Weekend update. Buttoning it up tomorrow morning.
Fork darts painted.
a quick seat recover
Got the crank greased and installed.
The headlight is mounted.
It’s turning out better than I had hoped.
I’m doing the whole build in the thread. I noticed some people are putting parts of the build in the comments. So by “updated”, I’ve added more to the build
This thing literally just fell into my lap. The bones of the operation. 1961 Schwinn Tornado.
Disassembled, cleaned, and polished the frame. Gotta love that Schwinn chrome. The head cups shine like the top of the Chrysler building. Swiped a head badge out of the parts bin. Starting mock up...