Juvenile Reverie

[Lil' rat rod]

Howdy folks! Been a long time since I’ve attempted a build off, been a member here since the very first day of the forum...

Anyway, I found this bike for sale early this year, drove over an hour to get it. Just started tinkering with it a couple days ago, then I see there is a muscle bike build off going on!

I have always wanted an early Stingray ever since we started playing with old Schwinns when I was about 12 back in 2004-05. Will never be able to afford the real deal and I’ve never liked having the normal sought after things...

So here goes my take on a classic “Pig Bike” using an October 16, 1952 built Juvenile J-40.

 

[RustyGold]

My kind of build...will be watching !

 

[Lil' rat rod]

Traded my childhood BMX for a polo seat that a friend had. I was actually giving his son my old bike because he has been wanting one, he wouldn’t let me leave empty handed and knew I had this bike.

Found some eBay seat material to recover it and some eBay knobbies. Oh and I scored a 64 stingray sissy bar for the right look! Still trying to decide if I want to keep it a skiptooth or not...

 

[kram]

I have been wanting to build a very similar bike. If the chain is useable I say keep it a skip tooth, it adds some interest.

 

[Lil' rat rod]

Had some buddies over and we had a little bike build day! Threw this together to mock up and see how it rode. Now it’s gotta come apart to fix everything that’s wrong with it.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

I'd you can find a nice trick hub, like a 3 speed of some sort or a kickback. They make conversion sprockets that have the skiptooth. Check out The Wild One, from last year's build off. '53 Lincoln if I remember right, very similar frame built by Chicago Cycling (a Schwinn subsidiary) I love those frames. Pig bikes rule.

Carl.

 

[tjwilson]

Had some buddies over and we had a little bike build day! Threw this together to mock up and see how it rode. Now it’s gotta come apart to fix everything that’s wrong with it.
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I'd be tempted to stop right there. Looks great (background isn't bad either).

 

[Lil' rat rod]

I'd be tempted to stop right there. Looks great (background isn't bad either).

Haha. I can’t, it needs major work yet. Thanks.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

That's one fine starting point for your bike! Are you leaving the paint/patina as is, doing an OA bath to bring the original colors back, or stripping it and repainting it?

 

[Indyjps]

Good lookin mock up, nice stance.

Id personally move away from skip tooth unless you have some attachment to it. Throw a regular sprocket on the match the gearing you need when you decide rear hub and tooth count.

 

[CRASH]

Hello, I'm stepping in as the interim-Admin for this build-off since Captain Awesome is indisposed. There is discussion of changing the completion deadline to accommodate more builders. We'd like your opinion. Please vote here: https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index...out-extending-the-mbbo-bmxbo-deadline.112979/

Thank you, and KEEP BUILDING!

 

[CRASH]

Votes have been cast, and an extension of the MBBO/BMXBO deadline has been decided. The new deadline is:

March 1st at 9pm CT

GET TO BUILDIN'!