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The One Day Wonder - a new/old rat in the fold

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The One Day Wonder - a new/old rat in the fold

Postby Bigcam59 on Tue May 22, 2012 3:51 pm

Well I saw this rat Schwinn American at the swap meet and couldn't resist. Maybe it was the apehangers, or the 2 speed rear wheel, but I ended up giving it a new home. I had the day off so I figured "Let's see what we can do with what we got...
The before pics...pretty ugly and crusty, spray paint blue and rust everywhere.
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First step was to rip 'er apart.
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I thought for sure I would be tossing these rims building a new set around the hubs.
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but wait! There's chrome under the crust!
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a little work with a wire wheel and they came out pretty good! Never underestimate Schwinn Chrome! It's hard to believe they're the same wheels.
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By this afternoon she was looking like a whole different bike. A few coats of flat black rust reformer, a bit of scrubbing with the wire wheel and a brillo pad, some new grease and a set of tires and she's ready to roll! The Corvette chainguard was a gift from Spokes...thanks, bro! ;D
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I kept the headbadge ratty as a reminder of it's past
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not a bad way to kill a day off 8-)
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Re: The One Day Wonder - a new/old rat in the fold

Postby Bigdaddy772 on Tue May 22, 2012 4:52 pm

Sweet clean up.... I would love to find one like that!!!
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Re: The One Day Wonder - a new/old rat in the fold

Postby xddorox on Tue May 22, 2012 6:40 pm

You've titled your topic well. This thing came out awesome for a day's work. Congrats.
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Re: The One Day Wonder - a new/old rat in the fold

Postby Bigcam59 on Fri May 25, 2012 6:10 am

I think I like it with the lower bars better...
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oooh...spooooky!
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Re: The One Day Wonder - a new/old rat in the fold

Postby aka_locojoe on Fri May 25, 2012 6:49 am

One day builds are my favorites. Looks good. I like the lower bars also.
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Re: The One Day Wonder - a new/old rat in the fold

Postby iven on Sat May 26, 2012 1:33 pm

id say keep the big bars but put them back, look funny forward like that..
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Re: The One Day Wonder - a new/old rat in the fold

Postby MplsCoaster on Sat May 26, 2012 3:12 pm

Nice transformation from a well executed rebuild!
I vote for the lower bars.
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Re: The One Day Wonder - a new/old rat in the fold

Postby SCHWINNRAY69 on Sat May 26, 2012 4:31 pm

That's a sharp looking bike! :D I like the low bars too 8)
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