This is my first post, I've been lurking here for a bit soaking up a ton of information. This is my first total bike rebuild, and already this site has been an awesome resource with a TON of information and lots of helpful members. Seems like a good forum here.
My wife snagged this '77 Schwinn Hollywood from her grandmother's garage, who knows how many years it had been sitting there untouched (she's a bit of a hoarder). Good condition for a 30+ year old bike, however it had a lot of surface rust as expected. Paint is good but has a good many chips and dings. I've spent my free time over the last week tearing the bike down and doing my best to remove all the rust, everything is coming clean with very little damage to the chrome underneath. I want to use as many original parts as possible (not for authenticity, I'm cheap is what it comes down to :lol: ) and get it back to a like-new rolling condition.
This picture better shows the rust condition over most of the bike:
Plans are to strip the frame to metal and repaint it black with pink accents. Whitewalls, new seat (black/white), grips, pedals, and a basket out front. I'm thinking flat black frame, fork, and fenders with pink pinstripe accents, pink inside the fenders, and pink wheels with polished spokes. No frame decals but I will be getting new decals for the chainguard.
Here is how it currently sits, I'm working on cleaning the wheels up right now. Next step is to refurb the hubs and strip the paint, then the reassembly can begin.
I'm on the lookout for a bike for myself, once I'm "done" with this one then I can start my own project. I've gotten a ton of ideas from this site and can't wait to build a bike of my own.
My wife snagged this '77 Schwinn Hollywood from her grandmother's garage, who knows how many years it had been sitting there untouched (she's a bit of a hoarder). Good condition for a 30+ year old bike, however it had a lot of surface rust as expected. Paint is good but has a good many chips and dings. I've spent my free time over the last week tearing the bike down and doing my best to remove all the rust, everything is coming clean with very little damage to the chrome underneath. I want to use as many original parts as possible (not for authenticity, I'm cheap is what it comes down to :lol: ) and get it back to a like-new rolling condition.
This picture better shows the rust condition over most of the bike:
Plans are to strip the frame to metal and repaint it black with pink accents. Whitewalls, new seat (black/white), grips, pedals, and a basket out front. I'm thinking flat black frame, fork, and fenders with pink pinstripe accents, pink inside the fenders, and pink wheels with polished spokes. No frame decals but I will be getting new decals for the chainguard.
Here is how it currently sits, I'm working on cleaning the wheels up right now. Next step is to refurb the hubs and strip the paint, then the reassembly can begin.
I'm on the lookout for a bike for myself, once I'm "done" with this one then I can start my own project. I've gotten a ton of ideas from this site and can't wait to build a bike of my own.
