Aaron, here's the pics of the bike from Gotavan. Don't know much about it but it looks like it had a Schwinn headbadge at one time.
Escaped Convict (Done)
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Didn't know the pics were so bad! Sorry about that. I'll try to get some better ones if you want.
OK despite the inquiries into swapping frames on this I am sticking with the original. I picked up this today at Walmart for $30 plus tax... close out item.
I now have a fork, wheels, tires, possibly bars, fenders, and who knows what else. Reinvigorated I spent 1.5 hours scrubbing the 3 layers of paint off with a scotch brite pad and carb cleaner. Cheap spray bomb paint bubbles right up with Carb Cleaner. Then I hand sanded the original factory paint off... it was Maroon. Only markings on bike were D 6034 on the drop out. Will start painting soon. I will either go with black and white stripes like a prison jumpsuit, or make the frame look like faux granite blocks in keeping with my "prison" theme.
I now have a fork, wheels, tires, possibly bars, fenders, and who knows what else. Reinvigorated I spent 1.5 hours scrubbing the 3 layers of paint off with a scotch brite pad and carb cleaner. Cheap spray bomb paint bubbles right up with Carb Cleaner. Then I hand sanded the original factory paint off... it was Maroon. Only markings on bike were D 6034 on the drop out. Will start painting soon. I will either go with black and white stripes like a prison jumpsuit, or make the frame look like faux granite blocks in keeping with my "prison" theme.
I agree, looks great now.Rat Rod said:
Great donor! I'm glad you're hanging in with your original selection. Your bike has sooooo much potential. I like the prison theme, lots of cool stuff you can do. How about a ball and chain anti theft device?
That first pic in your more configs. looks very interesting. How aboot a fixie classic, it does have the dropouts you need. I'm thinking black frame granite everything else. An escaped convict has to be fast, or at least look fast. lol
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Its a post war Schwinn DX
Chainsaw said:Aaron, here's the pics of the bike from Gotavan. Don't know much about it but it looks like it had a Schwinn headbadge at one time.
Its a post war Schwinn DX
Thanks Goldz! Do you think that's what Aaron's also?
My serial # is D 6034 which if it is a Schwinn places it as a 57' I think.
I primed and painted the frame today flat black. Will let it cure and do the white stripes. It will end up with a black and white striped (like a Zebra) frame and I may do the fenders in the faux granite. The ball and chain idea is cool.
Aaron
I primed and painted the frame today flat black. Will let it cure and do the white stripes. It will end up with a black and white striped (like a Zebra) frame and I may do the fenders in the faux granite. The ball and chain idea is cool.
Aaron
might wanna weld some chain ling together with a ball on top for a shifter if youve got a or 3 speed hub........might look kinda cool
Prepare to horrified......
I painted and assembled the bike today.
I had to use the Wally World Crank as the bearing race threads on the original were stripped. Sprocket is horrid looking, I will try to find one I like. My intention is to go with a banana seat and sissy bar but threw the Wal-Mart bike seat on for now. Wheels are not very true (big surprise) and there is a lot more things to tinker around with. Right now I don't like the fenders. That may change. I need to get a chain. Anyway.. enough talk...
Aaron
I painted and assembled the bike today.
I had to use the Wally World Crank as the bearing race threads on the original were stripped. Sprocket is horrid looking, I will try to find one I like. My intention is to go with a banana seat and sissy bar but threw the Wal-Mart bike seat on for now. Wheels are not very true (big surprise) and there is a lot more things to tinker around with. Right now I don't like the fenders. That may change. I need to get a chain. Anyway.. enough talk...
Aaron
That picture is bad, sorry. For some reason it looks huge in front of the board tracker but trust me it is tiny. Without a banana seat I'll probably have great difficulty riding it. May have to recruit the boy... he'll be devasted I'm sure.
Wow, that's a bold statement! Not bad looking at all, I don't think anyone will be horrified around here, unless you stripped and painted a mint 50's Phantom, and even then it probably wouldn't be unanimous.
OK I can't afford a springer front but the Hawethorn did have a cool set of truss rods. So... A quick clean up, prime and paint, and a bit of a tweak.. (gentle bend as it were) and we now have a cooler front end. My 6 year old likes it anyway !!!
My neighbor says it looks like the bike Beetlejuice had. Now I have to go search for that. Didn't occur to me I was making a BeetleJuice bike. Still plan to make some sort of tank insert with Maine Dept. of Corrections on it. Also want a cool old metal 6V Falshlight to mount to the truss rods. Still looking for a banana seat.
Aaron
My neighbor says it looks like the bike Beetlejuice had. Now I have to go search for that. Didn't occur to me I was making a BeetleJuice bike. Still plan to make some sort of tank insert with Maine Dept. of Corrections on it. Also want a cool old metal 6V Falshlight to mount to the truss rods. Still looking for a banana seat.
Aaron
