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Hey everyone! I haven't been able to post a bunch lately because I've been super busy with school and the bike and stuff. We have gotten a ton done on it though and it's coming along nicely!
The guy that's helping me build this, brought a pipe bender and a nice welder from his work.
We chopped the bottom bar off:
Then we bent a piece of pipe for the drop loop:
Here it is tacked together:
I then put it together and rode it around a little bit to make sure it rode straight
Here is a little piece of card board where the tank will go:
I got some sheet metal, traced out the design for the tank on it, and my buddy's dad cut it up for me
The guy I'm working with tacked the bottom and sides together, then he taught me how to weld and I practiced for a while. Once I could do it ok, I welded the inside of the tank and checked for leaks, then I welded the outside and checked for leaks again. We welded everything except the top because we still have some stuff to do on it.
After about 2 hours of straight grinding, here it is!
I was shocked to find that there were only 2 small leaks, so we're going to fix those.
Here are some springs, nuts, washers, and bolts for the seat and a springer fork that I'm going to try to build for it:
I have 2 different ideas for the color. I'm thinking of going with the red one to match our 46' Chevy. What do you guys think?
This week we are going to finish up the tank, weld the frame really well, and work on something for the springer fork and the seat. I've had a blast building this thing so far! And I'll try to post more as I go haha. Thanks for checking it out! And I'm totally down for any suggestions or tips that anyone has.
The guy that's helping me build this, brought a pipe bender and a nice welder from his work.
We chopped the bottom bar off:
Then we bent a piece of pipe for the drop loop:
Here it is tacked together:
I then put it together and rode it around a little bit to make sure it rode straight
Here is a little piece of card board where the tank will go:
I got some sheet metal, traced out the design for the tank on it, and my buddy's dad cut it up for me
The guy I'm working with tacked the bottom and sides together, then he taught me how to weld and I practiced for a while. Once I could do it ok, I welded the inside of the tank and checked for leaks, then I welded the outside and checked for leaks again. We welded everything except the top because we still have some stuff to do on it.
After about 2 hours of straight grinding, here it is!
I was shocked to find that there were only 2 small leaks, so we're going to fix those.
Here are some springs, nuts, washers, and bolts for the seat and a springer fork that I'm going to try to build for it:
I have 2 different ideas for the color. I'm thinking of going with the red one to match our 46' Chevy. What do you guys think?
This week we are going to finish up the tank, weld the frame really well, and work on something for the springer fork and the seat. I've had a blast building this thing so far! And I'll try to post more as I go haha. Thanks for checking it out! And I'm totally down for any suggestions or tips that anyone has.
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Wow, I'm impressed. Keep up the good work. Personally on the tank I'd go black with gold leaf but that's just me.
Edit: Here's some inspiration for you. This bike is on display in my local motorcycle shop and it's even cooler in person.
1910 Kokomo
Look at this fork
and a cool seat!
Edit: Here's some inspiration for you. This bike is on display in my local motorcycle shop and it's even cooler in person.
1910 Kokomo
Look at this fork
and a cool seat!
