The Kraken

[LowpowerD]

I did a quick mock up of the seat and post on the frame.

IMG_0228 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Looks cool to me.
I'm also sorting out my wheel troubles. The good rims.
Striped:
IMG_0229 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Primer:
IMG_0230 by LowpowerD, on Flickr.

 

[pick]

I paid a visit to LowpowerD today to return a borrowed tool & pick up a much needed part that he donated to the cause! Thanks a million Dave! Got a little inside look @ progress so far, but can't share it with you all (he'd kill me!). :mrgreen: This is gonna be one Sweet bike! He's got a lot of cool stuff in his collection! 8) Lookin forward to seeing the finished product.

 

[Xcruiser]

Seat looks great.Wish I wasnt so lazy I'd try it sometime lol.
Keep it up man!!

 

[LittleBlueTrike]

We had to bear through a horrible storm you wouldn't believe, knocked over my trike planter. So please take a pause in the loss of my pink color pot and think positive thoughts of the sad plants that got shoken up!

Okay now we will resume to my husband's Diary.

GO LOW-POWER-D! YAY! I can't wait til you guys see what he's doing to his build off now, it looks really awesome!

 

[kingfish254]

Poor little fallen comrade.

 

[Critter1]

We had to bear through a horrible storm you wouldn't believe, knocked over my trike planter. So please take a pause in the loss of my pink color pot and think positive thoughts of the sad plants that got shoken up!

Okay now we will resume to my husband's Diary.

GO LOW-POWER-D! YAY! I can't wait til you guys see what he's doing to his build off now, it looks really awesome!

Are you sure it wasn't the tidal wave cause by the Kraken rising out of the water?!??

..can't wait to see more awesomeness!

 

[pick]

I'm taking a moment of silence.

+1 Please accept my sincere condolences! :lol: :mrgreen:

GTB!

 

[LowpowerD]

Bathysphere bobbing in Eyeball Bay,
Black lash crashes, forty foot waves

 

[LowpowerD]

Alright, got the wheels painted, built and trued this week.
Wheel building:

IMG_0245 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Tools of the trade:

IMG_0248 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Front:

IMG_0247 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Back:

IMG_0246 by LowpowerD, on Flickr

IMG_0259 by LowpowerD, on Flickr

 

[pick]

Wheels look great! You have way more patience than me!

 

[kingfish254]

Nice skills there.

MAN!!! That deep red with the black tire ROCKS!!!!

 

[LittleBlueTrike]

Keep it going sugar bumpers!

 

[LowpowerD]

Sick happy bunny aside, I'm going to make progress where I can...
Hit the siren in the head.

IMG_0270 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Cleaned it up. and did a quick rebuild.

IMG_0271 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
IMG_0272 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
IMG_0273 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
IMG_0274 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
IMG_0275 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
IMG_0276 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
IMG_0277 by LowpowerD, on Flickr

 

[Ratfink1962]

Whistle's go wooo woooo


Looking good man 8)

 

[kingfish254]

Awesome siren!
Glad you are back at it!!!

 

[LowpowerD]

Ok, so after a bead blast, I ran over the Huffman frame and fork over with a fine toothed comb and realized they needed a lot more work than I thought. I think I'll save all that brazing until October or November, when it's not a thousand degrees outside!
I pushed the frame change button and this is what showed up:

IMG_0280 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Looks to be a '40 Colson.
Paint stripping brought to you by Citristrip and Buffalo Sweat:

IMG_0284 by LowpowerD, on Flickr

IMG_0286 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
Looks like I'm a wet sand away from primer.

IMG_0287 by LowpowerD, on Flickr

 

[pick]

Where have you been hiding that 40? I have a 39 & have been lookin for a tank forever! Every time I find one, it's either too expensive or someone beats me to it! Can't wait to see what you do with it so I can steal some of your ideas. I also see you have a spaceliner frame/rack hiding in the background (another one of my favorite frames)! You got some cool stuff down there! 8) :mrgreen:

 

[kingfish254]

Nice frame. Bet it is gonna turn out sweet!!

 

[aka_locojoe]

Ok, so after a bead blast, I ran over the Huffman frame and fork

I first started reading this and thought oh no! Thinking you backed over it with the car or something.

 

[LowpowerD]

Ok, so after a bead blast, I ran over the Huffman frame and fork

I first started reading this and thought oh no! Thinking you backed over it with the car or something.

IMG_0336 by LowpowerD, on Flickr
The stomper truck crunch would be bad!