‘75 Mag-ray

[kram]

I recently picked up this little stingray, and since it’s already been converted I figured I would enter it. I would say there’s about a 50% chance that I’ll get it done by the deadline. I’m still trying to find to finish my muscle bike build.

I think I’ll put a banana seat back on it. On a good day I can barely ride a stingray, and with a regular seat it feels super tiny. That being said it’s actually a good rider. Out of curiosity is there a name for bikes that were converted to bmx? Like how kids made early muscle bikes they were called pig bikes.

I’ve had these Lester mags in my garage for a long while. I actually can’t remember why or where I got them from. Looks like they were originally yellow but I plan to repaint them black.

 

[kram]

Put on some tires to see which way to go. I think they both look good, but I ordered a set of whitewall knobbies. I’ve always liked the look of whitewalls on black wheels.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Put on some tires to see which way to go. I think they both look good, but I ordered a set of whitewall knobbies. I’ve always liked the look of whitewalls on black wheels.
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Looks like you've got another fun project there! I agree, white walls on black wheels is the way to go. Looking forward to seeing how this and your other MBBO project come along!

 

[Brian macumber]

The white walls will look even better after painting the wheels

 

[kram]

The white walls will look even better after painting the wheels

Agreed, they definitely need a fresh coat of paint.

 

[Oak Tree]

Lesters are cool stuff man. I redid a pair by completely removing all the old yellow paint. Man, that was a chore. It was like a thick powder coating. Ended up just leaving them bare cast metal. I posted the pics last year or so. Think I called it Huffy something.
Don’t forget to remove the broken reflector brackets.

 

[kram]

Lesters are cool stuff man. I redid a pair by completely removing all the old yellow paint. Man, that was a chore. It was like a thick powder coating. Ended up just leaving them bare cast metal. I posted the pics last year or so. Think I called it Huffy something.
Don’t forget to remove the broken reflector brackets.

I thought about leaving them bare too, but I’ll probably scuff and spray them black. I was planning on cleaning up the broken bracket. Not sure if I’ll cut off the good one to match.

 

[Oak Tree]

I would have a hard time cutting off the unbroken bracket. I posted mine in the BMX section as 83 Huffy pro thunder if you wanna check it out.

 

[kram]

@Oak Tree your wheels look so good. Almost makes me want to strip mine, but I know I don’t have the time. I think you are right, I’ll trim off the broken one and leave the complete one.

 

[kram]

Continuing to figure out what parts to use on this. I had this 16” schwinn banana seat that I plan to recover. I think the small banana will look good on a bmx build. Also got a new wald 13/16 seatpost, the one on the bike was from a cruiser and was only about 6 inches long. The seat actually came on my ‘68 that is in the muscle bike category.

I ordered some automotive upholstery material for the seat.

New tires came into today too.

 

[bear bear]

@Oak Tree your wheels look so good. Almost makes me want to strip mine, but I know I don’t have the time. I think you are right, I’ll trim off the broken one and leave the complete one.

what about trace the unbroken one, make it out of metal and jb weld it on?

 

[kram]

@bear bear you could do that but it would be real hard to make it not noticeable. It is also a small complex shape to cut out of fairly thick plate.

 

[kram]

I’m not giving up on this bike yet. Not the best conditions but I’m trying to get the painting finished. The wheels and seat pan will all be painted today. I should have enough time tomorrow to get seat recovered.

 

[kram]

Switched the grips and got the wheels back on. I’ll try to get the seat done and take photos tomorrow.

 

[kram]

Got the seat recovered. Kind of a crappy job, but I had to get it done while my daughter was napping. I have plenty of material and I’ll probably recover it again. I will get some finished pictures of this bike tonight.