather from one of my........my wifes old hand bags has seams but will use them to be a feature.

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Re: Roadmaster...Incoming

"I love it when a pan comes together" or something like that.

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Re: Roadmaster...Seat Work

Got the padding and leather on the pan I wouldn't want to do that for a living! Padding is 1/4 " neoprene just to where the pan starts to curve over then this thick cotton batting I got at the fabric store.
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By xc204 at 2012-09-18

Spring stretch for painting.



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Re: Roadmaster...Seat Done

Got the springs painted duplicolor cast iron engine paint.

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Re: Roadmaster...Seat Done

Looks really nice! I got an old springer seat that has rusted out pans... looks like a fun project, I think I'll try it. Thanks!
 
Re: Roadmaster...Seat Done

Awesome fabrication skills on that seat. :shock:
 
Re: Roadmaster...Seat Done

Now I suppose I gotta finish the bike...stripping paint right now.
 

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