Ladies Firestone Super Cruiser - what to do?

[magicnc]

Picked up an original ladies Firestone super cruiser with the intent of restoring for the wife. All parts are there except the tank. Unfortunately there is a small rust hole in the downtube of the frame.

Options:
Fill hole with weld/filler and continue on.
Strip monark fork and fenders and use to build up a worksman frame
Find a replacement Firestone frame

What would the experts from the ratrod community do?

Don't have much in the Firestone, so the fork, fenders, chain guard, rear rack, saddle, and head badge would easily double/triple up my investment so far.

The worksman frame is fully stripped down to bare metal so it's a blank canvas.

 

[Fv2]

Buy a ruff Dean frame and look at the build @kingfish254 just did in build off 12.

 

[kingfish254]

It's a great source to feed almost any build.
Anything is possible

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

 

[magicnc]

I like that build. My Firestone has the monark fork and I have the rocket emblem on the front fender. I like monark springers on worksman builds so I am thinking marrying up the two may be the best option. I think the frame may be too compromised to repair.

 

[Fv2]

A good welder/fabricator can fix your frame if it's not to bad, but that depends on how much cash you want to drop on it.

 

[scrumblero]

What Kingfish said..

 

[jamie296]

Oh my gosh King, i am so in love with that bike. If at any point, you ever get tired of it and just want to donate it to a worthy cause, then u let me know...... not sure what worthy cause it would be but I can think up something if it comes down to it lol.

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[kingfish254]

Take the parts off of your Firestone and create your own. The hardest part is the tank, but I think I documented that enough that someone else should be able to mount it up from my example.

 

[magicnc]

thanks you all. I appreciate the opinions. I believe using the good parts off this firestone on my worksman may be the best option.

 

[Fv2]

Looking forward to this build.