1936 Monark Flo-Cycle

[TR6SC]

Cool project! Gonna be a labor love for sure! Great progress for sure! Joe

These labors of love don't seem laborious. I like to think that someone will come across this bike in 50 years. Because of my labor, they'll be able to take it 'round the block and grin from ear to ear.

 

[Sped Man]

Awesome disassembly of a Flocycle! Is it done? Would love to see more photos! Keep up the great work.

 

[TR6SC]

No, it's not done. I'm slow. But here're a few more pics. This is the curved frame member that tapers into the head lug. This attaches with an Allen bolt.

The tapered sockets into the head. The frame piece butts in tightly to the inner shoulder. The Allen inserts through the hole behind the headbadge.

Awesome disassembly of a Flocycle! Is

Here's the wedge and tube that dreads into the BB lug.

Hard to see, bot the hole in the lug bells out at the bottom. The wedge stops at the shoulder which spreads the bottom of the tube.

This lug is in 2 pieces. The steel post holds the parts in alignment during the welding. The wooden dowels are there to aid in alignment also.

it done? Would love to see more photos! Keep up the great work.

 

[TR6SC]

The wedge.

The bottom of the hole has a shoulder which stops the wedge and forces the tube to spread into the area of the lug that is bell shaped.

Steel post I made to keep the top and bottom pieces of the broken lug in alignment during welding.

The dowels aid in alignment also.

I'm looking forward to getting these bits welded up. There's lots of detailing left to do.

 

[kreika]

Freakin cool man with a side order of bad azz! Lol Hope to see you crusin that SK soon.

 

[TR6SC]

Freakin cool man with a side order of bad azz! Lol Hope to see you crusin that SK soon.
I hope to. All I have is the frame though. It might cost me 5K if I can't find some deals!!

 

[TR6SC]

Like I was trying to say before my tech problems began, this SK might cost me 5K if I can't find some reasonably priced parts. All I have is the 5rame!

 

[TR6SC]

"Blinded by the Light!"

My phone/camera thought the aliens were invading. Optical harmonic resonance or something.

This was the first weld to be done. It was only a crack, but was opened to get full penetration.

The same V-groove was cut into all areas to be welded.

Cast aluminum is more porous that other forms, so the job was more tedious. Micro holes kept belching out black pyucky guck. After fighting that battle, the welding went smoothly. And it went even more smoothly once the rat tail file came into play.

Ready for some finish sanding and polish.

 

[Bikermaniac]

Wow, nice welding job.

 

[Talewinds]

I'm working on a Flo-Cycle frame right now too. I didn't take the frame apart but was very curious about the internals of the assemble. This thread is a great guide!
Polishing is tedious to say the least.