Supercharged Gasser

[pick]

How did you strip the finish off that wheel? I sandblasted for 2 hours straight on just one wheel. Paint stripper was worthless.

 

[horsefarmer]

I roughed it up with one of those 3M wheels you chuck in a drill (kinda like a heavy duty scotch brite pad.)
Wiped with lacquer thinner primed and painted with Rustoleum silver rattle cans. Came out pretty good.

 

[pick]

Real good!

 

[Yooperman]

Interesting but alot of work


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[horsefarmer]

Interesting but alot of work


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Thanks!

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[horsefarmer]

Update 5-27 Added seat and seatpost.

Used part of a bent up handlebar to make a "lucky 7" post.

Sits very comfortable for me. Update looking at the pics I realize I mounted the seat bracket upside down! I'll flip it and get the seat lower.

 

[horsefarmer]

Update 5-28
The red seat wont sit lower because the structure hits the seat post.
This Schwinn seat mounts with rails so it clears.

I dont know if will be the seat I will keep on it...

 

[idiotboy]

If you would like to sell that red and white seat I'd be interested

 

[jats]

cool ride Dude!

 

[jasper87]

Bike is looking great! But i cant help but feel it need a more vintage seat...

 

[LukeTheJoker]

I liked it with the first seat...

Luke.

 

[horsefarmer]

Thanks! Yes, I love the red seat, I will keep it for something else if I cant use it on this build. I have a couple other seats to try yet.

 

[g-ratter]

WOW, I did not recognize the front wheel.

 

[horsefarmer]

Got a chain on it and coaster brake band and took for a 1 mile test hop. Actually pretty comfortable when I added grips and set the ape hangers more forward (higher).
Thanks G-ratter the wheel really works great!
Still gotta get seat figured out.

 

[horsefarmer]

Update 5-30
Tried a new old "Bananna" seat today, may go lower but feels very weird as far as fit to pedals, ect.

What do you think?

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Looks like it has the "Gangster Lean" sorted on it's kickstand! Very cool!

Luke.

 

[OddJob]

Update 5-30
Tried a new old "Bananna" seat today, may go lower but feels very weird as far as fit to pedals, ect.

What do you think?

I like the sissy bar and how it kind of mimics the fork....just a thought here, you have a ton of open space in the front of the bike. With your welding skills, what would you think of a shroud of some kind that would wrap back from just in front of the down tube back to the seat tube? Might give it more of that "body" look that a gasser has rather than a chopper look, which, you've done well to conceal so far. Just a thought.

 

[horsefarmer]

Thanks OddJob. I was thinking of maybe taking an old car fender and trying to make something like the rear lip of a front fender and exposed header....

 

[OddJob]

Thanks OddJob. I was thinking of maybe taking an old car fender and trying to make something like the rear lip of a front fender and exposed header....

Yes! Or, if you could find a front end cheap, cut both the fender / frt quarters down the middle and book match them and then mount a single headlight where the two join....?!? Might have to be a small car to fit the dimensions of your bike ....

 

[horsefarmer]

I have a Toyota pickup fender and a 1980s Chrysler mini van fender on the scrap pile.