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Found the serial number on the left rear dropout... Between that and Google searches based on color/graphics, I deduced it was a 1959 Wasp model. I'm pretty certain, but I could be proven wrong with concrete facts! :rofl: At that time, the frame and forks took a prominent place...rafter...

Back in February, I attended the Hurricane Coasters Bike Swap in Concord, NC, and picked up a new project...a cool Schwinn balloon tire cruiser. It was a relatively original frame and forks, the only real modification was someone tried to repaint the white graphics. Fink Green Felt wheels and...

Kinda what I figured...just odd that I can’t get rid of the rust stain on the down tube. I may try to touch the cream up a bit then satin clear over it. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks guys!! Here’s some before and after shots of the cleanup... Another quick question...did Schwinn typically paint the cream or green first on this style bike in 1958? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Do I hear ‘57?!?! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Jason! I was hoping late ‘50’s!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Picked up this Schwinn cantilever a couple weeks ago and I have some cool ideas for a mild custom cruiser. I’ve been slowly cleaning it to ready it for stripes and clear. Can anyone help me with dating the serial number! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just a little better.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Still at it....covertly!!! Soaking/cleaning/soaking/cleaning...results?!?? I can live with that!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

BTW...the pin survived!!! That's a good thing!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, I just couldn't leave well enough alone... It looks like a mini-American BB!!! I can probably make do with this, but would like to know my options!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yup, right down to the tab on the forks for the generator!!!!

All really good points. Wildcat - I'll inspect the fork, but if its bent, I will play the devil trying to find a replacement. Peejus - I may TRY to disassemble the crank and see what's there, but I don't have much faith in what I'll find! KF - Yeah, I was hoping someone else may have already...

We had a yard sale the other weekend and I had some of my lesser bikes out for possible sale. Well, as it ends up, I BOUGHT a bike!! Although it has a Schwinn head badge, I'm sure it's either Italian or German. Cruising Google and eBay, I find eerily similar bikes with multiple...

By no means am I a "BO Regular", but I have participated in my share. This time around, I have to prioritize my efforts! I have put off building my hot rods for WAAAAAY too long, and I have promised my wife that this would change this spring/summer. So, in a sense, I AM building, just not a...

Absolutely!! I will not be participating in this one, but I'll be keeping an eye on the builds and filing ideas for future projects! Have a blast, guys!!

Super build-off gents (and ladies?)!! Congrats to all those that pushed to finish a previously unfinished bike! There's nothing like completing a project that was just using up valuable real estate and not adding "value" to the collection!! Also, I tip my hat to all those that took on a...

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