b.lindsey said:
Whoa!!! Don't say the "P" word.
Alot to go thru for a single frame, don't you think?
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Whoa!!! Don't say the "P" word.
Alot to go thru for a single frame, don't you think?
bob shutt said:
This is the one where you go into the desert yes?
Get that V8 done, I have another project for you.
steamer said:
Of course I am!!!!
b.lindsey said:
I'll just tell em they can borrow the fixtures.
Mosey
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A real minibike!
Great project, Steve! The jigs are a thing of beauty.
My father made me a minibike frame back in about 1964, when I was 13 years old. The frame was shaped very much like the one you are building, with the same kind of brackets for the rear axles, which was a much better arrangement than the Rupp style, where the axle was mounted to a few tabs welded to the lower frame, which the weight of the bike hung on. He incorporated some springs on the front fork. I'm not sure where he got the plans. His jigs didn't look as good as yours, but they served the same purpose, to get everything in alignment for welding. Wish I still had it!
My father made me a minibike frame back in about 1964, when I was 13 years old. The frame was shaped very much like the one you are building, with the same kind of brackets for the rear axles, which was a much better arrangement than the Rupp style, where the axle was mounted to a few tabs welded to the lower frame, which the weight of the bike hung on. He incorporated some springs on the front fork. I'm not sure where he got the plans. His jigs didn't look as good as yours, but they served the same purpose, to get everything in alignment for welding. Wish I still had it!
Mosey said:
After the Bullet is done I think you just might have found your next project.
Paulsv said:
Thanks Paul. The fixtures are 85% of the frame.
BTW, I was born in 64.
Made some forward progress today. Got the forks about 80% done. Forward motion today!!
tvoght said:
Thank you Tim. The next step is to make a die to crimp the forks where the axle goes thru.
kcmillin said:
I have never seen one at any of the shows so i figured what the heck.
steamer said:
Hahahaha!!! I used to do the same thing. Well, till the innerds came out. Then I had to go to the feed store on Gratiot and get a new motor. Big money when I only made about 18 bucks a week on my Free Press route. Didn't do it much after that.
miner49r said:
Did you see the pic that has the tape measure where the motor goes? That one tells the real story.
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