Tin Roof Rusted

hammer mechanic · May 30, 2019

I needed to straighten my front rim a little.

Somewhat successful. No pics of that, my battery died.

While I was at it, I thought I would service my front axle since it was pretty crunchy.
Ended up making a new axle as the old one was bent.

Made the new one a little longer, because truss rods.

I bought a 3 ft length of this B7 rod from Fastenal a while back. Basically chromoly. I have made several 5/16" axles out of it.

Gonna need new balls.

hammer mechanic · May 30, 2019

Scavenged some 1/4" balls out of another hub.

Got the front rim fairly straight.

Skipped over to the rear Morrow hub. I need a 1/2" pitch sprocket on the rear, so I swapped drivers with another Morrow hub I have.

The teeth on the 1/2" pitch sprocket are hooked a little, may see if I can find a replacement in better shape.

hammer mechanic · May 31, 2019

Cut out my tank sides and perimeter pieces.

I hammered flat the outer edged of these pieces. The curved sections remaining will sit against the frame tubes. At least that's the plan.

Some assembly required.

GuitarlCarl · May 31, 2019

Nope. What do the corrugations line up with? If they were running at an angle parallel to the head tube / seat tube it would flow and line up nice. I like you've got the top and bottom for a nice dimensional look but won't the top piece fight curving with the corrugations in it? Hope it works, looks like the frame tubing should run right with the corrugations.

Carl.

OddJob · Jun 19, 2019

How's that cool corrugated tank idea coming along? Any progress on this sweet build?

hammer mechanic · Jun 19, 2019

I've been on a work binge. Will have some free time starting this weekend. First things first, I plan on attending Smoopy's show/swap meet in Murfreesboro on Saturday