im rather gutted and need to rethink

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im rather gutted and need to rethink

16 Jan 2011 09:36
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well below are shots of the frame now, going out there again to do more and most likely change the end because of the axel mounting and the disc and sprocket :(






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Re: im rather gutted and need to rethink

16 Jan 2011 10:36
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Bummer about the rear end, but it's better to catch these mistakes now rather than later in the build
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Re: im rather gutted and need to rethink

16 Jan 2011 10:45
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need to search hard tail frames
and get an ideal of the wheel mount set-up

i cant get the damn picture shit to work?
or i would show a picture
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Re: im rather gutted and need to rethink

16 Jan 2011 10:48
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it too me and my friend (whos a better welder) ages to get it lovly and square. lol. we will most likely make a axel plate later and have it so it slots inside the bottom tube and have to cut abit from the top. only expensive bit is gona be the chain. its LOOOONNNGGG. haha.

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Re: im rather gutted and need to rethink

16 Jan 2011 10:52
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I know that you're dissapointed right now, but it looks like you can fix what you have. I see your old swingarm in one of the pics. Just cut the cross brace before the wheel out. Then use your old swingarm as a template to see how wide the rear of your hardtail needs to be.
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Re: im rather gutted and need to rethink

16 Jan 2011 12:01
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P21 wrote:
...would show a picture
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Re: im rather gutted and need to rethink

16 Jan 2011 12:15
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Still recovering,some days are better than others.

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Re: im rather gutted and need to rethink

16 Jan 2011 13:18
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plum that does look nice, my tubes are all straight as i was unable to bend them. :( but never mind. lol. all teh gussests are done and in ran out of gas as someone used it before and didnt tell us they used aour spare bottle to pretty much empty state. so we are very pissed off and the welder was being very jerky when feeding so lots of grinding and smoothing and neater welds to do. gas to get tomora so thats gona be fun. oh yay... below is how the axel mount may be

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Re: im rather gutted and need to rethink

16 Jan 2011 13:30
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get yourself a 3/4" conduit bender and 20-30' of conduit(the stuff is cheap at hardware store)then practice bending pipes till you find the right shape your looking for,then use it as a template to make a jig on your welding table to make your final parts.
once you get a jig made you can bend your mild steel tubing pretty easy by heating area with a torch and a little grunt work B)
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Re: im rather gutted and need to rethink

16 Jan 2011 13:38
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running the bottem tubes straight like you have them is going to make the bike sit awfully high,have you thought about the ride height youre after?
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Re: im rather gutted and need to rethink

16 Jan 2011 14:26
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Brown Bear wrote:
well below are shots of the frame now, going out there again to do more and most likely change the end because of the axel mounting and the disc and sprocket :(






those bottem tubes also need to be parralel(spell check :laugh: )with each other on the end where the wheel goes so you can slide/adjust the wheel once its installed
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Re: im rather gutted and need to rethink

16 Jan 2011 15:43
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iv sat on it and it aint too bad

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