Schwinn Roadster Rat Tricycle "the Wagon is here"

[FatBoy]

After much insperation from jgoodwill I decided to rat out a tricycle for my nephew.Im going to lower it,rake the front,satin black the frame,redo the fenders,paint the wheels red,white wall the tires,and make him a junior rat to roll around on.I might not be done by x mas but I wont see him for a week so I should have time 8) :mrgreen:

 

[snydur]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Trike "Inspired by Jgoodwill"

sick! i have afew old ones hanging on my wall, need to get some new wheels and flip the green one so it sits on the ground. another project for another day :mrgreen:

 

[FatBoy]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Trike "Inspired by Jgoodwill"

Here is a wagon I got on ebay ,im going to lower it and use it for a trailer! 8) :mrgreen:

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Trike "Inspired by Jgoodwill"

Sweet, I'll be watching :wink:

 

[FatBoy]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Trike "Inspired by Jgoodwill"

Made a little progress on the trike 8) :mrgreen:

 

[Von Stans]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Trike "Inspired by Jgoodwill"

this is the second awesome kiddie trike that has been posted in a long while witch i am stoked about cause my niece is around the trike riding age and my daughter is not to far behind so it is giving me lots of ideas on what to do for them..... great job and thanks for the ideas i can't wait to see it all together....

 

[jalopyjimmy13]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Trike "Inspired by Jgoodwill"

did you burn that in the wood and lookin good

 

[FatBoy]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Trike "Inspired by Jgoodwill"

Thanks guys! The script is burned in the wood ,it had faded so I touched it up I still need to varnish it though 8) :mrgreen:

 

[Gdcast]

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Very nice bud! really want to see how this one turns up, I´m sure it´ll be great!

 

[Jgoodwill]

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Haha NICE!! lookin' forward to seeing it bro! Good to know that I've spread at least a lil bit of the sickness lol

 

[FatBoy]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Trike "Inspired by Jgoodwill"

Jgoodwill ,you sure did!! :mrgreen: Here are the wheels and tires I finished this afternoon 8) :mrgreen:

 

[Jgoodwill]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Rat Rod Tricycle "Inspired by Jgoodwill"

Looks awesome man...the wagon is is way rad too btw

 

[FatBoy]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Rat Rod Tricycle "Inspired by Jgoodwill"

I got some work done,I made 3' drop brackets for the rear,Raked the front forks a bit,made a seat pan,and made some brackets for the forks to accept a regular front eheel.I realized he is only 7 months old so I better make it grow up with him.Now he can push it around like a balance bike and switch to the pedal wheel when hes ready.So heres a mach up ,I still need to finish welding,Grinding and painting and I cant decide on covering or painting the seat.I tried to use the fenders a couple different ways and it just looks better without them so im not sure about using them....

 

[FatBoy]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Rat Rod Tricycle "Almost Finished"

Its almost finished,just waiting for the wagon to show up and get the seat pan covered.I need a good pin striper....heres the trike about done.. 8) :mrgreen:

 

[Jgoodwill]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Rat Rod Tricycle "Almost Finished"

Sick!!! Nice job man- lookin' forward to seeing what you've got planned fo da traila 8)

 

[Gdcast]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Rat Rod Tricycle "Almost Finished"

Awsum buddy, that thing is Rad all right!
My niece loves the bell ring on her Tricycle you know :wink:
...and I think a nice head light would be killer too.
Cant wait to see the trailer...

 

[XC204]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Rat Rod Tricycle "Almost Finished"

Fatboy the trike is Awesome! maybe I should dig out my sons trike from 35 years ago and do it up for the grandson as the Jr Rat will take a little time befor he grows into it. Can't wait to see the wagon.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Rat Rod Tricycle "Almost Finished"

That's sweet!

 

[FatBoy]

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Thanks guys!!!!I couldnt find the lil dinger brass bell I was looking for so I put on this chrome horn I hope he likes it!!! 8) :mrgreen:

 

[FatBoy]

Re: Schwinn Roadster Rat Rod Tricycle "Almost Finished"

Im sure his parents liked it they were surprised to say the least,but when he saw me he got scared and cried :lol: Anyway I knew he was to young but I figured he could grow into it 8) :mrgreen: