Duece by slinginrods, on Flickr. Steel 32 ford ,built from scratch ,chassis top interior ,paint body work all done by myself ,my son and my dad at my shop.350 ,4speed tranny ,winters quick change rear.
Re: P-40 Warhawk "Tex" Hill..update, Leather Tank Done
Beautiful work! The p40 flying tigers were a great group of pilots. Your leather work is outstanding. I grew up learning this craft from my father as well building archery quivers. It is becoming a lost art,I too am getting back into it...
i discovered a way to remove dents from tubing that otherwise would be hard to get at.i wont take credit for the method as i learned it from a fellow hotrodder.heres the story,while trying to shoehorn a big engine in a very small space i felt it neccessary to dent up my passenger side header (...
Re: Fat Fix
Walmart should've hired you,the original is one ugly.you are doing an awesome job! This bike makes sense,the other ones I've seen just look horrible.
Bike by slinginrods, on Flickr. Played with some seat posts ideas.im partial to the layback look on this style of bike.i can stand over the seat easily like this.plus it looks fast :wink:
Bike by slinginrods, on Flickr. I still need to order my forks.i want this as low as possible.
Bike by slinginrods, on Flickr .so instead of heating and bending the stays this is what I came up with.i wedged two 2x4 pieces in and Then squeezed them in a vice.
Bike by slinginrods, on Flickr
Bike by slinginrods, on Flickr. Well today was addressing the ugly side of fat tires on a middle weight.rubbing every where.this is what I started with.
Bike by slinginrods, on Flickr. Got it down to the frame through some parts on it to get a feel for the style I want.im going for a hot rod /salt flat race look .i finally will get to use my 24 x3 tires :D .I don't think I'll stick with these forks ,triple tree will be the final end.these bars...
I got this mostly original rollfast a few weeks ago ,this is the bike I will be using for my build.there will be some welding and modding of the frame so this is where I need to be.
Bike by slinginrods, on Flickr
D by slinginrods, on Flickr. I picked up a Wally huffy cheap and stole some wheels ,tires and bars. Robbed the seat from the schwinn .also stole the grips.this bike rides so smooth,it's crazy .still looking for just the right basket and rack.still undecided on whether to get some apes.