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First look on my new project. "Low"
 
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First of all, everything comes to the initial parts. All bearings need to be replaced and rust must be dealt with. The bike is from Finland and has probably seen the winter of the holy land for a long time.This time the bike will not be built in the living room (the wife's wish) but in the basement. The smell of WD40 was already covering the smell of the food. And finally a bicycle rack was bought.
 

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Hello from Poland!
Nice starting point and good job on that bike!
In my humble opinion it'd look cool if you come up with some kind of fork crown extension to gain rake of the fork. It seems like the overall look would get better if the front wheel moves forward and BB moves slightly lower.
 
Now I'm trying to make curb feelers, and I'm starting to add some personality to the bike. I used wheel spokes and dice and glue.
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Hello from Poland!
Nice starting point and good job on that bike!
In my humble opinion it'd look cool if you come up with some kind of fork crown extension to gain rake of the fork. It seems like the overall look would get better if the front wheel moves forward and BB moves slightly lower.
Hi you mean like this
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I bought the mirrors from a local car shop, but the color doesn't match and the location also...reminds me of an elephant...I painted the mirrors with chrome paint and varnished the and now look like
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aluminum color and I'm relatively satisfied. I also change their location, I also added springs from the old saddle.
 

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I thought that I would also try a hydraulic shock absorber, and somewhere on the internet a guy mentioned that it might be possible to make an office chair out of a shock absorber. I wandered around the basement and found one. The length and size of the shock absorber is about the same as I have seen on versions with a pressure tank. I'll take pictures when I get there.
 

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