new project to build with my son.

[E.rodz]

Hey Erodz.....nice work....an inspiration to be sure. Can you tell me alittle about that cool looking exhaust fan in the one picture next to your boy??

Thanks,

T

honestly can't believe that not one other person has asked about that.it is called a plymo vent and it is the best thing that I have ever added to my shop.they are super expensive new but used are cheep if you can find one. there is another brand called neederman that olso makes theese.all of them have different length drops,swing,and reaches. this one is hooked to a 1/3 hp fan in the attic and is the best thing for getting rid of the smoke before it fills your shop. also use it for small items to paint.put one in and you will never regret it. hope this helps. let me know if you need more info on it.

 

[Big Boi]

Finished bike looks better that I thought. The wheels really set it off! Now you need to post some HQ pics

 

[Holedgr]

VERY NICE....thanks for the reply...

 

[E.rodz]

Finished bike looks better that I thought. The wheels really set it off! Now you need to post some HQ pics

oh you guys still have not seen the finshed bike yet. just finnished it last night and took some sweet picts. of the bike you just have to see the finshed project.

 

[E.rodz]

here is the last of the assembly picts. should have the final picts up this week!

 

[ironman70]

that is sick...very cool...

 

[Cryptic1911]

damn, thats such a badass bike for a kid to have! make sure you tell him to keep it locked up, and not leave it outside at a friends house because that will disappear

 

[E.rodz]

that is sick...very cool...

damn, thats such a badass bike for a kid to have! make sure you tell him to keep it locked up, and not leave it outside at a friends house because that will disappear

thanks guys.hopfully he will take good care of it and some idiot does not steal it. this is not going to be his everyday bike. he wanted somting he could bring to car shows and be cool. so this is what he dreamed up! lucky for me I could spend the time with him to show him how to make it happen. tomarrow we bring it to his school for show and tell.he said to me he can't wait for once he can be the coolest kid in the school.

 

[Big Boi]

thanks guys.hopfully he will take good care of it and some idiot does not steal it. this is not going to be his everyday bike. he wanted somting he could bring to car shows and be cool. so this is what he dreamed up! lucky for me I could spend the time with him to show him how to make it happen. tomarrow we bring it to his school for show and tell.he said to me he can't wait for once he can be the coolest kid in the school.

And he will!

That bike wouldn't last down here. Keep a good eye on him and the bike when they're out. Some young punk would love to take credit for the build.

 

[E.rodz]

brought the bike tom his school this morning for show and tell.funny every kid in the school wants a chopper bike now.I think he suceeded in being the coolest kid in the school! I think this is the best feeling in the world to be able to do somthing like this with your kid and see his pride from being able to create something like this himself.who needs drugs this is high as anyone ever needs to be! hope to bring it out to back to the 50's next weekend.

 

[Cryptic1911]

start up a chopper bicycle shop and sell them to the kids at school haha

 

[A_Pmech]

Wow, I missed quite a bit! I just went back though and re-read the thread from page 1.

You and your son do great work.

 

[E.rodz]

start up a chopper bicycle shop and sell them to the kids at school haha

this is how forth graders comprehend money.a couple of kids comented that we could sell the and get lots of money like a hundred bucks.LOL.I think we have almost twice that into the rear wheel.unless we could sell theese for about 1500 bucks apiece there would be no money to be made.thanks for the intrest.

Wow, I missed quite a bit! I just went back though and re-read the thread from page 1.

You and your son do great work.

thanks for the comments . hope everyone has a chance to do somthing like this with there kids.

 

[cdrewferd]

Great project. Hope I can do something like that with my kids one day.

 

[E.rodz]

have the bike complete and almost ready for back to the fifties car show. it will be on display at the house of kolor booth located in the johndeer bldg. stop out and say hi. the bike looks alot better in person.hope to see some of you guys out there.

 

[Big Boi]

Ah man, thats badass!

How did you get that honor?

 

[willymakeit]

Turned out nice. Congrats on a job well done and time with your son that will always be remembered.

