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Well I pulled it apart moved the fender around and I flipped the fender braces. It turns out the replacement brace is actually a little shorter then the factory Schwinn brace. With the replacement brace on top and the Schwinn brace on the bottom it fits together pretty nice. The top still does...

So I am assembling a 1957 Schwinn Deluxe Hornet. It has the later style springer and is an S-7 bike. In mounting the front tire I find that I have about an inch of clearence between the top of the fender and the top of the tire. On the back/lower part of the fender the clearance is much less...

I contacted Mr. Columbia and he said it was a 40. Thank you for your valuation. I appreciate it. And I am certainly looking forward to the wedding!

Looking to get a ballpark value on this bike. I'm getting married in less than a year and I know this bike is going to be on the chopping block pretty soon. It is a 1940 Columbia sold through Merion department stores. Overall it is original, but it is missing the horn unit, front light, and the...

Everything looks to be original. I will get a bunch of better pictures posted tomorrow. The pictures in my first post were taken with my phone right when I got home from the show that I found the bike at. I'll be sure to get the serial number too. I'm looking forward to getting this thing...

I got this bike yesterday at a military vehicle show and swap meet. I gave $150, not sure what it is worth at this point, but I know it's got to be worth more than what I paid. It really looks to be a survivor, albeit a little rough. Original paint and chrome, the Persons seat is still solid...

I just finished the resto on a 1948/49 Cleveland Welding Company Luxury Liner. I left it as original as possible. All of the chrome and red painted surfaces are original. The frame has been repainted, the original paint was very bad. Overall the original paint was cleaned, polished and clear...

Very cool. Looks like it was a great ride!

Thanks guys. When I finally assembled it as a final product and took those last pictures, I must say I felt pretty proud. I felt even better when I realized how nice it rides. All I need really is to find a replacement horn unit. The original looked pristine other than being corroded nearly in...

I vote for #2 or #4

And where it finished:

I picked up this 1948 Cleveland Welding Company Luxury Liner this past October. It came from the estate of the original owner. Real dusty, missing pedals, torn up seat cover, but pretty much all there and very straight. Over the past 3 weeks I set about to restore/preserve it. Lots of washing...

It was no easy chore and the bend was really more of a twist. The center forging line between the two arms had a pretty good curve in it rather than being straight. It took four sessions of trial and error with a big pipe and the bench vise. It isn't 100% perfect but it is close enough that it...

As it turns out, the chain ring is fine. The problem is the bent crank. I've gotten the crank bent back and sure enough the wobble went away.

I am in the process of assembling my 1948 Roadmaster Luxury Liner and I'm finding that there is some troubling wobble in the chain ring. About 1/4 left to right movement. I did remove the bearing cups when working on the frame, but they did not appear to be bent. Currently booth appear to be...

B607 is giving you some good advice...lot more money on the table than 50 bucks

I'm thinking its a CWC frame. I wouldn't get too hung up on the rim/hub, its not like they're hard to change. Isn't possible it was swapped out at some point over the last 60 years?

That is very cool. Hopefully this will inspire someone to repop some other vintage tire brands.

I have a Schwinn locking springer fork setup that needs to be assembled. I have a tendency to over think things so, this may be a non-issue, but is there a certain way that this type of fork should be assembled? Should it be assembled on or off the bike? Should I attach the spring hardware and...

I'm in Utica, Ryan rd and Auburn rd. looks like three or four of us are fairly close. Anyone ever ride Riverbends Park or the paths around Romeo? Also any of you local suburban Detroiters ever want swap or sell parts or projects? Maybe one day we could plan a little show and swap somewhere?