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Re: Swingbike After several layers of paint stripper and hours of sanding I finally got the lower triangle in primer. I also got all the yellow over spray off my Talon :oops: Now I need a nice rainy day to add some yellow paint. I like to paint during the rain because it keeps bugs...

Re: Swingbike I have a tarp I build on. Its just on the carpet for the photo shoot. There is less clutter on the carpet...well a little less anyway. What takes guts is using paint stripper while wearing shorts and short sleeves. That stuff really burns. :D

Re: Swingbike TGIF!!! That is Thank God It Fits!!! I finally got my new head tube welded...and it fits! Now it is ready to strip, repaint then reassemble and I will finally be finished. I do still need to make the seat post but that will be quite simple. Here are some more pics.

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Re: Swingbike I made a little progress on this bike today. The front wheel finally came in today and it fits :D I got the tire mounted and installed. I also recently added a NOS set of yellow mushroom grips. Hopefully I will get with the welder this weekend to get the tubing welded up and...

Awesome find! Great color too.

Re: Swingbike Thanks Troy for the genius yet simple way to fix this problem. Now I just need to get some time with the welder. Pat

Re: Swingbike I'm kinda stuck on this bike build. I was hoping to have the new tubing welded in place so I can strip the rear triangle then paint and re assemble the bike. Well things are not going as planned. I thought this tubing was brazed over a stud which would require a hot torch to...

Nice find!

Nice work! That's a real beauty.

Re: Swingbike Mockup of new vs old fender & brake. Decals installed. Its starting to look a little like a bike.

Re: Swingbike I got a little more done on the swingbike. I have run into a few problems. First problem is that the front wheel does not fit the fork. It is too wide and the axle is too big. I found a wheel online which has the right size axle but I am awaiting a response from the seller to see...

Re: Swingbike I got some more work done on the bike last night. I got the fork painted and the head badge installed. The head badge on this bike looked bad so I pulled the one off my orange swingbike to use on this bike. I am going to rob a few other parts off the orange one to finish this...

Re: Swingbike I got my new tube back from the machine shop today. Cost me $5 for the tubing $60 to have threads cut on it. Ouch! I had no idea how much it would cost. Oh well it had to be done. I also got a really nice looking repaint on the upper bars. I got my new headsets in also...

Nice bike. Is it a 67?

Re: Swingbike If anyone has a good bash guard I will buy it.

Re: Swingbike I got some more parts in the mail today. I also got a piece if tubing cut for the head tube. It's at the machine shop now waiting to be threaded. I also stripped the yellow paint back off and re primed the upper bars. Once the primer is good and dry I will add a layer of yellow...

Re: Swingbike Got some color on it. Turned out pretty nice for a rattle can paint job. Looked even better before I applied the clear. I got a couple small runs but they might sand and buff out.

Re: Swingbike Making a little progress on this bike. I have the upper frame stripped, sanded and primed. Getting ready to apply first layer of color in a little while. Just waiting on the primer to dry. I also ordered the rest of the parts I should need to complete the build. I am headed...

I recently picked up a complete swingbike frame off E bay. I had another swingbike frame in the works but the lower frame had to be built from scratch. A friend of a friend was doing the welding job. We made some good progress on the upper frame but the lower frame is still in pieces and it...