GuitarlCarl

Thanks @Pondo I am very happy with it. It took a little surgery on the head tube to get there. This fork is only useable in combination...

Napkin blueprint calls for a conversion to a standard bike chain and use two modern cogs for the rear steering. I've done this before...

Poser. Sure would be fun to be a roller before Halloween and put a skeleton up front.

Drive donor and I've got to do some adapting... Modern drive on a turn of the last century bike... gonna need adapters.

Wanna see something cool I'm probably not going to reuse??? Bent and too skinny for my tires. Also the skip tooth gear is welded on...

Picked up some coke bottle grips on ebay from @ifitsfreeitsforme These arrived in the mail today. Thanks Ian!! Will look at...

Ketchin'up post. KOTA bends look good. Chain stays at relatively level adds clearance too. Could bend a bit more for some rake but big...

Fork bending exercise. Before During One bent, one to go Done

Shot a coat of primer... Now it looks like a camel to me. Satin black eventually.

The original blend was a true penetrating oil and worked much better than any "Water Displacement" formula. (don't spray WD in a lock...

I did see that Aerokroil changed and is now Kroil. I haven't tried the new blend. They say it's the same...

I used Aerokroil for decades. It works well. Last couple years I've switched to Seafoam Deep Creep because it works as well, maybe...

Good to note, a standard crank cup will fit into the old bottom bracket. Originally it had eccentric BB's for tensioning the chain...

Swapped out the fork, and cut the rear end for tyre clearance. Then threw some parts at it for a look see. Planning to run the 7 speed...

I got it free and apart.. There's a lot here to rework... Nice little brass bushing maybe 3/4" tall Icey split in the tube? ^^^...