New life for a Stingray/Scrambler

[corysmeltzer]

This is a bike I finished up for my oldest daughter last summer but didn't get around to posting the build till now. It started it's life as a Scrambler. I got it out of a neighbor's yard when I was a kid and it was hand painted to look like a tiger... wish i had pictures it was really ugly! I spent hours with a wire wheel taking off the paint and rode it paintless for a summer:

about 15-20 years ago: (obviously didn't know what bent forks were back then )


then I painted it this weird purple/gray... not sure why haha

about 15-20 years ago


then it sat for years. until I thought it would be perfect for a redo... especially since there wasn't many original parts on it anymore wouldn't mean i was destroying anything or messing with originality. My daughter rode it a ton of times and kept saying how much she liked it but how ugly the color was. So told her to pick out a color and I would to the rest

[corysmeltzer]

All mocked up with some new parts... different forks that aren't bent

[Dr. Tankenstein]

It's coming along nicely. Question, were the original forks Ashtabulas? Bent or not, they're worth some $$$. Worth finding them and getting them straightened.

Just sayin'......
Keep going!

Cheers,
Dr. T

[corysmeltzer]

Yeah I still have the Ashtabula forks... was thinking the same thing- bent or not.

[corysmeltzer]

disassembled

[corysmeltzer]

After sandblasting- I primed and painted the color my daughter picked out.

[corysmeltzer]

some new rubber... classy!

[Dr. Tankenstein]

WOW! You're fast!

What color blue is that! It would be perfect on the new build I'm doing for the wife.

P. S. good call on the fork too..

Cheers,
Dr.T

[corysmeltzer]

World's fastest bike builder! Just posting the build... I finished it last summer.

For the paint I did white primer then Rust-Oleum Satin Aqua then a couple coats of clear... all Rust-Oleum brand. I try use the same brand throughout the process when I paint things to try to stay away from weird paint reactions.

[corysmeltzer]

Putting the Schwinn back together... Paint turned out really good

[corysmeltzer]

All finished... my daughter was more then happy

[Tychevelle]

Wow that thing is sweet the color looks awesome! good job

[aka_locojoe]

Beautiful bike. Nice work.

[outskirtscustoms]

Wow great work! Now all it needs are some white pinstripe decals on the fenders or if you got the patience and a steady hand hand painted pinstripes.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pinstripe-Vinyl ... 414ead7ab6

[Dr. Tankenstein]

WOW! Great bike.
That color is awesome, I wouldn't be surprised if you saw more bikes painted with it.

Cheers,
Dr.T