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Looks sweet and to think it almost had to ride duct taped on top of a suv to get home from the bike show. Glad you got to save it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thanks for the info. It should be a fun ride. The skeeters are bad in the country but not so sad in town. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Great job on the seat. Did you stretch the leather yourself or have help.? My brother and I would like restore acouple of seats too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A resto-mod with various years of upgrade. For example a Schwinn Spitfire head badge verses a plain Schwinn head badge. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks. A lot of cool rides being built this summer in the contest. So iLets get cranking! My first step is adding a 60s Schwinn springer fork. It is lighter then the 50s and ya all chrome. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

A couple of years back I got this frame on eBay and wanted to make just a fun simple ride out of it, last year I painted the frame up and I have all the parts to bring it together. This is my project, Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Interesting but alot of work Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Great to be ready for the big event tomorrow! I will be in my rat rod hot looking for good stuff dirt cheap at the show! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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Friday got the frame stripped down to the native candy red paint. I guess I will put on extend rust converted and see how it looks before spraying. I have some cast iron engine paint to spray with. Engine paint is known to be very. Just give enough time to harden before putting the bike back...

Worked great. I may have to beef up the work bench for next time. Anyways my 5 degree bend is history. Thanks again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Thanks to GuitarCarl suggestion of table clamping the fork, I got 5 degrees of bend out of fork! GuitarCarl comment "NO NO NO. If you're gonna try to fix it, you need to use a controlled amount of pressure... You have a nice big C-clamp? Nice thick table top/ workbench top? Put blocking under...

For now, this week is busy stripping the frame back to her glory color. Hopefully keeping the original paint. I am using safety stripper to pull the spray paint off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Also found a bend in her fork. My brother suggested I build it backwards and ram into the wall a couple of times. If I do this how do I know she won't just bend back to the previous position? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Picture down to the frame. A little rubbing off old spray paint revealed a nice red finish under coats of black and barn brown. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The thunder is starting to be more of a 1960 Columbia torpodo by origin. I had a good time tearing her into parts Sunday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Goods great ... Do you have snow pants for this weekend! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Me and Yoopergirl was wondering why city slicks and BMX chain gear? Come north and we can find your a slick hill to test that gearing! Can wait for pictures. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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