picked these up yesterday

[65rat]

Drove to Cameron Missouri to pick these up from a buddy yesterday. He met me halfway

 

[thom]

Neat stuff. Now show us more of the old Dodge truck with Chevy rear fenders.Thanks

 

[65rat]

there's some in my intro. This is a rat forum? I used what I could find. It's also back halfed with a Toyota truck frame and the bed is made from a manure spreader 8)

 

[rcflyer]

Great finds!

 

[udallcustombikes]

I have a chain guard for the second one with the chrome still in good shape if you need it.

 

[65rat]

Cameron
I'll take it. Let me know what you want and we'll meet up sometime. I saw your bikes @ the bikefest but haven't met you yet.
Thanks
Tim T

 

[aka_locojoe]

Nice score. Congrats!

 

[roadmaster]

great finds and lots of them! thats what i call bringing them in by the truckload. :mrgreen:

 

[thom]

65rat, I meant no offence by asking about the truck. I'm a ratrod trucker myself. I have a 56 Ford F100 with a 472 Caddy engine and Volare front suspension that I drive daily. I also have a 55 Studebaker halfton that I put on a Dodge Dakota frame.I'm planning a ratrod bike build to "match" each of the trucks.

 

[skoda]

That first bike is R.A.D Rad! Straight downtubes are the key to my heart. What a dope-azz bike.

The camelback Speedster and Stardust are great finds also.

 

[65rat]

Thom
I did'nt take offence. I had fun building it. Should have been here the day I cut it apart with a gas powered concrete saw to backhalf it :mrgreen: :roll:

 

[450redrider]

65rat, I meant no offence by asking about the truck. I'm a ratrod trucker myself. I have a 56 Ford F100 with a 472 Caddy engine and Volare front suspension that I drive daily. I also have a 55 Studebaker halfton that I put on a Dodge Dakota frame.I'm planning a ratrod bike build to "match" each of the trucks.

We have a 55 chevy truck with a volare front suspension, and a 53 Studebaker truck

 

[Ratfink1962]

Very nice!
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[65rat]

Thanks for the gaurd and rack Cameron I owe ya one.
I did this to the blue bike when I got home. It's not done just wanted to try it.

 

[udallcustombikes]

Glad I could help! Let me know if there is anything else you need.

 

[TailDrag]

Sweet bikes!

The Schwinn HD, what's the difference between the light, mid, and heavys? How do you tell the difference between them? Wondering what mine is.

 

[65rat]

I have a pretty good idea but I'm not a schwinn expert so I better let one of them answer :roll:

 

[deorman]

Heavy-Duti is a model, like Typhoon or Sting ray. When speaking of heavyweights vs. middleweights, heavyweight generally means older multi-bar frame w/plenty of room for big balloons, middleweights are narrower w/usually just enough room for 2.125 tires, but come w/narrower sheet metal and 1.75"'s. The difference in the weight of the bike is minimal, although heavyweights can be viewed as having a greater load capacity. Lightweights are skinny tired bikes without cantilever, or lower bars(tube). I believe, but am not absolutely certain, that a Heavy-Duti model is classified as a middleweight.