Poor Man’s Manta Ray

[Slow-Rider]

cool build so fare.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Ok, so, I can’t leave well enough alone.

I hit these wheels with some copper metal cast paint I found in one of my project cabinets. (Just sprayed right over the rust!)

The paint job is sloppy at best with tons of runs. I ran hot water over the can to thin the paint prior to use, in an effort to counter-act the cold, outside, then sprayed them in what turned into snowstorm!!!!! Lol. Didn’t work out as planned!

So, rough paint on the wheels, but they look ok from a distance. It’s sort of ratty anyways, so the runs may add some street cred’

@twojs.bike and @Captain Awesome have directed me to a place where I can score some fresh rubber: Any input on gum wall vs black wall?

 

[twojs.bike]

I vote black

 

[Son of Kradus]

Hmmmm i'd wait till youve got the head set n bars , finish the basic assembly then a better understanding of the color matching will point you in the right direction for tyre color choice!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

I ordered the black: the gum wall said long lead time….

 

[Jude Ephesus]

A few notes here:

1: you can see the runs here

2: I was stunned at the metalcast paint covering, hiding or eliminating the rust.

All I did was wash and degrease the hoops. Although these wheels just had surface rust on them, it was still pretty significant. For anyone’s future reference, somehow the metalcast paint visually wiped out the rust.

Truth be told, the picture below of the original rust looked cool to me and I went to the metalcast paint to actually try to highlight/accent the rust in place

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Well…. As with all wheels Schwinn, it was a task sorting out the wheels, tubes and tires.

A little guidance from @twojs.bike and @Captain Awesome and we’re there!!!!

So….. I was short on some letters, but you get the idea!!!!!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

And……. Not a huge deal, but from a distance really ‘cleans up’ the lines of the bike.

I do like to black out fender braces and kickstands.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I do like to black out fender braces and kickstands

Cool like sunglasses after dark

 

[Modelcarjedi]

Here’s the bikes I’m going to try to merge to get like yours !!!
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I used two rear fenders on my bike. The stock front one doesn’t look right.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Schwinn purists will barf, but these grips were dull and worn out : I hit ‘em with some rattle can clear!!!!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

I’m off til Monday!

Let’s get this thing done!

So, I’m not sure of the Schwinn thinking here, but to me this spacing between the fender, fork and tire is awkward.

I’m going to hike the thing up closer to the fork.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

A little crude, but should be fine.

I’m sure once I get the wheel on I’ll have to give it a few courtesy bends.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

I had an old seat post clamp laying around.

-it was close, but not perfect. I added a few washers and 2 neoprene washers and I think this thing is all set.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

BLO on!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

I do LOVE the rattle can grips!!!!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

She went together pretty quick!

I wasn’t wild…. The original chain length with the bobbed fender looked awkward

I had to pull out 2 links to get it to sit in the fender right.

I’m pushing the drop out to the edge!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

And…. The seat is a bit low for extended rides. I’ll keep my eye out for a taller sissy bar.

The fit and look is clean!

 

[Jude Ephesus]

And… final pic’s; took it around the block.

It did great. Next ride : Wednesday’s Syracuse Classic Bikes first ride of the year!

As discussed, seat height is a bit on the low side for extended rides but recreational and club rides will be great!

 

[Slow-Rider]

awesome build next upgrade besides sissy strut. 3 speed hub and frame stick shift?