TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

[Chad T]

Works great for stripping anodizing too.

 

[kingfish254]

Found some flyers from Evans, one is for the earlier model. This was definitely an expensive bike back in the day.

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I also found a cleaner example on the CABE and shamelessly store the pics.

View attachment 263753View attachment 263754 I'm not going to do a period correct, ground up restoration, I want to build this bike to look like it belongs in the future. It's going to have a heavy cyberpunk aesthetic. I'm also going to stretch it out just a little more like I've been doing for years now.

I got one of those 1st gen Evanaction design forks on the Olympic I scored last year. Cool and unusual. I still love the Harley Earl jet age vibe of the style on your Olympic fork better though.

 

[kingfish254]

I really appreciate everyone's support for the direction I'm taking this build. I thought for sure I was going to anger the bike gods for defiling such an iconic bike.

No worries about that here. We ain't the CABE.
Plus, we know your skillz and you won't be defiling anything!!!!
Eagerly awaiting the next post.

 

[LeMad Hatter]

Whoops, just realized I said the wrong store. The oven cleaner came from Walmart, not Dollar Tree. My bad

 

[kingfish254]

Whoops, just realized I said the wrong store. The oven cleaner came from Walmart, not Dollar Tree. My bad

So you upgraded beyond the cheap buckandaquarter stuff.

 

[LeMad Hatter]

So you upgraded beyond the cheap buckandaquarter stuff.

That stuff still works great for removing rattle can spray paint

 

[LeMad Hatter]

My bubbles!

 

[LeMad Hatter]

Put everything back together and threw on a rusty nanner seat to see if it would work together and I've got to say DANG!

 

[LeMad Hatter]

I didn't like that the nanner seat would cover most of the rack, so I'm gonna do the only logical thing: move the rack back 8" and lower the frame 3"

 

[LeMad Hatter]

I truly hate that this works as well as it does.

Believe me, I hate myself for considering this option more than all of the bike purists out there.

The perfect solution was to cut the rear triangle off my 30's Elgin, invert it, then slap it onto the back of the Olympic. The profile is 100% on point with what was in my head when I first thought of this. Now to do some more trimming and try to get it into rolling chassis today

 

[SkyknightJohn]

Springer front and back, or just holding the rear in place?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Whoops, just realized I said the wrong store. The oven cleaner came from Walmart, not Dollar Tree

Oooh la la Mr Fancy

 

[LeMad Hatter]

Springer front and back, or just holding the rear in place?

For right now, dual Springer. I can lock it off later if it doesn't work out the way I want

 

[LeMad Hatter]

I like bike racks and I cannot lie
And big tanks, fat tires, lowered stance, springer forks and leather

 

[LeMad Hatter]

I dug through my parts pile and finally found the hub I want to use. It's a 7 speed Nexus with a drum brake I've had for years. Gonna make the brake and shift cables look like braided EV controller cables and hang a faux controller off the tank

I've never dealt with Nexus hubs, so if anyone knows of a better shifter than what's on it, I'd really appreciate a link for a better unit. I'd prefer a sequential shifter style if possible.

I've put a ton of miles on this wheel, but never liked how skinny the rim was, so I'm going to lace it onto one of the 65mm rims I got a few days ago after I paint it to match the bikes patina

 

[BobbyStillz]

Pa-pow-da-na-POW! The magic can! The patina pattern on the tank is incredible! I'm so glad I used this method to remove the paint instead of sanding
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I was going to do a partial bare metal blend into OG paint. Does the oven cleaner require any neutralizing?

 

[LeMad Hatter]

Just

I was going to do a partial bare metal blend into OG paint. Does the oven cleaner require any neutralizing?

Nope, it just needs water to cleanup

 

[LeMad Hatter]

I was going to do a partial bare metal blend into OG paint. Does the oven cleaner require any neutralizing?

One thing I would suggest is to coat the bare steel in oil until you're ready to clear coat the whole frame

 

[Uncle Shish]

I truly hate that this works as well as it does.
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Believe me, I hate myself for considering this option more than all of the bike purists out there.
View attachment 264286View attachment 264287View attachment 264288View attachment 264289The perfect solution was to cut the rear triangle off my 30's Elgin, invert it, then slap it onto the back of the Olympic. The profile is 100% on point with what was in my head when I first thought of this. Now to do some more trimming and try to get it into rolling chassis today

Hey! Are you going to use that seatpost mounting area of that Elgin frame?

 

[BobbyStillz]

Pa-pow-da-na-POW! The magic can! The patina pattern on the tank is incredible! I'm so glad I used this method to remove the paint instead of sanding
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"The man says it works."