GREEN WITH ENVY
Yep Here we go....I am going to attempt to enter and finish a bike with less than one week till the end of the build off.
King fish, if you are watching please give any pointers you can, since beerrun was a one month build if I recall last year correctly.
Of course I do not expect to one up or even come close to that bikes persona but just to finish a bike in short order.
Here is the candidate as it was on the day it came home:
Manufacturer-unknown
Model-unknown
Year-unknown
Price-$15
Condition-BASKET CASE
Reason I bought it- The truss rod mounting tab
In the background is a 1967 Violet Scwhinn Stingray Fairlady in well worn but un molested condition.
I bought that bike the same day because I was going to turn around and sell it to a friend whose first customized bike started its life as that very make model color and year. He is currently tearing it apart and restoring completely. Instead of selling it to him, due to lack of funds, I ended up trading him for a set of wheels and tires along with a skip tooth chain and front sprocket.
John who gave the wheels and chain ring to me told me that the guy who sold them to him is notorious for "rebuilding" stuff and royally screwing it up. So he advised that I look into rebuilding the hubs before using them. I tore apart the rear and found that it had been recently greased with what looked and felt like never-seieze and 10w30! I also found that the discs were put in in a non alternating fashion (randomly) and that the small piece of spring steel that locks into the cone was missing the tab. Hey who needs brakes right?!?!
So I cleaned up all the parts in a bit of degreaser and started rummaging through the pile of random pieces that I got awhile back as a lot of rear hubs from a member here (sorry but name currently escapes me).
And low and behold I found that one piece that I needed amongst all the other stuff I have no idea what I will use it for.
Amonst the pile of parts I also found a matching pair of pedals, well almost matching. One of them had no blocks and the other only had one.
So I removed the one lonely block and now we have a matching pair.
Here is a shot of the rear drop outs and the serial number. If anybody knows how to date this or the manufacturer please let me know.
I will be replacing the old screws with new ones that move freely and adjust easier. Currently the seat sissy bar and seat post have been removed along with the racing handle bars that were given to a neighbor who thought they were cool. The neck and fork however are still giving me fits as they just DO NOT want to seperate. I have tried-heat pb blaster hammers wrenches more heat more blaster and more beating with even bigger hammers and they just won't give up. I may just throw in new bars and grips and run it the way it is now but eventually I need to get the mounting tab off so it can go to its originally intened home on my 47 Dayton. As far as paint- no plans. My original posting in the bike id section was titled green with envy due to all that it lacked as far as function and form. My goal here is to make functional and fit but not givce it too much of an ego boost.
More to come later.
Yep Here we go....I am going to attempt to enter and finish a bike with less than one week till the end of the build off.
King fish, if you are watching please give any pointers you can, since beerrun was a one month build if I recall last year correctly.
Of course I do not expect to one up or even come close to that bikes persona but just to finish a bike in short order.
Here is the candidate as it was on the day it came home:
Manufacturer-unknown
Model-unknown
Year-unknown
Price-$15
Condition-BASKET CASE
Reason I bought it- The truss rod mounting tab
In the background is a 1967 Violet Scwhinn Stingray Fairlady in well worn but un molested condition.
I bought that bike the same day because I was going to turn around and sell it to a friend whose first customized bike started its life as that very make model color and year. He is currently tearing it apart and restoring completely. Instead of selling it to him, due to lack of funds, I ended up trading him for a set of wheels and tires along with a skip tooth chain and front sprocket.
John who gave the wheels and chain ring to me told me that the guy who sold them to him is notorious for "rebuilding" stuff and royally screwing it up. So he advised that I look into rebuilding the hubs before using them. I tore apart the rear and found that it had been recently greased with what looked and felt like never-seieze and 10w30! I also found that the discs were put in in a non alternating fashion (randomly) and that the small piece of spring steel that locks into the cone was missing the tab. Hey who needs brakes right?!?!
So I cleaned up all the parts in a bit of degreaser and started rummaging through the pile of random pieces that I got awhile back as a lot of rear hubs from a member here (sorry but name currently escapes me).
And low and behold I found that one piece that I needed amongst all the other stuff I have no idea what I will use it for.
Amonst the pile of parts I also found a matching pair of pedals, well almost matching. One of them had no blocks and the other only had one.
So I removed the one lonely block and now we have a matching pair.
Here is a shot of the rear drop outs and the serial number. If anybody knows how to date this or the manufacturer please let me know.
I will be replacing the old screws with new ones that move freely and adjust easier. Currently the seat sissy bar and seat post have been removed along with the racing handle bars that were given to a neighbor who thought they were cool. The neck and fork however are still giving me fits as they just DO NOT want to seperate. I have tried-heat pb blaster hammers wrenches more heat more blaster and more beating with even bigger hammers and they just won't give up. I may just throw in new bars and grips and run it the way it is now but eventually I need to get the mounting tab off so it can go to its originally intened home on my 47 Dayton. As far as paint- no plans. My original posting in the bike id section was titled green with envy due to all that it lacked as far as function and form. My goal here is to make functional and fit but not givce it too much of an ego boost.
More to come later.