 

[E.rodz]

Ah man, thats badass!

How did you get that honor?

just sent them some picts and they called and thought it would work well as eye kandy for there booth.going this afternoon to set it up.will post picts later.

Turned out nice. Congrats on a job well done and time with your son that will always be remembered.

thanks for the input I hope you like it.

 

[E.rodz]

went to the back to the fifties show last weekend and displayed the bike for house of kolor.the show was awsome and the kid had a blast.he was talking to everyone about what we did to the bike and showing them the build picts.this is as good as it gets.

 

[E.rodz]

wooo hoo got invited to the sema show in vegas to display the bike for house of kolor in ther booth.guess the kids ideas were off the chain enough.stop in and say hi if your going.finshed repainting the base at 3:00 am this morning. hope its dry enough by wed. to ship.

 

[BigAirT]

Have fun @ SEMA, wish I was making the trip this year. Don't worry the paint will be dry enough, in '08 I finished painting my truck (House of Kolor of course) literally hours prior to leaving for the show & by that time I (we) had to drive it, time was too short to make our move in deadline to drive the semi, we had to haul-a$$ to make it.

Oh yeah VERY Cool project! I need to spend more time in the shop with my son, thanks for the inspiration.

 

[E.rodz]

Have fun @ SEMA, wish I was making the trip this year. Don't worry the paint will be dry enough, in '08 I finished painting my truck (House of Kolor of course) literally hours prior to leaving for the show & by that time I (we) had to drive it, time was too short to make our move in deadline to drive the semi, we had to haul-a$$ to make it.

Oh yeah VERY Cool project! I need to spend more time in the shop with my son, thanks for the inspiration.

thanks for the input.I am still nervous as hell about the paint on the base being dry enough because i had to wrap it in a blanket to ship it the paint job turned out really sweet and super 3d just hope when it gets there the blanket is't stuck to it.ps don't forget your kids are only young once there's no do overs go out in the shop and forget everything else and do somthing creative with you kids you will never regret it.

 

[E.rodz]

guess I had nothing to worry about the base was put in storage and it may never return again. if anyone knows me they would know that this is how things go for me constantly three days of working my but off to show the world a really cool paint job that works with 3d glasses and it is now lost and my never return in one piece if it returns at all. the show went awesome though and met alot of great people. just wish my boy could of went with.going to start another project next week with my boy this time its a snowmobile.
I will keep you guys posted.

 

[Cryptic1911]

wait, what happened? didnt quite understand what you said

 

[sscustom]

jeeeez that bike came out sooo good great work .you and your son

 

[E.rodz]

wait, what happened? didnt quite understand what you said

the base that the bike sits on was lost at the sema show and they still don't know where the base is .

this is the base that I was refering to the picts here are before I repainted the flames to look way more 3d.the base never got put under the bike and now is gone lost.I hate that when that happens!

 

[softailgarage]

That is one bitchin bike! I like the Indian style rear fender. You could sell those here in Ca., no problem. You've got a lucky AND talented boy there, I can see him going places.

 

[slowmo5o]

I saw the bike at the Minnesota State Fair. Great Work!

 

[MoparTrucks]

The bike is great but just the fact that you spent the time with your son working on it is the best. Good job dad.

 

[E.T.Privott]

looks good, time well spent, time spent w/your boy is the start to him going places and a good start for manhood. the seeds are planted and as he grows his ablity is going to serve him well. in a few yr. a can see him on the cover of a mag. w/ some killer idears for trucks/cars/bikes. "you did good kid", look forward to your next project. as for you old man, a big "ATTA'ID BOY". wish there were more dads that took there sons under there arm and into the shop.

 

[E.rodz]

That is one bitchin bike! I like the Indian style rear fender. You could sell those here in Ca., no problem. You've got a lucky AND talented boy there, I can see him going places.

Thanks for the kind words.I hope you can share the quality time like this with your kids. nothing better!

I saw the bike at the Minnesota State Fair. Great Work!

