★★★1975 Stingray Restoration★★★(90% DONE!)

[Double Nickle]

Hello Friends,

I ran into a deal the other day....two Schwinn Stingrays/$50 each. So I plan to restore one and keep one as it is for show purposes. Both being March of 1975 Stingrays with almost the same exact parts on them.

Here they are...

[Double Nickle]

Progress Report #1...

I got the bike in a much more manageable state and have all the chrome parts sitting in an OA bath ( viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37604&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=Oxalic+acid ) to remove all the rust so I can either polish them or get them rechromed. I think re-chroming would be the best bet.

[Jimmy the Gent]

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I'll be watching this for tips, how-to, future reference, and sheer entertainment. (Mine is a '75, too)

[Double Nickle]

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I'll be watching this for tips, how-to, future reference, and sheer entertainment. (Mine is a '75, too)

Contgrats!!! Your my first "subscriber"

[Dr. Tankenstein]

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[deezenuts]

hey if you wanna send your extras down this way, i would be more than happy to have them!! haha. ive always wanted a Stingray. coolest bike ever!

[Jimmy the Gent]

I guess I should mention that if you end up with leftover parts ;say things to help convert a coaster brake to a 5-speed, I'm in.

[NLCTVWguy]

Yeah, sign me up! I'll be happy to provide any info I can help with and otherwise I will just sit back and enjoy the resto thread.

I'm guessing someone had twins born about, oh, 1966?

--Rob

[Double Nickle]

Thanks guy for all the comments, Progress coming soon!

[SCHWINNRAY69]

I'll be watching this one for sure! Good luck

[Double Nickle]

I just sent the bars, crank, sprocket, stem, and sissy bar to be re-chromed

[Double Nickle]

Thanks to my friends at Dallas Plating, I now have shinny new parts for the Stingray...(Which is undergoing a paintjob that will end up being a Christmas present for me from my grandfather (DonOne)). They always give me a good price over there at Dallas Plating. Something about old Stingray parts coming into the shop just makes him want to be generous and cut me a deal!

So far this restoration has been very in expensive. Maybe I will even spend less than the overall value of the bike, but im not selling this one. This will be one to pass onto the grandkids. Imagine the value then.

[Xcruiser]

roughly how much was it for replating the chrome parts?

[Double Nickle]

roughly how much was it for replating the chrome parts?

I got a deal, but was told that It would be about $275 to get every chrome part on my Stingray re chromed. Not counting wheels.

[SCHWINNRAY69]

WOW

That looks nice