█ ▌▌G.I.JESSE JAMES ▌▌█

[yoothgeye]

I have always planned to use a canteen as a tank whenever I get around to doing a military bike build.
Have you thought about that? It would be pretty easy to slice down the middle.

Also, there is a nicely restored WWII US Jeep here at the Bali resort I am at. I took plenty of photos and will get them to you at some point.

I'm considering using the stock tank, otherwise, not going to use a "theme" tank. I really like the lines of this frame, pretty happy that I have 2 of them, but I still may end up chopping one.

Updates on the way, been doing some real work, killed a nice Schwinn frame and about to lay the first bead on the Jesse James.

[Peatbog]

How'd things go at the hospital?

[yoothgeye]

How'd things go at the hospital?

I page back: viewtopic.php?f=67&t=56352&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=90#p535946

Thanks for asking.

[Von Stans]

I was looking at bike stuff and found this and thought of you build.... If you decide to use the tank you should use some pin up art on it


It would be cool to paint it black

[yoothgeye]

I was looking at bike stuff and found this and thought of you build.... If you decide to use the tank you should use some pin up art on it

It would be cool to paint it black

Thanks for the ideas, I couldn't very well explain the pin up girls to my young kids (or wife) though it would be an authentic touch. I like that chainring, but will be using the small 26 tooth one for more power/less strain with the extra weight.

[Houndog]

Make your wife the pin-up girl!!!

[yoothgeye]

OK, I actually got some real work done, I hope some people are still reading, haha.

OK, a quick headlight mock-up, this will be about where I will be putting the blackout light:


Here are both WCC choppers together, as you can see, the one in the foreground is more complete, neither had a chain guard, so I don't know what one for this bike even looked like. I bought the complete one for $15, it's got a lot of surface rust and the handlebars are actually pretty pitted, not exactly sure how it got this way since the chain looks really good. It's odd, the forks are also bent.


Here are both seat posts, they will be combined to make a layback later once I get the seat I'm looking for (or make it):


Then I got distracted and pulled out my tandem frame and put red oxide primer over the undercoat:


I hear these Schwinns are pretty tough frames. This one was my wife's bike in college, man it's like brand new!


OK, it *was* like brand new:


I know why people think Schwinns are so special, they're made with love (what is this, on bottom of down tube):


A quick mock-up:


The sidecar will actually be a little eider than this:


This is the part that was welded under the chainstay, I used a shock bolt head to cap the end:


Welded on:




I'm going to have to modify a fork to fit the other rear wheel (yes other rear, not front) so that I won't have to hack up the spare frame:




And while I was cleaning up my welds I had an idea, and thoughts on this one?


This "first" step was the hardest to make, gaining build confidence now. I measured my son and daughter so that I can start building the actual sidecar frame. I need to find some sheet metal to skin it with.

[yoothgeye]

Make your wife the pin-up girl!!!

So you *want* to see me dead?

[outskirtscustoms]

That sidecar mount would be awesome with a web gusset though.

[JoKeR63]

Alright! real work done! I do like simple side car frame, this is quite the opposite of what my plans are, as I want my sidecar to be removable. Are you planning to having any additional braces between the bike and the car?

[yoothgeye]

Alright! real work done! I do like simple side car frame, this is quite the opposite of what my plans are, as I want my sidecar to be removable. Are you planning to having any additional braces between the bike and the car?

Yes, I will have braces from the seat stay down the sidecar frame and possibly gussets on what I just did. I know many sidecars have a bar that goes forward to the headtube, I am open to this, but avoiding it. I thought about making mine removable too, but just couldn't think of a coupler that would be strong enough and have no movement and be quiet. Judging by your work, you're probably going to wow me with how you've already got that problem solved. haha.

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Looks great Justin! What if you hung the bullet on the downtube?

[yoothgeye]

Looks great Justin! What if you hung the bullet on the downtube?

Did you see where I put it now?

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Looks great Justin! What if you hung the bullet on the downtube?

Did you see where I put it now?

Yeah, that looks pretty good, but I mean more in the middle

[largek9]

Looks good I like the width and position of the side car frame.Nice welds to.