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I've got the frame cut today, so no going back now. I started to get the frame mocked up. The total length might change, and I will probably bring it a bit more forward and upright at the top. Probably need a little more straight section at the end for the seat post as well.

I've never seen one like that. Now if only they's start making 1" pitch block chain.

I finally got the pedals loose with a bit of heat and got the crank out. Now that the frame is stripped down I can start work on it. You can't really see in the photos, but I straightened out the seat post tube.

I think those style joints are essentially internally lugged and brazed.

I got the frame mostly stripped down. The pedals may need some heat to come loose. The frame isn't in bad shape except the bottom of the chainstays look pretty rough. Some holes might open up if I wire wheel them.

Nice frame jig , also that has to be the biggest pedestal grinder I've seen.

5/2/22. Frame starting point. 6/30/22. Frame finished and painted. 8/24/22 8/26/22 "done"

You know what they say,"1st is the worst".

Great idea. I have the 26" revolutions and really like the way it rides.

This AMF Skyrider middleweight looks like it should be salvagable, the chrome is gone but everything is still solid. I also got this 70's Vitamaster exercize bike which has a 20" wheel disc, three piece cranks and a cool chainguard that might find their way on to some future project.

I'm on the fence. With the last few build-offs as soon as I start building, I get swamped with something else and can't manage to get any work done on my bike. On the plus side it's starting to get cool enough to work outside.

I had a frame with a seat post pushed down into the seat tube so I had to come up with a simple fix. I tried using a piece of rubber tubing for the expander, but the post was too stuck. I used a piece of threaded rod, a piece of pipe that just would fit inside the seat post tube cut at an angle...

The snyder built models usually have a format that is two numbers and two letters next to the serial number. The two numbers being the year backwards. eg. 04EH. I would guess it's around 1940.

What are the numbers on the bottom bracket?

If it wasn't mean to be bike parts, it wouldn't be bike shaped.

I don't really mess with bmx bikes anymore, but this bike was too rad to pass up. I'd guess it's from around 1987.

This is gloss over rusty red primer. Once the top coat was dry to the touch but not totally hard I used the edge of a knife blade to scrape away the paint. For a few of the rub marks I used coarse sandpaper folded to an edge. Once the paint has set a bit I hit the whole thing with some...

The wheels I had intended to use turned out to be an obsolete schwinn size (547 iso), so I'll need to find another pair, hopefully standard 24" (507). I do have a set of 20's that will work, but the 24" is a bit more proportional.

I built the front half of the frame today. It's 20"x49". That should be wide enough to allow the pedals to operate inside the frame. Mocked up with the front axle it finally starts to look like a . . . go kart?