Here are few updates. Let me start with the good news. I got this Monark inspired Electra sprocket through my local Electra dealer. They are not on their catalog any more, so i guess this counts as NOS
Installed the dog leg crank i got from Debutante, to my surprise modern bearing races and bearings did fit the old CWC cups! And to my surprise the gear from my 1980 Schwinn Heavy Duti did not fit, this modern crank has different t.p.i. then older Schwinn. Did not know that.
Another good piece of news is that the seatpost i made did fit. I ordered a 16mm stainless bar and cut a bit of material away on a lathe in our school. Our lathe is far from the best, since student work with it without knowing how to use it or take care of the machine, so the resulting surface is very ugly. But it works! Installed the older clamp on this modern saddle to fit it.
I also formed the stainless bolts i bought recently to look a bit more like original ones, with square head.
Here how the bike looks now:
Now to not-so-good news. The pedals that i showed you earlier ended up to be 9/16, not 1/2 as they were sold. The axle is 134mm long, longer then any i have, so i would have to find a way to modify my pedals to fit shorter axles, or to find new set, or more pedals to donate their parts to this project. Anyway, something that seemed a quick job before now becomes more complicated.
Another bummer, the chain guard i have ordered in the beginning of January is still not here, possibly lost at USPS. I hope it will appear again, and the seller is really helpful guy, visiting post office every few days asking them where is it, but still, the tracking shows no updates since 19th of January. Lets hope it shows up, would be a pity for a part to survive through 70 years to be lost in transit.
Apart from that it seems to come together pretty well, with few minor issues like paying extra import taxes, but i am prepared for that
Today i am going to my painter to discuss the paint job for this bike. Here is how my sketchy mock-up looks like:
Still, the colors and details might change. Thanks for watching, more updates to come soon
Installed the dog leg crank i got from Debutante, to my surprise modern bearing races and bearings did fit the old CWC cups! And to my surprise the gear from my 1980 Schwinn Heavy Duti did not fit, this modern crank has different t.p.i. then older Schwinn. Did not know that.
Another good piece of news is that the seatpost i made did fit. I ordered a 16mm stainless bar and cut a bit of material away on a lathe in our school. Our lathe is far from the best, since student work with it without knowing how to use it or take care of the machine, so the resulting surface is very ugly. But it works! Installed the older clamp on this modern saddle to fit it.
I also formed the stainless bolts i bought recently to look a bit more like original ones, with square head.
Here how the bike looks now:
Now to not-so-good news. The pedals that i showed you earlier ended up to be 9/16, not 1/2 as they were sold. The axle is 134mm long, longer then any i have, so i would have to find a way to modify my pedals to fit shorter axles, or to find new set, or more pedals to donate their parts to this project. Anyway, something that seemed a quick job before now becomes more complicated.
Another bummer, the chain guard i have ordered in the beginning of January is still not here, possibly lost at USPS. I hope it will appear again, and the seller is really helpful guy, visiting post office every few days asking them where is it, but still, the tracking shows no updates since 19th of January. Lets hope it shows up, would be a pity for a part to survive through 70 years to be lost in transit.
Apart from that it seems to come together pretty well, with few minor issues like paying extra import taxes, but i am prepared for that
Today i am going to my painter to discuss the paint job for this bike. Here is how my sketchy mock-up looks like:
Still, the colors and details might change. Thanks for watching, more updates to come soon