1940? schwinn ratty truck kustom ALL DONE PICS ARE UP!

[karfer67]

currently uploading pics as we speak. i realized that after i took the pics how there are some steps where i jumped a bit. i was never very good at stoping to take progress pics. here are a few

this shows the frame and the early paint. notice how really early schwinns have the names painted on the top of the down tube.



here you can get a better look at the frame. as you can see there is an extra tube connecting the lower tube to the head tube for strength. on later frames they did away with this. also you can see that i already stuck the 24 inch rear on there and for now the red schwinn 24 x 3 tire.



i wanted to use a double crown fork but the lower ears that are ment for the basket would not clear the legs so off they go. this is where a schwinn collector would have a heart attack so if you are that type look away NOW

[karfer67]

look ma no tabs. i did save the tabs just encase i do decided to make it a regular cycle truck again but after all this i doubt that will happen.



now is where i make a bit of a jump. here we see the front end put on but before i had removed the tabs. the front wheel is on and you can still see the original skip tooth schwinn sprocket that was severly worn.

[karfer67]

after i removed the crank i did a little cleanning but i have decided to leave the original paint i have a bad habbit of making my bikes too pretty so this one is going to be a bit more ratty. once i get it figured out a bunch of pinstriping and she's done son!



better pic of her in mockup at this point i am not sure about the tires i thought the rear was cool but the front just was not working for me.



this was the first time sitting on the ground where i could roll it around take it outside lean it up aganst the side of the building and take it in. the stem and bar setup is just there for now things will change.

[ricksterr1221]

the front tire would be fine if treads matched. Im not a big fan of red tires, But these look pretty sweet!!!

[Misfit43]

Cool mang! You've made some progress since you showed that to me down at the shop. Must be rough workin at the coolest bike shop in town. All I got is my grungy basement for a workshop.

[karfer67]

i had this felt billet sprocket laying around so i installed it for now



not very ratty looking in my opinion but i have another laying around you will see later.



this is closer to how it looks now again sorry i made such a jump in the build but once you get on a roll it is hard to stop. i swapped the red tires for these kenda 24 x3 rear and 20 x 3 front. it gave it a much better bobber look and my boss was a little pissed i used the red tires anyways. here you can also see the green and white S seat. before that i tried a chrome banana seat pan that looked great but it was needed for something else so i found this one. it looks better anyways. oh yes and you can also see my bar setup. basicly the kruzer king steer tube was just long enough so the top clamp would mount but no more to mount a stem. i thought about it and found a crappy set of aero bars that had 31.8 clamps which happened to fit the legs perfectly. whack them in half and there ya go clip on drag bars.

[sensor]

i knew this was gonna be a sick bike! dont know why the schwinn mafia would be so upset about the tabs....they are kept and could easily be welded back on if converted back to stock!!! but then again did you see what someone on the schwinn site was freaking out about today?!?!? guess ya never know what to expect from some people *wonder if anyone has a bike with original air in the tires?*

[karfer67]

better shot of the front end and the handlebars which are actually very comfortable to grab because of the tall front end. i was almost screwed installing the fat front tire because it was a lot taller than the red one and the clearance was very tight between the tire and the lower crown.



i made this setup yesterday out of a rack bracket. i had the license plate from another build so i removed the paint and polished it. the light is a lowrider deal. these are actually really nice i have seen a cheaper one but was supprised when i saw the quality of these.



better pic of the plate and light.

[Misfit43]

Man that is cool as h***!!!!

[karfer67]

this is just the ridding mock up stage. i have a bunch more things to do to it. i have a red band 2 spd hub that is going in all the pinstriping and a few other tricks. i will take some better pics of her tomorrow.

[CCR]

this cycle truck delivers !!! grips and tires look slick as snot !!

[VicXsaN]

SICK!

[xddorox]

Somewhere a Schwinn collector is going"I feel a disturbance in the force..." Great bike man, although I have to ask if that front tire clears the bottom crown of that fork? The clearance looks paper thin.

[ricksterr1221]

Black tires rock.. Personally i would run ape hangers on this bike, Nothing extreme just a regular set...

[armandgil]

I love it! It's something totally different and it looks dangerous. I hope you wear a full face helmet riding it.