First ratrod bike build
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yoothgeye
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Gotta show some love for the Murrays! (see my Murray build, link in my signature).
Good luck!
Gotta show some love for the Murrays! (see my Murray build, link in my signature).
Good luck!
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GOOD START...I LOVE THESE BIKES...NOW GET TA BUILDIN'!! PEACE
yoothgeye
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LA666 said:
I think it took about 34 years to rust it, took me a few hours when I first bought it to make the rust go away (this was before the build).
Welcome to the build off! I am a newbie also,but it's a blast trying figure things out and making sparks fly! :mrgreen: looks like you have a great bike to start with!
yoothgeye
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That's it, I officially hate all of you guys that used paint stripper actually that worked. 
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yoothgeye said:That's it, I officially hate all of you guys that used paint stripper actually that worked.
The forks were the hardest for me. I used Bulldog flexible bumper paint stripper because it was all i had. That stuff would eat through a building
yoothgeye
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LA666 said:The forks were the hardest for me. I used Bulldog flexible bumper paint stripper because it was all i had. That stuff would eat through a building
My dad used this stuff before and you are right. He would buy body panels at the junk yard then bring them home and spray that stuff on, the paint would just melt off and he could see if there had been any body filler put in. The junk yard had a 30 day return policy and he could figure out real fast if he was taking it back or not.
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All right guys and gals it is day two for me on my bike build and I am amazed what I found laying around. I found a aluminum desk thrown out in the top of an apartment dumpster and decided to make me some ape hangers.
Then, since I dont have a welder,I cut the desk with an old peicer sawzall and tooks the remaining bolts out of the connections and twisted them to where I think I will want them and JB welded them overnight.
Now that theyre together, I rummaged thru my garage and found some old red spray paint to paint them with!
Who knows how this poor mans bike will ride when done. I dont even know how to put the forks back on!! I am hoping to keep expenses under 50 bucks.
Then, since I dont have a welder,I cut the desk with an old peicer sawzall and tooks the remaining bolts out of the connections and twisted them to where I think I will want them and JB welded them overnight.
Now that theyre together, I rummaged thru my garage and found some old red spray paint to paint them with!
Who knows how this poor mans bike will ride when done. I dont even know how to put the forks back on!! I am hoping to keep expenses under 50 bucks.
Awesome eye for seeing the bars in that desk! I think how much stuff have I thrown out that I may be able to use! :wink:
I haven't used jb weld, is it strong enough to hold your bars together on a rough road?
I haven't used jb weld, is it strong enough to hold your bars together on a rough road?
:mrgreen: that's I do most things in life!LA666 said:
