~The Pepperbox Special~ Done.

[Missing Link]

It's been raining off and on all day and since my shop consists of one room that's over filled with parts, and a carport covered patio, I got no work done in the physical sense. Mentally it's been a busy day, imagination in overdrive, I've been playing with all sorts of options. So far the base concept remains the same (Sergio Leone meets Mad Max under Stephen King's direction), but I have some ideas for some perforations in the sheet metal, brought about mainly by this picture of a motorcycle I came across years ago...

...and I'm still trying to to find a solution to this rack issue that's vexing me. I have an early 60's Huffy rack, which has a nice coffin shape, but I really think I need something bulkier. I may frame one in angle iron with a wood insert and a riveted steel outer skin? I still really want a Colorflow, and the perforations would go well with all the holes I'm planning on drilling...like I said I'm vexed. I've got months, literally, to figure this out though, so no worries. In the end I also plan on a pair of cowboy boots and a leather topcoat to find their way into this build, and not on the rider...that's all I'll divulge for now though.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Interesting hints!

Luke.

 

[Missing Link]

Another productive day. I started wire brushing the frame and came to the conclusion that once it re-rusts a little of the original blue paint will actually look pretty cool, so I carefully removed some/left some.



I also started stripping the fork, since it had great original paint on it this ended up starting with Klean Strip-

And ended with the wire brush. Again this will have a generous coating of rust in the end.

As the sun sets on another good work day, my bike looks nothing like a bike, but it's beginning to move forward towards it's end.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

It may not look like a bike yet, but that is one seriously nice pile of parts!

Luke.

 

[Wildcat]

That looks just like a 55 Newsboy frame I sold. I thought it went to central Florida but I might be wrong.

 

[Missing Link]

That looks just like a 55 Newsboy frame I sold. I thought it went to central Florida but I might be wrong.

I bought the frame from panelman, who resides in Florida, so it could very well be. Did the one you sold have a globulous growth at the junction of the bottom tube and lower bar?

 

[Wildcat]

Yep, that's it! It's good to see where some of all the frames I've had wind up.

 

[SILVERKINGPC]

The front fender fit will likely involve some work as well, and I feel either the truss rod/rack on the fork needs to go, or the foremost fender brace. On this I'm open to suggestions, I may even cut the front of the fender off right before the brace eliminating the mounting holes left by the original light which was an inch too long to fit with the rattrap springer.

Hmm. Maybe lose the front fender support and somehow tie into the fork trusses with a cool do-dad thingy from each side of the chrome fork trusses.
This will keep the fender from swaying around? Nice work by the way...

 

[SILVERKINGPC]

Hmmmmm..realizing that the fork strut moves... Perhaps a brace do-dad solidly attached to the fender, going horizontal over to the moving truss rods. The truss rod end of the brace would be a round circular shape like a threaded nut. The truss rods could then slide up and down through the round end....Rocks in my head...

 

[Scribble]

sweet build so far

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Yep, that's it! It's good to see where some of all the frames I've had wind up.

Oh yeah it will boggle the mind! So far I have had parts I have owned wind up in Texas, California, Canada, New York, and many other places. I have found most times stuff goes to Texas and it never seems to leave Texas.

 

[Missing Link]

Oh yeah it will boggle the mind! So far I have had parts I have owned wind up in Texas, California, Canada, New York, and many other places. I have found most times stuff goes to Texas and it never seems to leave Texas.

Well, I'm glad this one made it's way to TX, I don't run into a lot of Columbias around here, and then as if fated, as soon as I got this frame I scored the ladie's bike I used for parts off CL for $30. The guy had it listed as a Western Flyer, but the painted over headbadge said Goodyear and the frame was obviously a Columbia. Being only a few years older than the Newsboy Frame, the fenders, Chainguard, etc., all fit with no modifications necessary. They were even originally the same color, once I got the robin's egg blue house paint off the Goodyear parts. Long story short, I'm glad you sent this frame to Florida so it could find it's way to me in Texas. And it will most likely be staying in Texas.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Any progress here?

 

[Uncle Fide]

Really cool look coming on you're build, how's it coming on?


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[Missing Link]

Really cool look coming on you're build, how's it coming on?


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So far so good. I've got most of the paint that's coming off stripped, leaving behind a little paint, and plenty of bare metal/blank canvas for rust to paint.




I also got a rack from fellow member JimK which I have some interesting plans for, if all pans out.

Here's what may later be incorporated;

This is turn of the century beadboard, which I got when my father in law remodeled his kitchen, that's original 100 year old paint on it.
Lastly, I decided upon a seat, for those of you that caught my Winter Build Off project, Draguar, you'll understand how stoked I am to find a seat this early on in the build.


It's a double pan, 50's Troxel, it will be reupholstered in the end, but I'm keeping with what under my hat till then.
I'm still trying to figure out which bars,grips, wheels, tires, and chainring I'm using, and I've got some covert fabrication projects to finish, for those I'll post progress pics once they're finished. There has to be some mystery, right?

 

[Uncle Fide]

Lovely old timber pieces, can't wait to see what you're doing with them.


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[LukeTheJoker]

Nice! Looking forward to seeing what happens with the rack and seat!

Luke.

 

[Missing Link]

So, I got some work done on the rack, got the wood cut and shaped;

I made end caps out of some old rusty steel straps;

And with everything in place...

It's still not quite finished, so stay tuned.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Looks good!
I like the rusty metal bits and nails. You could also soak those screws in vinegar for a day and it will remove the zinc coating to make them match.

 

[Moisstink]

Like it a lot. I have never been able to fab vintage like that.