pedal scraper for the boy

[Skipton]

I think it would not do any damage to the tire to shave the raised rib. and repaint the white wall all the way to the top.

would look real cool.

[sensor]

finally uploaded some old pictures so heres some teasers....
handlebars(well....thats what they started out as!)...

fork legs,drop outs,and chain/seat steays(all just in rough out stages then)....

and some frame work...


and the boy getting busy!

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[sensor]

well....slight(HAHAHA) addition of pics....had to make some new bars since the clubmans were to low for the boy....

so it was some 'keystones' for him....yeah i know...the gaps off in that pic but they were just rough tacked to figure out how much pull back was needed for him to be comfy(they be fitted properly and all the welds be filed and finished off now ).....
i even had a few spare seconds to shoot some off topic pics( 26" X 70 or 75mm wide wheels for my next build in the early stages....sorry dont recall now and something to keep me bouncing!)


i guess i may start a thread for that one as well when its done....why all the odd ball sizes on the wheels i make? well if it was an 65,80,100mm wide i could just buy one....same for the 20 x 3's thats why i made 20 x 2 1/4"....

[chimichanga]

Awesome build man! It's inspiring me to build one for my godson.

[sensor]

Awesome build man! It's inspiring me to build one for my godson.

thanks chimi.....and DO IT!!! theres nothing better than building something for a kid(well aside from them wanting to learn how to build themselves and getting in and helping)......if you have any questions feel free to shot me a pm....im always willing to help answer any questions i can

[sensor]

Well, we finally came up with the color for the wheels!
It's a lame excuse for a spray out since I didn't want to clean my gun again to do 7mid-coats of candy, but you can get the idea from the picture(just look at the darkest spot) anyhow.

I guess it'll be a "rat rod" since it's a black suede frame with red wheels(well...brandy wine candy over ppg sequin flake) and whitewalls!

[sensor]

just for those who think im sleeping(i know no one cares about what im doing really but......) the boy talked me into doing a real test panel so we could decide what size/color flake we should use so i did a real test panel when i had a few spare moments(dang flake,clear,sand,flake,clear,sand, then candy,candy candy,etc,etc,etc, can take some time!) but heres a teaser on what the wheels will look like when theyre done.....





bet you cant guess what flake size/color and how many coats of candy he decided on



yeah were bringing gaudy back for 2012! party like its 1969!

[aka_locojoe]

I wouldn't have a clue what flake size/color and how many coats of candy he decided on but whatever it is, it's worth it. Looks great.
Those bars are way cool too.

[nick_ish]

dang dude thought this had been scraped! Haha
Glad it hasn't paint looks good

[dragnusa]

Guessing 6 or 8 coats of candy red

[sensor]

these are pretty old but i havent gotten to painting it yet so its all you get until its finished(the welds are all metal finished now but they werent when i was mocking up back then).......


oh ill try to get around to posting the pedals im using for this.....Steves gonna look like this

when he sees what they are!
SSSssSSsSSCCCCCccCcRRRRRAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapEeeeeEEeeEee!

[chimichanga]

awesome build like always!

[Skipton]

awesome build like always!

+1

The frame flows so nicely

[CCR]

No kiddin chimi, I must of been sleepin too because the last thing i remember is the wheel getting built ... just plain awesome stuff sensor !!!Glad the boy is getting to call the shots too !!! Not many kids could be able to say "I built this with my dad ... from scratch" to his buddies !!! Looks well worth the effort

[jalopyjimmy13]

i like this!!!