Westfield Wasteland

[GuitarlCarl]

It's a 44' Westfield/Columbia

I'm going with a classic Dragster Rat build. Big n' little, lace up some wheels. Chrome rat trap fork. No theme yet...

Carl.

 

[Funkme]

Gee Talk about getting in quick... Some nice bones thr...

 

[squirreldh]

Was there a prize for first to enter?

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Anybody else can't wait for the BO12?
Midnight my time zone...I was up.

This is it this morning and I have a hour or so to tinker...

Carl.

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[Funkme]

In like Flynn. Early bird gets the worm.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Couple hours of tinkerin' counting scrubbing the crank and rings in the kitchen sink... and here we go...
Issue 1...needs a spacer, easy fix if ya got one.

think I'll put it under the bottom race

can't let little drawbacks stop the build
Three Arrows ring on a Huffy crank

The wheels are just placeholders and here's where it all slows down. I need to lace my wheels to get what I want and I don't have the front hub or the rear rim.

Carl.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

One more before I head out.

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[OddJob]

Looks like you made some good progress on day one, Carl. Like the frame and theme. Those fenders are cool. Will they make the cut?

RaT oN!

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Probably not. I'm going to stuff a big o' tire on the back. Here's a 2.1 on it for now...

I think a 3" tire will fit.

Carl.

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[Fv2]

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[GuitarlCarl]

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Might be boring for a bit.
I'm still scavenging parts.

Carl.

 

[Fv2]

Might be boring for a bit.
I'm still scavenging parts.

Carl.

That makes two of us.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Carl builds are never boring, you know I will be watching!

 

[GuitarlCarl]

I got to checking clearances...
I borrowed the QuickBrick and rim, off of my 41' Elgin that @SlyRed built. It's only a 26x2.125 BUT on a 57mm wide rim it really opens up. So I'm thinking of going with a 57mm rim flat black, so I'd better check to see if it fits eh?

No problemo. There's more than enough room! Now I wonder what Duro's cream Goodyear/Diamond tread will look like opened up on a 57mm rim? That tire has a bit of a shoulder, not quite a pie plate profile but in that realm.
I also swapped out my crank and ring for a mag style. The 3 Arrows ring I had on it was for a 5 speed derailleur setup and I need to run the wider chain to drive the kickback I have. The crank I have here is beefier too. Early BMX I think, and like new. I also found some bow pedals in cream.

Carl.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

and now a virtual bit of mockup...

Carl.

 

[KOTA]

Don't be doin that to an old man!...I had to wipe my eyes twice! I thought I had become bikelexic.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

and now a virtual bit of mockup...
View attachment 50304
Carl.

Took me a while to figure out exactly what was going on there!

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Took me a while to figure out exactly what was going on there!

Smoke and mirrors.
I like the extra tube in the middle, and I want to put the rear wheel back a bit. But unless I can find a donor with the same seat stays and dropouts, I doubt the double stays will happen.

Carl.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

I think I have my drive train sorted out.

Pulled the rear wheel off of an old build to get the coaster kickback hub I wanted and I found a high flange 27 1/4" wheel too. IF I can find the tires I want I may only have to lace the rear hub to a 57mm rim. That 27 squeezed right in, that's skinny fat to me and clean with no cables.

Carl.

 

[sdframe]

Nice and clean looking, and I love those two-speed kick backs; they remind me of Chevy Powerglide transmissions.