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The hold up on this bike has been two things: 1) unbearable heat in the garage and my inability to buy a swamp cooler to make it bearable after work. (Too much else to pay for) 2). The plastic repairs have been difficult to say the least. I’ve taken as many steps backwards as I have forwards. I...

I got the J33 with added fender answer from a Schwinn group on FB. I'm not very knowledgeable on them.

I may be delayed…. Can only work in the morning on weekends.

Interesting turn of events. As you know, this bike is being built to complement some show trucks and cars. A truck he is having built will be complete in July. This is the engine: So this may affect some of the aesthetic of the bike. More to come…

My rescued twin brothers. They are colored like milk cows, so I call them my "Cowboys".

Chrome is back!

I cannot enter my second RRBO project, and the entire forum will be sad. Not to toot my own horn, but…

You know, “Foreshadow” would have been a cool name for this bike.

Cut the bridge off. Going to move the bridge up just about an 1/8”, but taking up a little more room by setting the mount higher. Set it and tacked it. Then set and tacked the tab, then added a fender bolt through the hole and takes that in. Will give a cleaner look. Next is to finish...

I thought of that, but thought it would be too crowded unless I went with much smaller letters. And I didn't want to go with too small of a letter. I was thinking 3/4" for the Good Year, and 1/2" for whatever is on the other side. 3 was my personal preference. The owner doesn't know what I'm...

I'm going to add white letters to the rear tire. Owner likes Good Year, so that's what he's getting. So, opinion time. Good year makes a drag slick called the Eagle. I'm going to use white letters, since yellow wouldn't really look right on this bike. So, here are the options: 1) Go...

Your best best is to apply new decals to new paint. Looks like this is the kit you need: https://www.ebay.com/itm/204280725967

I wanted a light for this, but wasn’t thrilled with my choices. I ended up with this motorcycle light for the look of it. It’s bigger than I thought it would be, but in order to commit and not second guess myself I’ve already drilled in the mounting hole. Time will tell if I made a good choice.

My gut always guided my decisions. 😉

You've got a lot going on up front. The Columbia guard really balances out the back with the front, IMHO.

Let me tell you the story of the forks. *DISCLAIMER* All this was done prior to the RRBO starting. This is for entertainment purposes only. In case you didn't know, I'm also refreshing/repairing a '71 Rail Twin Stick mag, which is an incredibly rare bike. The owner wanted to add drag...

So… you may remember this brace with the giant hole in it. Since it’s not being used, that hole is an eyesore. My original thought was to to fill it in. But I want to make it look like it was never there. I think the better way to do that is to replace it. So I snagged some 1/2” tube from...

Yes, a cheap harbor freight coil spring compressor I modified to spread through instructions I found on here years ago

Beating on the feet moved them and affected how straight the wheel mounted. Not a lot, but enough. So @kingfish254 I’m glad I showed you my dropout alignment tool for the rear. Now I needed one for the front with a 5/16” axle, so I made another set.I used thick spacer washers I got from work...