I hope to finish this build as I got in over my head the last try. Might make some slight mods but try to keep it clean and simple.
Use these Mongoose wheels.
Thanks Pondo. My brother got the bike for me a few months ago on his way thru Tennessee. Springer came from a rusty, paint peeling, pinkish, girls 26" 5 speed I bought for $25 from a guy that cleans out storage buildings. The wheels came from a Mongoose Air Assault 20" BMX bike I found on Marketplace. Just trying out thing to see what works right now.That's a nice change, I really like the springer and mags!
Iām using a frame from a similar bike for my class 2 build. Junk bikes are great!rusty, paint peeling, pinkish, girls 26" 5 speed
You came up with a couple of good name ideas right in your first post!over my head... clean and simple.
I got the ones I used from Harbor Freight also. They seem to work alright. With all the rust that was under there I don't think I ruined anything. Boiled Linseed Oil is a good idea to keep them from rusting again. ThanksThat turned out great!
I'm facing the same situation and plan to rub some Boiled Linseed Oil into the exposed metal to stop the rust from returning. I personally don't like using clear paint but that's just me.
BTW, I bought some wire brushes like that from Harbor Freight. They claim to be brass but a magnet proves otherwise!
I think I saw "Bobby Bouche" playing for Alabama. And yes you should have said Texas.Wait.
Did I say Alabama? I should've said Texas. I'm pretty sure Alabama didn't play tonight.
502 = SearsIs there any way to know what these numbers mean? 502477650 46296
Thanks Crash for the info. From pictures I've seen this bike might be a 1968 coaster. Original color was violet or purple and the original Sears head badge was missing but I could see the outline when I removed the blue paint. It had the decal louvers on the chain guard and 3 stripes on the seat post tube. Thanks again.502 = Sears
477650 = Sears model number. There is no correlation between this and a year.
502 = Sears
477650 = Sears model number. There is no correlation between this and a year.
46296 = Murray internal item number. There is no correlation between this and a year.
They made the Wildcat (Murray name) for years starting in 1966 (I believe) through the mid 70ās (againā¦ I believe). If yours was a Murray sold bike, it would start with an MO (Murray Ohio) number. But yours is a Sears, so at least you know that much.
The only way Iāve been able to tell from non Murray numbers is through research from clues. If you look here: https://ratrodbikes.com/threads/1968-foremost-swinger.118684/
youāll see how I figured out how one of my Eliminators was a ā68 JC Penny Foremost Swinger 3-speed. (color and clues on the frame) It may have an X25 number (JC Penny). Iāll check tonight.
My ā67 Eliminator is Murray built, I knew was a ā67 because MO7 = Murray Ohio 1967
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