Yard Ornament -7/31 AS GOOD AS IT'S GONNA GET!

[kingfish254]

I'm Gumby Da.mnit!

I am digging that color.

[z-bikes]

I stole the idea from a friend who's building a 38 Ford and was going to paint it approximately that color with red painted wheels.

[scott brownsey]

im green with envey bike is SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET

[Skipton]

Can't wait to see this one done!....Great job!

[Critter1]

I let out an audible "sweet" when I saw this! Looking good. This one has came a looong way! Are you gonna take back and let the old owner see it?

[z-bikes]

I let out an audible "sweet" when I saw this! Looking good. This one has came a looong way! Are you gonna take back and let the old owner see it?

I probably will when it's finished.

[z-bikes]

Made some new chain tensioners this morning. I had a piece of 1/4" aluminum round stock laying around so I used that. Cut a couple of pieces then clamped them in the drill press and held a file to them until they were the right diameter to thread to 12-32 which is a pretty hard to find thread. Then I put some 10-24 threads on one end and turned down the other.



Added a chrome acorn nut and threaded them in.




Also added my version of headbadge.

[yoothgeye]

What did you do to lock on the acorn nut so that when you go to loosen them they actually loosen and the nut doesn't just come off?

[imagearchy]

i think he notched the treaded rod then screwed the nut over the top. the nit will have to come off to adjust it. am i right?

[z-bikes]

What did you do to lock on the acorn nut so that when you go to loosen them they actually loosen and the nut doesn't just come off?

Haven't done anything yet because they' turn so easy but locktite will be applied.

[z-bikes]

i think he notched the treaded rod then screwed the nut over the top. the nit will have to come off to adjust it. am i right?

That's what I did for the studs that go into the top of the strut rods so I could adjust wheel centering but these nuts will just be locktited.

[KC so-cal]

yet another build i cant wait till its done two thums up!

[scrumblero]

amazing!!!

[z-bikes]

Had a heavily pitted prewar gooseneck I really wanted to use but it was broken off and bent from trying to remove it from a badly rusted fork.



You can see the bend in this shot. It's also about 3/4" shorter than it should be.



Clamped it in the vise, took a piece of 3/8" pipe that I ground down one end to fit inside, put the torch to it and straightened it out. Came out reasonably well for being cast.





Spent some time with a 1" belt sander and a buffer, added a SS bolt and it's ready to install. Actually looks much better in person than in the photo.

[yoothgeye]

Great work on this stem, I would've just thrown it in the scrap pile.

Once you are done with this bike you should display it... in the yard... for 60 years.