LIBERTY done!

[bikedudeomaha]

after last years labor of frustration, I decided to go with something a little less complicated. im going with the elemental mercury instead of the planetary mercury. going to strip it down to the bare bones, just shiny, flowing, liquid metal. this week I will be getting 4 more bikes to use as parts bikes. fenders will most likely be out this year. but its early, I will change my mind a lot!
for now its gonna be a lot of stripping.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very cool starting point! Bring on the shiny steel!

Luke.

 

[Terry66]

Nice. Our builds will be very similar. Probably not going shiny on mine though. Just raw metal and fenders for sure!

I love the patina on your tank. Not sure I could strip that down.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Good stuff!

 

[bikedudeomaha]

Nice. Our builds will be very similar. Probably not going shiny on mine though. Just raw metal and fenders for sure!

I love the patina on your tank. Not sure I could strip that down.

it is so faded, and someone along the way repainted it badly. its gone.

 

[Bike Bum]

I like this bike. Watching.

 

[KJV]

Cool. Looking forward to watching ,,build.

 

[Frankie plekhand]

Thats a nice pile if parts! Looking forward to seeing this!

 

[bikedudeomaha]

out garage saling this morning. asked this lady if she had any old bikes(I always ask) she said she had 1 under her house. I dragged this one out, and it went home with me for 20 bucks! liberty badged old Schwinn. my drivetrain is here! s-2 on the back with a serviceable model d new departure. so I guess im going skiptooth. ive got the nice old stem/gooseneck bathing in pb blaster. hope I don't need heat. ill use it and the truss rods. has some nice Torrington mens pedals on it? got them off, usable.

 

[bikedudeomaha]

picture of the pedals.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Note to self: Always ask if they have any old bikes at yard sales.

 

[Funkme]

I wish it was that easy to get great scores on old bikes...
Great frame to start with.

 

[bikedudeomaha]

first mock up. the bars and seat came off of a ajay exerciser. nice troxel pan.

 

[bikedudeomaha]

made some good progress the first day. most of the parts I need , I have. rear rim is nice and straight. got the tank stripped. still trying to get the neck and forks and truss rod plate off of the liberty. I think ill need heat. otherwise the bike is coming along nicely. I keep reminding myself that it doesn't need to be done in a day! plenty of time. todays plan? more stripping.

 

[KJV]

tank looks good.

 

[bikedudeomaha]

some more progress today. took apart and cleaned and rebuilt the model d hub today. then I decided to do a full mock-up, just to see how everything will go together. everything seems to fit good. don't think I will use the 24' s-7 on the front, think ill go with a 26' drop center...mabey then made my arms sore trying to get the stem off of the liberty, no go. succeeded in stripping the bolt beyond repair. I will have to find someone with a torch! or cut it off.

 

[bikedudeomaha]

I had the skiptooth chain soaking overnight, put it on this morning, fit great! rode it up and down the alley. rides great! I am going to go with a 26' rim in the front, just looks better. now on to disassembly, and more stripping.

 

[bikedudeomaha]

some success today! finally just cut the stem bolt out. the rest came out easily. I really like this stem! 1 bolt for everything. truss rod bracket looks good, will straighten the rods tomorrow. I love this badge! thinking about using it on this build. opinions?

 

[kingfish254]

Fitting together well so far!
Love the badge too.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very cool badge, glad you got the stem out ok!

Luke.