Well after pulling a few late nights powered by Hank III in the garage during my break, I've finally finished the bike. When I got home I realized the frame was bent and the pressed in drop outs had pulled out, so after some tweaking and welding I got the frame straight, then I made the headlight mount off the bars, then after tons of tinkering and swearing this is it. I've learned that pulling wiring through the frame is a pain, but worth it, and don't buy your switches from Radioshack. I got the entire bike all wired up, then the garbage push button switch broke, so I had to take it all apart and re do it with a nicer toggle. The headlight is some European bike light I had laying around, and the tailight is a turn signal off a '40's Ford pickup, and the battery box is a vintage Edison Mazda headlight bulb tin. I also ditched the New Departure rear hub I started with after I accidentally stripped the axle while tightening it in favor of a similar vintage Bendix that I had laying around home. For the rest of the new parts, the grips are vintage Schwinn, and so is the seat until I can find something better.
I'm really happy with how it turned out.
I'm really happy with how it turned out.
