Mad Hammer... Better late than never

[Schwinnspastic]

just a dumb welder.?.? I dont think so that is some cool fab work and way over the top for a rat ...
very custom build you have going, I wish I had that kind of time and equipment at my disposal

[Boardtrack fan]

Outstanding! Some of the coolest design/fab work that I've seen.

[MonsterMetal]

Well I am a fast learner. I am concerned about paint. Painting and especially paint design/graphics is not my strong point. I know that with a poor color choice and crappy paint all the cool fabrication will be pointless. I really like the look of the bare steel but it looks a little to unfinished. Id like to figure out some color scheme and get her pinstriped in a 50's style

[mastershake916]

It's a rat rod build off, don't worry about it, really most of the people here aren't pros at paint, but do good jobs nonetheless.

[KOTA]

So? be kind.. This is my first build off bike and I really dont know what Im doing.. Im just a dumb welder that likes bikes.....

HUH????.....It's a good thing you don't like airplanes!...Or do you? I'd like to see what your fabrication skills could do there! .......Very, very "inventive"! ..NICE

[Skid King]

OK,
So your 15 days is coming up.
September 7th and so far your on time "BUT" you still have one more little task to perform Yes thats Right you must perform one more task that in bicycle builds is the make or brake task, Look in your E-mail boxes Tuesday for whats next.

Rat-Roder's this is a task for the Two Teams
;Team-x and The Black smith's to perform and should tell of there builds for YOU the Judges of Rat-Builds to start your Voting on.
Please keep your Votes to your Self's and on Thursday the 4th of September you can start posting you vote's as we will print them up and display your word's plus Vote's on the Big screen TV out door's for others to See and wach During the Show.
Final votes will be talleyed up @ 5:00pm September 7th, then The Awards show Begin's let the better team win.

Swap meet starts at 10:00am
Show-n-Shine starts at 12:00pm
BBQ and Band's all day: the line up as follow's
Bullet in your head [my-space]
Naked Bacon [my-space]
Circus contraptions [my-space]
Slim Pickens [my-space]
Rat City Rukus
Squish [my-space]
You can hear the band's on my space and of course
Meet All 12 of this years Renagade Muscle Calendar Girls signing their pictures and [did I mention a Kissing booth?]
and Also you will see a performance by the Bicycle Bell's drill team.
Also appearing The Builder from North West Chopper's he'l be one of the Judges and will be signing autographs through out the day.
and did I mention the photographers from national magazines ie: car/bike/Bicycle/low ride/chopper ect will be taken pictures for the up coming X-mass issues?
So if this is not enough for you then Stay tooned for the Award show for theres a few thing's that will happen that will simply knock your sock's off.
Renagade Muscle.com
ratrodbikes@hotmail.com
Skid King.

[bmxerpete]

"Well I am a fast learner."

Understatement of the year. That bike is looking awesome, can't wait to see it done. I love the copper seat too.

Pete

[chimichanga]

Well I am a fast learner. I am concerned about paint. Painting and especially paint design/graphics is not my strong point. I know that with a poor color choice and crappy paint all the cool fabrication will be pointless. I really like the look of the bare steel but it looks a little to unfinished. Id like to figure out some color scheme and get her pinstriped in a 50's style

What you did with that bike is amazing! I wish i had the know how to machine and shape metal the way you do. I would just leave the bike like that to show off the work you put into it.

[MonsterMetal]

I think I need to paint the frame itself. But Im pretty sure I am going to leave the rest of the stuff raw.... I do really like the way it looks in bare steel and rust..

[sensor]

told you it flowed better on the rear like that

[MonsterMetal]

Ok....

Finished filling the seams and sanding filler today...

In primer...




And staring the "finish" primer


Man that body filler is a reall nasty SOB to work with... My fingers are all raw from sanding the corners.. Took a good 10 hours to fill and sand... It probably shoulnt take that long if you knew what you where doing...

Donor bike forthe wheels.... 3 speed sturny HD worksman... with full crustification...



And here is what she looks like in full mock up...


I really like the worksman wheels... thru axle front.. wide hoops, heavy spokes... Make a good board tracker wheel..

On board Rat-O-Meter


Shifter and cables...


Crank side drive train..


Drive side


Alot of work for 15 days (seems to me anyway)



I got a few days left to do some detail stuff and see if I can find a buddy willing to give her some stripes...

[JoeyMac]

Just when I thought I had seen the craziest stuff in this build off... This really takes the cake for raw engineering creativity, I am still trying to figure out how it all works. I think video will definitely be needed. The look of it... man, almost looks like it should be spitting fire...

[MonsterMetal]

Thats a great idea.... I'll try and get some video of me on a ride and the workings of the suspension.

[blsm]

good lord, how much does that thing weigh?

[fast eddie]

thats great! i dig that! very mechanical looking, like its alive or somethin!
fast eddie outty