Rupp_It_Up - 72 Speedway Green Horn - (Vintage Class)

[Rupp_It_Up]

Here's a 72 Speedway Green Horn I've had for a while and now it's time to make it new. This is the 6th Green Horn I've done over the years and hopefully the last! All the others were nice riders that I eventually sold off. This one is getting my best effort with show chrome and as many NOS parts as I can find. In the coming weeks you'll see pic's of my custom Speedway bike stand and mini bike painting jig. I've been restoring Rupp, Speedway & Fox mini's for many years but never kept any of the bikes. Some of you may have seen one of my bikes on the TV show Pawn Stars. It's the 72 Rupp Roadster (red tank/black frame). To this day it's still on display at the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas.

Charlie Chamberlin

 

[bikebudy]

Nice :thumbsup:

 

[Harleys Papa]

Wow Charlie, good to see you joined us :thumbsup: For those of you who haven't seen Charlie's work he is a world class restorer, this ought to be great :thumbsup:

 

[Rupp_It_Up]

Thanks for the props...Looking forward to seeing your Fox restoration!

 

[cheezy1]

Good luck and Thanks for participating.

 

[Harleys Papa]

Thanks for the props...Looking forward to seeing your Fox restoration!

Oh it will be far from a restoration :doah: I'll be happy if I finish it by the dead line :thumbsup:

 

[buckeye]

Wow.
Welcome to the buildoff.
This will bring a whole new level of competition.

 

[OND]

Man I'm glad I'm not in the Vintage class !!!!!:laugh: Good Luck and that's a nice bike to build. :thumbsup:

 

[Rupp_It_Up]

Time to break it down...
Chrome going to Bar Plating in Meriden, CT
Misc parts going out for powder coat to A&S in New Britain, CT

 

[fistfullabar]

Nice! Got a keeper should make the hs40 a sleeper!

 

[Rupp_It_Up]

The good news is that I have the original HS50. This will be a matching numbers restoration.

 

[Rupp_It_Up]

Primed & Ready

Here's a handy little paint stand I made. It has evolved over time and now has the capability to hold gas tanks, swing arms, fenders, shock tubes and front forks.

 

[Rupp_It_Up]

Getting in the tight spots

I got this idea from watching all those restoration shows on TV. It's my version of a rotisserie.

 

[Rupp_It_Up]

Back View

This works a lot better than hanging the frame from a chain

 

[OND]

Now that's a great Idea ! :thumbsup: I like it .

 

[Ding Ding]

Accessible! Nice

 

[cheezy1]

 

[Rupp_It_Up]

I just finished painting my Green Horn and will post pics later this week.

 

[Rupp_It_Up]

It's GREEN!

Painting is complete...Now comes the tedious part, assembly.

 

[Rupp_It_Up]

I love this painting fixture

Lot's of Green