I pulled this bike out today and started messing with it again. My buddy wanted a Taco so I made him a sweet deal on my Monster Frijole frame that I never did anything with. so that frees up My original Tab locs to use on this bike :thumbsup: I had welded the axles tabs on so it would sit level with tires of the same size on it though. I was thinking about cutting them again so I can level it off but I have stared at it for about 3 hours and I am good with rake now :laugh:
nice and rusty now:doah:
tab locs are pretty wide though, not to mention I will need to space the sprocket out just a touch off the lugs for my big NOS good year 5.30 (Boonie bike front tire). I tried fitting the drum brake setup but even if I cut the backing plate way down I wont have room for it :doah: so I am going to try what I had thought about for the taco as well, installing a 1968 Rupp disc brake assy on there.
Fun fact: the Rupp bolt pattern for the 68/69 sprockets are the same as the tab loc wheels :thumbsup: I got all the parts off a TT500 I parted out and I mixed and matched some front and rear pieces to make what I think will work the best. I do need to weld 2 tabs onto the inside of the axle mount for L bracket that keeps the floating caliper from rotating around the wheel. I will have to make it so It can slide with the wheel for chain adjustment. I am hoping it will stop the bike alright.
tight fit
Now I am trying to decide on a cool color. Since the Taco is now out of the equation all the ideas for that bike can go to this one. I had planed to build the taco styled like a street rod, so I guess I can do it all on this one now. Unfortunately the oval-ish shaped seat I had made for the Frijole does not fit the lines of this frame but I love the Oxblood color and feel of the material so when I come up with a seat style I may go with that material :thumbsup:
nice and rusty now:doah:
tab locs are pretty wide though, not to mention I will need to space the sprocket out just a touch off the lugs for my big NOS good year 5.30 (Boonie bike front tire). I tried fitting the drum brake setup but even if I cut the backing plate way down I wont have room for it :doah: so I am going to try what I had thought about for the taco as well, installing a 1968 Rupp disc brake assy on there.
Fun fact: the Rupp bolt pattern for the 68/69 sprockets are the same as the tab loc wheels :thumbsup: I got all the parts off a TT500 I parted out and I mixed and matched some front and rear pieces to make what I think will work the best. I do need to weld 2 tabs onto the inside of the axle mount for L bracket that keeps the floating caliper from rotating around the wheel. I will have to make it so It can slide with the wheel for chain adjustment. I am hoping it will stop the bike alright.
tight fit
Now I am trying to decide on a cool color. Since the Taco is now out of the equation all the ideas for that bike can go to this one. I had planed to build the taco styled like a street rod, so I guess I can do it all on this one now. Unfortunately the oval-ish shaped seat I had made for the Frijole does not fit the lines of this frame but I love the Oxblood color and feel of the material so when I come up with a seat style I may go with that material :thumbsup:
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