I am now realizing i am posting here almost every day! I guess i am quite passionate about that build
It is quite active, so here are the updates:
I got the head badge delivered today! So nice of the seller, he even included original screws!
Yesterday i have shortened the Schwinn fork to fit my frame. I really just removed a little bit, less than an inch of a tube.
And of course got rid of those ugly v-brake bosses
Then i got back to the garage and kept thinking of where to get a seat post for it. Not possible to find imperial standard tubing here, 5/8" is 15.8mm. 15 is too small and 16 is too big to fit here, i tried both. My plan is to ask a local blacksmith with a good lathe to turn 16mm stainless rod down to 15.8mm for me, so i can bend it and use for my bike. But that would take some time, and i wanted to find at least some temporary solution...
And then this got into my eyes.
Those cheap cranks measure exactly 15.8mm! And the threaded part is exactly 22, like modern seat clamps. I had a set of new 152mm cranks, that got delivered to me by a mistake. They were too short for me anyway (and i have more if i need), but made such a great DIY lucky 7 post! That's the spirit of Rat Rod Bikes
Next move was turning an old American stem from 1" to 1-1/8". I had it lying around waiting for a proper project to be put on. Got a piece of an old destroyed 1-1/8" stem and a wider cone nut and here we go!
I also made a longer holes in the truss rods, since with the shorter fork they also needed shortening. And threw the bike together since i couldn't wait to see it standing! Even like that it looks so awesome! Pure CWC magic.
In the conclusion, i don't really like the way truss rods sit so low now, and i think i made a fork a bit too short, the top nut has some unused threads now. I had to better get it to LBS and thread it further, then shorten, but how would i know without trying. I am now just very glad i did extended the truss rods slots instead of permanently shortening them. I think i'd extend the fork back and thread it, then throw few spacers under it to make truss rods sit higher, leaving more space for the logo. Or should i maybe just make my own truss rods instead?