No chop chopper

[deorman]

Gonna rearrange this Ross a little, more or less the same way as back in "the olden days" . Planned so far, clean the poopy out of, and lube the wheels. Change the front "goes well with a slick" tire for a plain Jane line tread. Lose the Jr. size crank in favor of "normal" size, with a bigger front ring. Replace the fork with one from a 27" bike so the new crank can go around without hitting the ground :mrgreen: . Replace the Weimann brake system with a single Bulldog bmx unit. Extend the seat supports an as yet undetermined amount to allow for my legs. PAINT BLACK. 8) Still up in the air about the shifting arrangement.

 

[texasbigjon]

looks like a cool little project! im just trying to imagine how high that seat will be! :lol:

 

[deorman]

I don't have too far to go, and the crank change will give a couple inches.

 

[mikesbikes36]

cant belive ur gonna paint that ...i think u could get some decent money for that bike if its original and in good shape...but its urs after all ....keepin the front tire ??? mike

 

[outskirtscustoms]

as far as shifter goes I'd extend the original and make a jockey shift

 

[deorman]

Fairly uncommon in salvageable condition. Hey, the perfect candidate for a rat-rod vehicle! :!: I'm probably leaving it unscuffed and unprimed, at least at first, but I'm not concerned with it's fiduciary value. If I was a gazillionaire I'd be having my welder finish up my '32 Chevy chop about now. :mrgreen:

 

[deorman]

Well the cover's gone, but I'll be extending the stock one if I stick with a stick.

 

[deorman]

Not visible in the pic, along withe the missing shifter parts and grips, seat damage, and rust, the bottom bracket has been re-welded. Looks like a really good job, but it wasn't repainted and there's surface rust, looks like I'll be doing some prep work after all.

 

[user 135]

Mask off the good paint, paint the affect BB area black to go with Bumblebee theme.

 

[gowjobs]

I've got a chainguard, if you need it. I hope your extended fork looks better than mine did. I went back to the stocker after trying a fork off a comfort bike. I'm running a 165mm crank on mine, and it clears the ground pretty well. That said, I'd need to add at least six inches to the sissy bar for mine to be really rideable with my 35" inseam.

 

[Galtbacken]

Cool project! 8)

 

[deorman]

The trick to using this type of mod, without becoming a unicyclist :? , is compensating for the angle change and the rearward displacement of the seat from raising it, by moving the the front mount back, which brings the seat forward, which of course :roll: means it needs to go up a little more. :lol: These bars with the turn-down grips are pretty good about pushing them forward, and you can also use a later Schwinn 10-spd stem to add that tiny bit of room, if need be. :wink:

 

[deorman]

Got the seat support extension mocked up, and the design of the seat means I probably won't need to shift it forward. The crank clearance is not as bad as I would have expected, but my foot still hits the ground, so the long fork is next on the list. Also a reprieve for the muscle "purists", while I decide whether or not the puked mustard paint is growing on me.

 

[6ixty 6ix]

I like this bike, and I dig the paint. Personally, I wouldn't mess with it, but ultimately it's yours, so....

Mike.

 

[deorman]

Okay, this is working. 8) I think that bumpy plank passing for a seat is headed for the closet, though. :lol:

 

[deorman]

See the other bike here :arrow: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=30861&p=302047#p302047

 

[gowjobs]

Very cool. Maybe you could fog some red on the head-tube and blend the two colors, while retaining the markings, etc.?

 

[deorman]

...fog on the head-tube and blend the two colors?

Cool concept, but I'm thinking I'll probably try to match the yellow, or paint the whole thing. The burnt bottom bracket's bugging me, whatever it gets the fork will get as well. :wink:

 

[deorman]

When I took the sprocket off, I found a bumpy spot, and when I threw paint at it my aging eyes noticed a void on the other side. For some reason, my camera doesn't want to see them. :roll: