1938 Fleet (Schwinn) C-model Klunker Project

J_Westy · Oct 22, 2009

Dr S":32kytys3 said:
Looking fantastic J. Where did you get the stencils for the darts?

The stencils came from this ebay'er. He usually doesn't have them listed, but he has them for the same price as his other kits. Just contact him through ebay.

http://myworld.ebay.com/oldstuff4yousheepdog/

Ductape":32kytys3 said:
J,
Great choice of colors. This bike keeps getting better all the time. The suspense must be killing ya. I finally won a set of TA's last week so I am guessing I am only about 9 months behind you with my C build. Glad the weather warmed up .It was rainy and cold out west and I figured you wer e also getting cold weathered out. now you have all winter to gather and polish .....

Sweet!

Thanks Ductape and al!

The suspense is totally killing me. Still need tires, grips, some foil decals for the TAs and to chrome the truss rods.

What length TAs did you score?

Ductape · Oct 22, 2009

180's. Recieved them yesterday.Need some attention with a buffer, but all and all they look pretty cool.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... =all&tid=0

Needless to say, I did not get as good of a price as you.

I used the same contact for stencils that you did When painting the DX and thought it was well worth the money paid:

Glad to see your bike is coming together so well.
T

J_Westy · Oct 29, 2009

Ductape":3fpzbmdt said:
Glad to see your bike is coming together so well.
T

It's getting there. Thanks!

I spent a few minutes wet sanding the black/white edges with 1500 sand paper then a couple hours polishing out the sanding with Meguiar's Ultimate Compound. I had never color sanded before so I was a bit apprehensive, but it went really well. I can barely feel the edge now.

I think I might cave and have the pin stripes done next week. I need to head over to his part of the state next week for work, so I can just drop it off. For anybody in/near Michigan the website is:

http://scottssigngallery.com/

I also got some AME grips in the mail off of ebay. They should work nicely.

J_Westy · Nov 2, 2009

I decided to go for Cheng Shin C693 tires for a nostalgic look. $11 each off of the bay (with free shipping), so I figured it was worth a shot.

I was pleasantly surprised that they have a nice big cross-section

Ductape · Nov 2, 2009

al":1cbufo8b said:
Fantastic!!

If only you could just send one picture a day,as to prolong my enjoyment of the build.

Al, grey streaked hair is in at the mo'! but not down stairs!

I blame Al.................
All this cool stuff going on to the bike and and we get a few little teaser shots.......

J, All the sudden you are getting things done.

That blue looks cool. A friend of mine set me up with a set of those.....

al · Nov 3, 2009

Don't blame me!

The way this build is turning out, i may end up with a new screen saver.

I was getting a bit sick of the picture of Simon Cowell in hotpants anyway!!

Al.

J_Westy · Nov 8, 2009

Ductape":3azb9ats said:
J, All the sudden you are getting things done.

The frame and fork are at the pin striper and the truss rods are at the chromer. Hopefully done in a couple weeks.

We had a nice warm day, so I squirted some primer and the Eastwood faux Zinc Phosphate paint on the 1976 Ashtabula stem and hardware.

It's a little more gray than I thought but should look decent. I'd describe it as a very very dark gray, semi flat black with a hint of metallic.

jimihendrix · Nov 8, 2009

That frame look's superb, nice job on the stem too

This is going to look stunning when done

J_Westy · Nov 9, 2009

The retro stickers for the TA's came today from Velo Orange

http://www.velo-orange.com/tapro5visch.html

On some level it's a shame to cover up the beautiful laser marking on this 60th anniversary set, but sometimes it hurts to be retro

albash82 · Nov 11, 2009

if only i had the skills & knowhow for a restoration of this caliber. hats off to you sir!

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