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Nope. This is not at a swap meet. My brother picked almost all of these parts from the "hunny hole" of bike stuff in South Central Kentucky. I think I have talked him into going back 1 more time. (You never know what he might have overlooked. 2 Schwinn Stingray banana seats, 4 springers, 5...

Today I did a little accent color on the front wheel. The Dupli-Color Yellow anodized has sort of a greenish tint to it so I applied a light coat of Dupli-Color Orange (copper) to make it kinda goldish. USPS has lost the vinyl I ordered from Amazon for the seat so I had to request a refund and...

Preparing to shine up the jewelry.My plan is to use a Schwinn "Mini" Mag sprocket. I never did like the slotted type. After an hour or so this is what I ended up with. Looks a lot better than blue over spray and rust.

Sanded the bare metal with 320 grit. Then primed and sanded the frame and forks with 500 gritSprayed the frame and forks with Dupli-Color Metalcast Silver basecoat.Next the frame got a couple of coats of Dupli-Color Metalcast Yellow.Then the frame and forks got a couple of coats of Dupli-Color...

Maple St. 3 houses from the swimming pool.

First up is a Schwinn Loop folding 5 speed. I can say it's uhhh... different!A purple and pinkish (with flowers) boys(?) Brats lowrider. A girls Schwinn probably a Slik Chik. All the 20" rims are Schwinn along with a drop center 16".Seats, sissy bars, forks and a chain guard.And...

My brother found this stash of bikes, frames and parts in South Central Kentucky. He brought 7 bikes, the reproduction Apple Krate frame (still in its factory packing!) along with springer forks, assorted rims, handlebars and seats. Some of this stuff is either NOS or new reproduction. I'm...

Removed the vinyl cover someone had glued to the seat tonight. I heated the underside with a heat gun and pulled it loose first. Then the sides. Then the top. The contact cement turned loose fairly easily.The original covering is in surprisingly fair condition. Very sunburnt and has one split...

Thanks Crash for the info. From pictures I've seen this bike might be a 1968 coaster. Original color was violet or purple and the original Sears head badge was missing but I could see the outline when I removed the blue paint. It had the decal louvers on the chain guard and 3 stripes on the seat...

Stripping paint from frame and sissy bar.Paint stripped. Now sand, primer, sand, primer.Is there any way to know what these numbers mean? 502477650 46296

I think I saw "Bobby Bouche" playing for Alabama. And yes you should have said Texas.

I got the ones I used from Harbor Freight also. They seem to work alright. With all the rust that was under there I don't think I ruined anything. Boiled Linseed Oil is a good idea to keep them from rusting again. Thanks

Started cleaning the fenders and chain guard. Under front fender before. Under rear fender before.Inside chain guard before.I applied Naval Jelly and after 30 minutes or so scrubbed with a small brass brush. Removing this much rust required several coats of Naval Jelly and took several hours...

My older brother and myself on our first bikes. Purchased at Western Auto in Berea, Ky around 1968. I got a blue 20" Eliminator Buzz Bike and his was a 24"x20" green and gold fade Wild One. I'd love to find originals in good condition someday!

And just think about it.... I could be in the air conditioned house, setting in the recliner, watching College Football. But, no, I'm finding this in the rear fender of my build bike.And you thought that would be all there was to it.⏪Dang SQUATTERS!⏩ At least they have provided the build a name...

Thanks Pondo. My brother got the bike for me a few months ago on his way thru Tennessee. Springer came from a rusty, paint peeling, pinkish, girls 26" 5 speed I bought for $25 from a guy that cleans out storage buildings. The wheels came from a Mongoose Air Assault 20" BMX bike I found on...

Saturday morning parts swap/mock up.

I hope to finish this build as I got in over my head the last try. Might make some slight mods but try to keep it clean and simple.Use these Mongoose wheels.

Thanks Wildcat and MattiThundrrr. They do face to the rear. The fenders look original but are sort of thin, not what I have seen in other Schwinn balloon tire bikes. The springer fork and the fenders have the same original black paint (or what's left) as the frame. Do y'all think it's a...

Anyone know what type of chain guard the boys Packard/Schwinn would originally have had?