Amtrek Cougar Chopper project

[iloveicecream69]

I have this old crappy road racer called an Amtrek Cougar and it's made in china by a company called Wong Hau Plastic Works and Trading Company. It's been sat in a cupboard for well over a decade and it was missing parts likes back wheel seat and seat post, Brakes etc etc.

After I had a good look around the ratrodbikes forum I've decided to try my hand at making a chopper using this thing :lol:

This is NOT my actual cougar it's just a picture of 1 in better condition than mine :lol: :mrgreen: :lol:

This is my Cougar (sorry about the poor blurry low quality pic) I've turned the bars around, clamped on an old seat and threw on an old MTB back wheel with a single speed freewheel sprocket.

The 3 piece cranks are original

A Jubilee clamp holding on an old seat that I found under my stairs :lol:

The front brake has seen better days :lol: i just added a cable and BMX lever just out of curiosity

I think some RATS have gotten to the seat before I did :lol:

Bars :? Think I might get rid of those but keep the stem........We'll see

So what's next? Strip down and preparation I guess. I'll keep you posted erm maybe that should read "I'll keep you amused" :lol:

 

[iloveicecream69]

STRIP DOWN

Look at the shiny (took me awhile to take the rust and gunk off of the headset

Close up of the now shiny headset :mrgreen:

More junk parts stripped off

Frame

Trying to get those nasty stickers off was a bit of a job :shock:

Anyways, Back to it.. :lol:

 

[iloveicecream69]

No Turning Back Now

Sorry about the Blurry pics.

 

[masterpoop63]

ooooh cant wait to see where this is going

 

[iloveicecream69]

ooooh cant wait to see where this is going

Probably the recycle center :lol: My welding is scarily unsafe to say the least :shock: Hopefully I'll have something to keep you amused by the end of the week..Just don't hold your breath though :lol:

 

[Pinche]

You could just pick up a tank of propane or mapp gas and just pull tubes from the lugs and keep it really clean looking and not even have to mess around with welding it.

 

[mrgreen]

Cannot wait to see how this one turns out... :mrgreen:

 

[iloveicecream69]

I don't think I'll get much done on the chopper project this week since I got my tin of tire paint (white) I've been painting the trike tire walls white :lol: