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  1. Jacque

    No Man's Land: Schwinn Varsity

    Im sure you can find one on eBay. Are you looking for the quill style or the thread less style?
  2. Jacque

    Vintage Varsity build

    Thanks again for the seat post and clamp!! They worked well with the overall build.
  3. Jacque

    Vintage Varsity build

    And here is The Root Beer Float completed...
  4. Jacque

    No Man's Land: Schwinn Varsity

    Interesting and surprised I haven't seen this sooner. I have a 1971 Varsity I am building right now into a single speed/fixed gear style. The bike came with a bottom bracket installed, but the side case part that was installed previously is stuck in it. The bottom bracket that was in it (I just...
  5. Jacque

    Vintage Varsity build

    Sorry there hasn't been any progress, the little lady warned me to quit ordering and buying parts until after Christmas. Just so happens jolly old St. Nick dropped some parts my way!! Looks like I'll be done with building by Sunday as long as I can get a white chain by then!!
  6. Jacque

    Vintage Varsity build

    Inching along... Didn't have time to spray the new rims this last weekend so progress had been slow. Anyway, got the seat post and clamp in and hit the local bike shop for the clamp to hold the seat onto the post. While I was there I picked up some bar wrap. Tonight I decided on a quick little...
  7. Jacque

    Schwinn Convertible ...... CHANGE

    I love these convertible tank thread/builds! Only thing that gets me down about them is when I find them in this stage and completely done!! Can't wait to see the finished product!!
  8. Jacque

    Strange but cool girls 20"

    Swap that front little wagon wheel with a complete Radio Flyer and mount it on the wall!! That is a sweet little chopper!!
  9. Jacque

    1970 HONDA MINI TRAIL

    This brings me back to my first motorcycle. A Honda trail 70 in brown. Loved that bike. Once it finally broke (too many Evel Kneval tricks finally warped the forks, locked up the transmission and broke the exhaust pipe in half), I had wanted to rebuild it but I was a kid and we were moving. Love...
  10. Jacque

    Vintage Varsity build

    ;););)I have been quietly hoarding parts the last week or so. The white wheels I have on hand has a bent spoke, the front hub looks like it could use a rebuild and I have an 1980's Fuji frame on hand so I am gonna hold those until this is done and try to rebuild them at that time. I found a...
  11. Jacque

    Vintage Varsity build

    The more I look at it, the more I just wanna ride it... I can always strip it later when I get the wheels rebuilt and steal the black wheels off the other bike...
  12. Jacque

    Vintage Varsity build

    I'm digging the paint as it is the more I stare it down. I might strip and repaint it with root beer micro flake, repaint "Schwinn" & "Varsity" in a pearl white to match what the wheels refinished would be and clear coat it under a few coats of auto clear.... I think I might have gone too deep...
  13. Jacque

    Vintage Varsity build

    So as I was poking around Craiglist I found a guy with a set of white rims. He also had an 80's Fuji Lugged frame he was building a fixie out of. So it all got shoved into the car and dragged home. I have some serious plans for the Fuji that will take some serious time and some money to finish...
  14. Jacque

    Vintage Varsity build

    Hmmm that's sounds like a good combo too.... So far I'm looking for white parts (cranks, rims and bar wrap). Also going to try to find a vintage 44, 46 or 48 chain ring. Attach that to a modern 3 piece crank set (in white) and then the old school style pedals in chrome with toe straps in white...
  15. Jacque

    Vintage Varsity build

    I ordered a Freedom Econoline seat in white that has the vintage style brown, light brown, tan stripes on it so I am keeping it brown. Maybe get some minor pin stripping added...?
  16. Jacque

    Vintage Varsity build

    So after the patina EBay fixie I decided I wanted something older. I've been keeping my eye on Craigslist and viola!!! A few frames came up for sale. This Schwinn Varsity being one of them. I jumped on it! The bottom bracket already has the adapter for 3 piece cranks which actually paid for the...
  17. Jacque

    (MBBO #4 Class 1) "Shelby Flyer Woody"..Holiday Greetings from OddJob..pg 10

    I just joined on this forum and after some trial and error found this thread. First off, awesome build!! I am seriously in awe with the creativity both in this thread and on this forum! Second off, the test ride video put a smile so big on my face, I can't wipe it off! Time for me to start...
  18. Jacque

    My Fixie build

    Now that it's done, I'm getting the posing pics out of my system :grin:
  19. Jacque

    My Fixie build

    So I finally collected the rest of the parts, cut the chain, replaced the neck bearings, got the handle bar wrap and finished assembly. Before I wrapped the bars, mounted the Cat Velo cpu and finished it up. This was before I hung a temp rear brake. I chickened out on the total fixie...
  20. Jacque

    My Fixie build

    okay so after dinner I snuck out to the garage to get a few more minutes in on it. Heres the direction I am going... Far from done... really far from done, but I am getting the major elbow grease part started. A few more days of this, some touch up here and there, add some rust to the bare...
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