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  1. steampunk inspired veteran build

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    So essentially what this is is a Ford model T chassis minus rear axle with an Indian 80 cubic inch motor & most of it's frame minus forks etc
    The guy in the pic made this out of junk for the then princely sum of $18
    I'm not sure of the year but suspect 1920s
    This device was good for 63 mph!
    I'll be using a T bucket hot rod chassis & transverse leaf spring front end
    The back wheel will be using ...
  2. steampunk inspired veteran build

    WELL I've had an epiphany
    Have a look @ this period pic
    I AM LOVIN THIS!!
    The project has taken an unexpected turn......
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  3. Steampunk inspired veteran build

    Spent today working on the springer forks
    These are made from mostly spare bits & pieces of junk
    Started with a set of CB400 T teles minus sliders & added another triple clamp mounted backwards to form the spring holder then made a pair of front tubes & triple clamp from a Miele moped mated to a pair of cut off rear shock mounts.
    found a spring,spacers & nut & made up a pair of rockers from a cut down swingarm
    Sounds horrendous but I reckon looks the part & may even ...
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  4. Steampunk inspired veteran build

    Found a suitable vintage brass ammeter on TradeMe & spent a little time restoring/polishing it up. Came up nice, its soon to grace the side of my previously made battery box
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  5. Steampunk inspired veteran build

    Been setting about converting the original carbide gas headlite to a 12 volt system
    Disemboweled a small jappa quartz halogen unit off a GSX-R & modified the old shells internals to suit
    One of my sons works at Metro Glasstech & scored me some fluted obscure glass that will do very nicely for a period style lens
    Also found a brass windscreen washer bottle off an old Brit sportscar that, once polished up, will fit the overall theme rather well
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  6. steampunk inspired veteran build

    As you'd expect, no self respecting Steampunk Adventurer & his trusty Velocipede would be without a gimball mounted brass compass/sundial combo....
    Heres what I got of Tardme recently,looks like shit now but I expect this will polish up rather nicely! .....'TO THE MAN CAVE!!!'.....& several hours later emerge with the recreated treasure in the pic.......then its on to adapting the sundial to the now polished gimball mount for a truly quasi Victorian Satnav System
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  7. steampunk inspired veteran build

    Its been a while since my last post, been diverted onto another of my bike projects
    Anyhoo, recently bought a veteran sidecar chassis, the bones of which will be reborn shortly
    Ive already got the 23" wheel,tyre & the axle etc so should be straightforward
    Im aiming to do a wickerwork sidecar body, so time to practice my weaving skills
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  8. Steampunk inspired veteran build

    Need a suitable helmet, so bought a new one off TardMe & set about aging it
    Used a can of 'leather brown' vinyl spray but it still looked too new, so gave it a coat of black bumper wax & a light sand to knock the gloss back a bit
    Now I need to make a nice pair of brass goggles, like the ones in the pic, to match
    UPDATE: recently found & am lovin this cool copper helmet with 'exhaust pipes?' on the interwebs,reminiscent of that greek bloke Mercury & his winged helmet! thatll ...
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