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[Bike from the Dead]

Here’s what I could find View attachment 231859looks like Y 47538, with maybe a poorly stamped, sideways X over the 5?

Dang, looks like they stamped each individual character one at a time, and not even in a straight line! That is funky!

 

[idiotboy]

good to know, thank you!!

 

[idiotboy]

Last parts donor on the stand, a step through Murray westport

scrap metal pile rescue. Some decent stuff here, rusty chrome wheels, good bars and stem, and I like the Murray chain wheels.

and since I’m on a roll, the schwinn is up next. I’m only taking off the parts I’m not gonna use on it. It’s a 3 speed hand brake bike so I think it will make a good skinny tire build

the seat needs to be re-covered and painted, and the wheels are mismatched and all the shifter parts are missing. Everything else will stay with the bike for later

now back to our regularly scheduled programming…

 

[idiotboy]

Now that the parts scavenging is done, I can start trying to see what’s going to fit, what’s not going to fit, and what needs to be hacked up in order to fit

I’ve got a pile of parts in addition to my existing parts pile

a big pile of dry rotted junk tires

and a couple good wheels, a few junk wheels with some good parts, and a couple just junk wheels.

Hopefully there’s almost enough stuff here to make a bike…

 

[OddJob]

A. I'm still a big fan of the tan seat with the seat rail. You can recover that. Got a good look to it!
B. Those 'rounder' style bars will fit the swooping double top tube look nicely.
C. Of course, the ultra cool skip toothed chainring!
D. Fork struts ftw!

 

[kingfish254]

 

[kingfish254]

Great score and an awesome base for a build. Those "zep" frames are killer.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Lots of parts choices! I'm missing my stock pile doing this build-off, first one since we moved...

 

[GeePig]

Well, that is more stuff than I currently own

 

[idiotboy]

A. I'm still a big fan of the tan seat with the seat rail. You can recover that. Got a good look to it!
B. Those 'rounder' style bars will fit the swooping double top tube look nicely.
C. Of course, the ultra cool skip toothed chainring!
D. Fork struts ftw!

View attachment 232478

I do plan to recover that seat but it might maybe go back on the schwinn I took it off of. I agree on the bars and for sure the truss rods. I have no more skip tooth chains, but there is a swap meet in the beginning of June so who knows? if not I have a plan...

 

[idiotboy]

Last night I dug through the parts piles and picked out a few more things, almost enough to build a bike. Of course any of this might change if I find something I like better at he swap meet next month, but it’s good for a start.

My 26x 3” test tire is no where near fitting, and after taking some measurements a 24”3” isn’t going to fit either, so I’m going with regular 26” rear wheel and tire on this thing. Haven’t decided on the front yet, I’ll have to mock up a couple choices and see. For now I’m on to my first hassle, this thing had a seat post shim for a 5/8” post. I took it out and it seems like a 13/16” will fit and I’ve already got a couple, but there’s some slag or something inthe seat tube.

I ordered a 13/16 reamer today, if that doesn’t work I’ll put the shim back and make a 5/8 post I guess, stay tuned…

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

swap meet next month? Wethersfield?

 

[idiotboy]

swap meet next month? Wethersfield?

Fitchburg June 4th and Wethersfield June 11, possible Noho ride June 24th.... Fitchburg swap is in the parking lot of a brewery!!

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Awesome frame!

Skip tooth chains can be found. A little pricey comparatively, but this bike deserves it.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

I'll try to make it to Wethersfield. I sold a bike there last year. Maybe I'll be fortunate enough to do the same this year.

 

[idiotboy]

Awesome frame!

Skip tooth chains can be found. A little pricey comparatively, but this bike deserves it.

usually I agree with that, I just looked, and of my 8 build off bikes, 6 are skip tooth. I have a vision for this bike and one of the things I want to use is a Bendix 2 speed kickback, so I need 1/2" pitch. Don't worry though, my next year's bike, that I'm already collecting parts for, will most likely be skiptooth

 

[OddJob]

usually I agree with that, I just looked, and of my 8 build off bikes, 6 are skip tooth. I have a vision for this bike and one of the things I want to use is a Bendix 2 speed kickback, so I need 1/2" pitch. Don't worry though, my next year's bike, that I'm already collecting parts for, will most likely be skiptooth

I'd love to see a photo collage of your builds, Schultzie! Of course, I'm partial; two (or is it three?) of them were OJ Award Winners....

 

[idiotboy]

I'd love to see a photo collage of your builds, Schultzie! Of course, I'm partial; two (or is it three?) of them were OJ Award Winners....

If I had even the slightest clue how to do that I would oblige, but it’s way beyond my skill set

 

[Pondo]

usually I agree with that, I just looked, and of my 8 build off bikes, 6 are skip tooth. I have a vision for this bike and one of the things I want to use is a Bendix 2 speed kickback, so I need 1/2" pitch. Don't worry though, my next year's bike, that I'm already collecting parts for, will most likely be skiptooth

I had a skiptooth sprocket grafted onto the 2 speed kickback that's on my TOC bike. It takes some fitting and welding but it works great, looks right and really helps out on the hills around here.

 

[OddJob]

If I had even the slightest clue how to do that I would oblige, but it’s way beyond my skill set

I mean, just a bunch of single photos in one of your posts would do it for me!