VMS Snarly I

My first chopper. Built from a Diamondback BMX which was my main ride for quite some time. The parent fork was built well to weld new blades to the bottom, so I cut up a crap chrome 26" fork and did just that.

closeup of parent fork and starboard daughterblade	closeup of starboard joint. daughterblade has been filed to accept parent's dropout.	closeup of starboard joint pre-weld. nice fit.
layout	drive-side view of two unwelded joints.	front closeup of unwelded joints.
NDS 3/4 of unwelded joints. notice the little scratches on the port daugterblade due to a slippery file.	hull and thruster	rear view of port-side parent blade with reinforcement cuff-plate spot-welded in place.
aerial view of workstation	port side welded.	blurry closeup of port side weld.
rear view of both welds. snarly.	aerial rear view of finished fork.	front aerial of finished fork
closeup 3/4 of starboard weld	closeup 3/4 of port weld	closeup rear view of welds
hull and newly extended navigation system	no seat yet	VMS Snarly I in knee-smashing mode: straight bars and layfront seatpost.
another shot	3/4 view	another 3/4