Schwinn Woodland flip "King of the Road" (((Finished))

[noodlenoggin]

Neat! This is going to look pretty darn cool!

[richnprayer]

Thanks for the kind words. This is my first attempt at making a rat rod and I couldn't be more pleased with the direction and progress of the bike. I have a pile of bikes and parts beginning to pile in the garage. I'm sure by the looks of so many bike builds on this site, I am in good company. I have three projects in the works. A friend got me started here at Rat Rods and donated a beautiful, and by beautiful I mean rusted, Murray frame. Obviously, this will be a priority out of the three projects. I have to get in on this RRBB #7. Let me see if I can get some work done this weekend on the current bike.

[Endlesschain]

Nice build,lookin forward to the finish,I wonder who built the first flip ever?

[richnprayer]

My dad who passed away last July had this saying'

"Balls, said the Queen! I'd be King if I had too/two!"

It's the first thing I thought of when I came up with the name. Here are some bad pictures I took, it was late at night. I'll take more in the day light. Still have to add a few more details but 90% done.



detail "King of the Road"

[richnprayer]

Got some new pics taken today. I still need to stitch the new leather grips for the final photo shoot.







That's all for now folks!

[richnprayer]

Got some work done on the new leather grips and added a touch of red to the frame to break up all that green. After that I rode to the bike shop and Fred from Fastwheels hooked me up with a 20" fender that I'll be able to cut up to fit this 26" wheel. Soooo close to being done!









Fenders will have to come tomorrow

[richnprayer]

Just finished shaping and cutting down the 20" fender down to a custom front and rear for this Frankenstein . I like chrome, but these have to be black. Looks like a few more days of prep.






1. Sand with 40grit
2. prime with etching primer for that stick power.
3. Coat in glossy black
4. attach....then i'm done?

[richnprayer]

Made the last few changes on the beast. Now with a new set of black fenders I road it campus and gave it away as a graduation gift to one of my students. Now I can spend some time on my Murray for the Build off #7.