Seedy Al Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 couldn't help but notice none of you had pocket watches .... Dissapoint However....... fuck that is cool that you chaps got together for a photo in front of the og building. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 very cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted September 4, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 4, 2016 About three years ago I threatened to build a 26inch BMX that looked like a Pantha. This weekend was the weekend that talk turned into action. I have a pile of parts for it that have been sitting around gathering dust, some tube I brought months ago, and some home made tools to make the job easier.  Today It started to become a bike.  So notching tube with a file is hard work and time consuming, tube notchers are expensive and  a bit crappy looking. I looked  at some on line and decided that my lathe could do the same job.   It works perfect, and makes very neat notches. No more filing for hours!   Nice fit too.   And it's starting to look like the front of a bike   Lots to do yet. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted September 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2016 So I should have said before, this is the look I'm aiming for.  So working towards that I needed some drop outs. As far as I can tell all Pantha used the same drop outs on all their bikes so I copied the dropouts on one of the kids Cubs.   And scientifically worked out their ideal location.  Where by I could start to make some seat and chain stays.  More later. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 awesome pete, sweet forks too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 So these stays have been hard work. Each one has 4 bends in it which need to match side to side. I made a jig to get the bends symmetrical and in the right place *hopefully*, I didn't take any photos of it though. Then I made a jig to hold the drop outs in the right place relative to the stays. I went head and welded them together once again forgetting to tale photos. Anyway today I started to put the back together so I can add it to the front of the frame, I also remembered to take a couple of photos. Â Freshly bent stays with dropouts attached. They still need a trim. Â Â More jigging and clamping. Â Â I'll weld a bar between the two pieces of steel hose clamped to the stays to hold them in place, then flip it and to the same on the top. In theory it will be stiff enough then to start fitting to the back of the bike. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moffmo Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Just been reading through this. Some seriously nice work.. I was wondering though. How the hell do you stop on the tall pink bike without dying? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Thanks.  It's not as deathly as it appears. Either don't stop and do some tactical circles or similar. Or hold on to a pole, post or wall. Or step off when the pedal is at the bottom of the stroke, which isn't as hard as it sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 stop next to a car and use the roof to support your self at inter sections 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I nearly fell off it onto the roof of a car one night. Â I managed to wobble back the other way and jump off. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted November 17, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2016 Yeah well. I made these stays and had them all ready to weld on, they looked great.   Until I realized I'd completely fucked up and put the bend too far forward and it wasn't going to clear the crank or chain wheel.  I sulked about it for a few weeks, ordered some more tube, made a couple of changes to the bender I'd made, and started again.  Here's what I have now.    This time!  I also managed to borrow a pair of original Assassin handle bars to make a copy of.  Mint! 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 I found a few hours for this over the weekend and tacked the rear end together. Â I'm very pleased with it. I do however want to move the chain stays out a little to give me more room for a wider tyre, it has plenty of room before it is too close to the chain wheel. Â 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted November 26, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2016 Tonight I did some welding. Â This was the result. Â 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Valiant Posted January 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2017 Some months later.  .  . Handle bars. Made, finished today. Panther gussets made in 3mm and milled down to 1.8mm because I couldn't buy 1.8mm Chromoly plate. Jigged and welded into place. Mock up picture because I was feeling proud. View from the drivers seat. Also 26x1.75 Gum Wall tyres on their way, Pantha stickers purchased, chrome, paint anodizing, and other 80s spec bling to follow.  14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.QCR Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Awesome work as always Pete ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 concur, and milling plate to thickness is 100% barry level achieved 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Ha ha, I knew that at the time. Did it anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moffmo Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Awesome work Pete. Â Should have asked to see your collection when I was in CHCH!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Thanks mate. As I remember you had a few other things to sort out last time you were in Christchurch. Next time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moffmo Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Very true. Would have been in the "sight seeing" part of the trip though haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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