whoa. incredible.
Schwinn Drop Out - Drag Style Bob Job (now with video)
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Impressive craftsmanship
Thank you. We actually experimented with a purple/magenta stripe first, but wiped it off, and went with Feenk Green instead. Dave really brought it all together with those stripes.
I'm really glad you guys are digging it. I really made an effort to up my game this year.
Cool! Finished details are there, and your well-described vision turned out really great. Nicely done RAT.
I'm sure it's too shiny for some folk's definition of a rat rod bike, but also think that it has the spirit and the pedigree to wear that title. Besides that, we're not having that discussion on this forum anymore, right?
A lot of craftmanship and style going on here! It's amazing that those thin tubes are holding up. I like it!
This build came out amazing, the fit and finish on it is perfect, the paint came out great, and it's one of the few bikes so far in this build off with shiny paint. An A+++ Kustom.
There's an old wives' tale that tubing is stronger than rod. While for a piece of the same weight, that's absolutely true, if it's just about two pieces of the same diameter and material, the rod is stronger than tubing. Since I wanted skinny, and didn't care about weight, we went with solid 3/8" rod for the seatstays. Using rod changed my original idea for the design, though. Rod is at its strongest when it's straight, so rather than making a wishbone rear end that does a U-bend around the tire, we went with two straight spars that tie into the top tube. Since bends have less negative effect on the strength of tubing (as long as you don't kink it) we used the 45-ish degree bends on the 15/32" thick-wall chainstay extensions to bring everything into line.
Thanks! I don't know about "perfect" fit and finish, but probably better than when it left Schwinn, at least.This build came out amazing, the fit and finish on it is perfect, the paint came out great, and it's one of the few bikes so far in this build off with shiny paint. An A+++ Kustom.
I really have my buddy Sam to thank. he kept pushing me to sand more, add more filler, and sand again
until we just couldn't justify more time invested in prep for the few tiny imperfections we could still see. It turns out, with several layers of paint and clear, they virtually disappeared, anyway.
such a Stunning build! The paint is just amazing too .. what a transformation from what it use to be at first 
Great finish and look to this custom build. Truly a new classic on its own. Great Work!
That is one beautiful ride. Lines, colour, stance, pinstriping.......wow.
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such a Stunning build! The paint is just amazing too .. what a transformation from what it use to be at first
Wow Fellas, I appreciate the great compliments on the bike. I'll try to get some better/more detail shots this weekend. I'm trying to find some different settings; it seems as if I am always taking pics of my bikes on a wooded path or at the beach.
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This one was too blurry for Page 1:
I liked these for the mood:
I liked these for the mood:
Added this video to the top of the thread, but I thought I'd slap it here, too.
I love this bike! Freaking AWESOME!
Thanks! I think it's pretty awesomeI love this bike! Freaking AWESOME!
, too!
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