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BLASTER
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Here's a project me and my son did together
about five summers ago, when he was 12.
I think it came out pretty kool looking.
We got a free, rusty frame with rear fender and chain guard...bent fork and bent front wheel.
All one rust color.
I pulled it down from it's hook and washed it today, so I could show you guys.
My son had an ergonomically goofy BMX bike that we cannibalized pretty heavily.
Wheels, 5spd, brakes.
Then we ordered about a $100 worth of new stuff from our favorite local bike shop.
Big and little tires of the same make.
The front fork is from a '76, 27" Sears Free Spirit 10-spd...my old bike...was my sister's when new (men's bike).
Keeping it in the Sears family.
It fit perfectly.
The chrome fender and chain guard were brought back to life with a tube of chrome polish and my finger-nails...and an old credit card used as a scraper.
I could not believe the chrome was still under the crud.
Rattle can Pontiac engine blue.
I fabricated the front and rear brake mounts.
The front one doubles as a fender mounting point.
The front fender came from a bike I rode as a kid.
This thing is really solid and a great ride.
My son is now 17 and almost as tall as me (6.0').
I need to try an angled seat post or a banana seat so we can keep riding it.
My son took a before photo with film.
I'll run across it one of these days.
about five summers ago, when he was 12.
I think it came out pretty kool looking.
We got a free, rusty frame with rear fender and chain guard...bent fork and bent front wheel.
All one rust color.
I pulled it down from it's hook and washed it today, so I could show you guys.
My son had an ergonomically goofy BMX bike that we cannibalized pretty heavily.
Wheels, 5spd, brakes.
Then we ordered about a $100 worth of new stuff from our favorite local bike shop.
Big and little tires of the same make.
The front fork is from a '76, 27" Sears Free Spirit 10-spd...my old bike...was my sister's when new (men's bike).
Keeping it in the Sears family.
It fit perfectly.
The chrome fender and chain guard were brought back to life with a tube of chrome polish and my finger-nails...and an old credit card used as a scraper.
I could not believe the chrome was still under the crud.
Rattle can Pontiac engine blue.
I fabricated the front and rear brake mounts.
The front one doubles as a fender mounting point.
The front fender came from a bike I rode as a kid.
This thing is really solid and a great ride.
My son is now 17 and almost as tall as me (6.0').
I need to try an angled seat post or a banana seat so we can keep riding it.
My son took a before photo with film.
I'll run across it one of these days.