Thanks for the comments and stay tuned in for more garage adventures!

The bike is great but just the fact that you spent the time with your son working on it is the best. Good job dad.

Thanks buddy i HOPE EVERY DAD OUT THERE HAS A OPERTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS . BUSY AS LIFE CAN GET GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR KIDS!

looks good, time well spent, time spent w/your boy is the start to him going places and a good start for manhood. the seeds are planted and as he grows his ablity is going to serve him well. in a few yr. a can see him on the cover of a mag. w/ some killer idears for trucks/cars/bikes. "you did good kid", look forward to your next project. as for you old man, a big "ATTA'ID BOY". wish there were more dads that took there sons under there arm and into the shop.

Thanks for the kind words and stay tuned for more projects coming up soon.

 

[CNGsaves]

Fabulous job on the custom bike project with your son!

As others have commented, brings up great memories of our own projects in garage with our own dad. This bike build reminds me of when I totally disassembled 20" 5-speed Swinn bike w/ bananna seat so I could repaint everything in blue metallic paint!! Also, got my first taste of wire wheel polishing as those rims looked like new when I was done. Couldn't afford re-chroming back then, but man I got everything to shine!

Your awesome work on this with your kid is inspiring and would recommend that Garage Journal have a way that "junior members" could sign up and threads like this could be in separate section just for kids . . . wouldn't that be great to re-juvinate interest in these garage skills that every kid should get the chance to learn!

Keep up the inspiring work . . . we all love it!

 

[Bronson]

Good on You for spending time with the boy, and teaching Him shop skills, and bonding!
I wish My Dad had time for me when I was that age. He was too busy chasing the big bucks. He finally made it, but the money couldnt bring back His health, or the time We didnt spend together. Well done!

 

[E.rodz]

Fabulous job on the custom bike project with your son!

As others have commented, brings up great memories of our own projects in garage with our own dad. This bike build reminds me of when I totally disassembled 20" 5-speed Swinn bike w/ bananna seat so I could repaint everything in blue metallic paint!! Also, got my first taste of wire wheel polishing as those rims looked like new when I was done. Couldn't afford re-chroming back then, but man I got everything to shine!

Your awesome work on this with your kid is inspiring and would recommend that Garage Journal have a way that "junior members" could sign up and threads like this could be in separate section just for kids . . . wouldn't that be great to re-juvinate interest in these garage skills that every kid should get the chance to learn!

Keep up the inspiring work . . . we all love it!

Thanks for responding to this thread! thanks for the interest as well.

Good on You for spending time with the boy, and teaching Him shop skills, and bonding!
I wish My Dad had time for me when I was that age. He was too busy chasing the big bucks. He finally made it, but the money couldnt bring back His health, or the time We didnt spend together. Well done!

funny thing is me and my dad spent almost no time together as well. That was the whole reason that I decided that I was going to do things differently. I hope everyone can do the same with there kids!!!!!

 

[KCarGuy]

Great Job on the Bike...I love it.
That says alot when House of Colors invites you to show your work.
Way to Go!

 

[Daz-scotland]

That is so cool! Wish I had the time to do something like that

 

[E.rodz]

Great Job on the Bike...I love it.
That says alot when House of Colors invites you to show your work.
Way to Go!

Thanks for the interest glad you liked it.

That is so cool! Wish I had the time to do something like that

you just can't wish it you just have to do it. the time my son wanted to do this my house was in a million pieces my shop was completely in shambles my car was apart and I just pushed everything off until we finished the bike the kids are only young once don't let it go by before you find the time!

 

[E.rodz]

going to see if this inspires some of you to get out and do things with there kids when you can because they grow up way faster then you think they will! i just went through the thread and now my eyes are watery and it is hard to swallow. lol he is 19 now and we don't get any wheres near the time together as we used to and not once have i ever regretted taking all of my free time to spend it with him to make one of his dreams come to life! here is a link to another thread i started about doing things with your kids please share and post up kid related projects!

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83441