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Other Stuff => Your other hobbies => Topic started by: rakkassan34 on May 23, 2014, 08:34:11 pm
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After 20years of putting my hobbies on hold for the military due to constant moving/deployments/training/schooling I finally retired and now I've got 20years of hobbying to catch up to. I'm really into Nostalgia drag racing, hot rods, rat rods, really anything that looks vintage and/or fast. My first Father son build was this. I took my daughters bicycle and a mountain bike and well I'll let the pics do the talking. Me and my son had a great time learning how to cut, weld and even a little fabrication.
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hammering a gas tank and seat out of sheet metal
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Turn mountain bike forks into early 1900's Harley type internal sprung girder forks
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Gotta have 1930's gear for the vintage look. My mom kept dad's old racing helmet which happened to be a Clymer motorcycle helmet and I scored the 1930's Willson goggles at a local swap meet for cheap. And found a lost baby raccoon crying in my back yard she was soo cute just had to take care of her.
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Finished result with my son sitting on it, I get lots of looks riding it around town and it's a lot of fun to just cruise around on. Of course it's never finished cause I'm always painting it or changing something out on it. Next in the works is a 16hp briggs and stratton V-twin powered one for that real bike sound and look.
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Here's my bikes latest look. I hammered out another tank cause the other one developed pinhole leaks that just kept getting worse. JB weld couldn't fix em and I didn't want to solder or weld on a tank that had gas tank liner and fuel in it.
I added a front wheel with a drum brake and a new exhaust with a moped muffler, all junk yard finds.
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Wow, how fun is that project
I wish I had a dad like you!
Awesome build