Future Klunker Project

[tuga]

Bought this "prewar Schwinn" and got it with no badge. trying to figure out a model and year for it, anybody? thanks.

 

[Walker]

cant help you on the vintage but those drop stand tabs are perfect for mouting a rear deraleur.

 

[Rat Rod]

Just need to rob everything off of one of those old Stumpjumpers of yours and you'll be in bidness. :wink:

 

[Metal Militia]

not alot of help, but i think they went to the curved down tube in 39, so it's older than that.

 

[tuga]

Just need to rob everything off of one of those old Stumpjumpers of yours and you'll be in bidness. :wink:

that would be sacrilege :wink:

 

[Rat Rod]

that would be sacrilege :wink:

Nah...it's all gonna burn some day.

 

[tuga]

that would be sacrilege :wink:

Nah...it's all gonna burn some day.

putting it that way, it's tempting .

from what I've found looks like the only year for these with the dog ears was 1939. So I'll go with that year, now anyone has a cheap headbadge for it?

 

[Rat Rod]

Have a custom badge made. :wink:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=31195

 

[tuga]

Have a custom badge made. :wink:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=31195

wow, that's cool.

 

[B607]

I have the '37-'41 Schwinn catalogs. '39 was the last year for the dropstand, but the '37-'39 bikes with dropstands had the detachable dogear, not the fixed one like yours. If that is indeed a Schwinn frame, and it looks like it is to me, I'd say it was made before '37. Gary

 

[Walker]

#2 for a custom badge, you're making it your own, and it's soul is already lost so why not resurrect it properly

 

[Rat Rod]

Reminds me of my Elgin frame a little bit.

 

[Pinche]

Sunrace makes a nice mini group kit that is Klunker worthy. You just need any freewheel mtb wheelset. You could braze on some cantilever bosses and be all set. Otherwise just do a single sprocket up front and gears in the back to simply things. I would do something small like a lucky seven sprocket and that thing would climb like a mountain goat. I love klunker builds. It's gotta have gears though.
http://cgi.ebay.com/SunRace-7-Speed-gro ... 1c1767817c

 

[Unchained]

Very classic! I like how smooth the dropout/rear stay joints are. It flows very well.

Can't wait to see this beast get built up!

 

[OUTLAW]

this is one that i have and it's a 1940.

Outlaw

 

[B607]

this is one that i have and it's a 1940.Outlaw

How do you know that is a 1940 and not a '39 or '41? Prewar cantilever frames are scarce and valuable. Nice one! Gary