75 Schwinn mini Scrambler

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Picked up this 75 Schwinn mini Scrambler for my grandson to ride when he is here. Been working on it whenever I get a little free time here and there.
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Appears everything is there except for reflector on the front on the stem and the back of the seat. The fork was bent in but I got that straighten out stripped everything painted down to bare metal. Everything chrome had some rust and black paint on it.
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most of the chrome came out a lot better than I thought it would. Next thing I worked on was getting everything primed and ready for paint. While I was waiting for primer to dry I went ahead and cleaned up the bearings that the grease and dirt had hardened.
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thought I got some after pics of the bearings but guess not.last weekend I got paint and clear on the frame,fork, and fender
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then today I started putting everything together and almost finished it except I need to get my daughter to cut my stencil out on her cricket for me.
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I decided not to recover the seat wasn't in too bad of a shape few small tears but should work fine. The pedals despite being wore down still spin good and I picked up a 16" bike for cheap to use the wheel set until I get a chance to rebuild the original wheels that was on it. The rear needs bearings and is missing a spoke the original tires was still on it but are toast so will also need tires. Front just needs a cleaning and regreasing plus tube and tire. That's where I am at right now.
 

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