Old racer turned rat cruiser

[nick_ish]

Hello again wonderful people! I'm back with another racer but this time i'm makeing a frankenstine cruiser out of my old road bike frames
Couple of pics to show you kinda whats in my mind

Thats all for now more tomorrow hopfully!

 

[FatBoy]

You caught my attention,Ill be watchin...

 

[nick_ish]

Thanks man i hope nothing goes to wrong

Quick mock up whith a few parts i had laying round. I may have to widen the back end some how(?) if i run wider tyres

Chopping will start when i get some gas for my mig

 

[nick_ish]

Got a little bit done today before my dad had to work

Uncleaned nasty welds xD

All this had done is rake the front end out a little before i bend the forks

More soon hopefully

Oh and how she sits now

Not a big difference just enough i think

 

[Houndog]

Those welds ??? whewwwww I wouldn;t trust them....

 

[nick_ish]

Haha yup there pritty bad but i'm sleving them so should be strong enough

I supose welding a frame without much welding experiance is a big task but it sure is fun

 

[nick_ish]

Next little peice of the puzzle

Going to be mounted to where the downtube shifter stumps are....as a suicide brake :mrgreen:

 

[nick_ish]

Progress is slow due to school
But i picked up a freebe crank set to use and hacked my donor frame more as soon as i get a chance

 

[nick_ish]

Just got finished bending my forks much better i think!

Next is the back end >

 

[nick_ish]

Little bit of cutting today sarted on the back end so i can get the rough shape of the frame done

And does anyone have any ideas for bending the top tube and upper chain stays with out a bender?
Cheers folks