Firebolt Build for my Dad (DONE)

by **SCHWINNRAY69** on Sat Dec 18, 2010 3:58 pm

Picked this bike up in early Summer. It's a 1962 Columbia Firebolt

Finally today, my Dad says he wants me to clean it for next Summer :roll:

Okay, I'll do it

So my plans are to try and give it a Steve clean (make it look like brand new :mrgreen:

) These are some old pics

Progress pics tomorrow :wink:

By the way each wheel is bent and looks like someone did a bunny hop on them

by **SCHWINNRAY69** on Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:03 pm

Got pics because I had to take a pic of something else for a member :wink:

Polished the chainguard real good and it looks nice :shock:

Chainguard

by **SimpleMan** on Sat Dec 18, 2010 6:21 pm

Cool bike! Can't wait to see it cleaned up. Heres a shot of mine and it still looks just like the photo. It's on my list of things to do :mrgreen:

by **SCHWINNRAY69** on Sat Dec 18, 2010 6:22 pm

SimpleMan wrote:Cool bike! Can't wait to see it cleaned up. Heres a shot of mine and it still looks just like the photo. It's on my list of things to do

I wish I had a tank

Cool bike too :wink:

by **SCHWINNRAY69** on Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:35 pm

UPDATE

I polished it real good and it looks really nice :mrgreen:

I'll get outside pics next weekend when I have the wheels and tires :wink:

Very shiny...at least in person :roll:

Before

After

by **schwinn.mann1** on Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:27 pm

Just wanted to throw in my 2 cents. I think these are cool frames. So here a photo of my firebolt

by **SCHWINNRAY69** on Sat Jan 01, 2011 3:39 pm

UPDATE 1-1
Lost a bolt for the chainguard

The aluminum on the fender struts came out nice :shock:

All I need are wheels and tires

by **udallcustombikes** on Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:09 pm

Looking good!

by **KOTA** on Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:27 pm

He'll be telling everyone: " Look what my son did for me!".....That's what life is all about, doing "stuff" for other people. COOL bike!

by **SCHWINNRAY69** on Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:11 pm

Thank's fellas

Larry, my Dad probably would say that to everyone :mrgreen:

I hope I get some business to restore :mrgreen:

by **SCHWINNRAY69** on Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:16 pm

Anyone have 26 inch wheels, 20 teeth on rear hub, coaster brake :?:

by **criminyjicket** on Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:14 pm

I think the Firebolt is my favorite bike. Gorgeous lines...

by **SCHWINNRAY69** on Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:45 pm

DONE
The bike is all done :wink:

Thanks to KOTA for the awesome tires

I had to take the front fender off because it was rubbing, but it gives it that "hot rod" look :mrgreen:

I might have to get some wider bars form my Dad because he really doesn't fit on it :roll:

The bike with me:the builder

The bike

by **KOTA** on Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:24 pm

NICE!!

by **bighit** on Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:27 pm

Love me some firebolt

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