'47 schwinn continental

[Bendix]

before

after

 

[thatismytruck]

Very nice transformation.

 

[FaceOFFbikes]

Nice job! and the chainguard looks mint. Let's see the girls version.

 

[Rat Rod]

Beautiful....love the upgraded components...looks sharp.

 

[Bendix]

Nice job! and the chainguard looks mint. Let's see the girls version.

you do see what's left of the girls version- it had the straighter of the 2 forks unfortunately it had been badly cut, bent, & re-welded into a smaller ladies frame! the chainguard did clean up surprisingly well. most of the parts were ebayed to make the project pay for itself. i think i have a badge, a fork, and a cottered crank left.....

 

[Hooch]

want to sell the cottered crank?
that bike looks so cool
my 51 traveler is heading down a similar path

 

[FaceOFFbikes]

Nice job! and the chainguard looks mint. Let's see the girls version.

you do see what's left of the girls version- it had the straighter of the 2 forks unfortunately it had been badly cut, bent, & re-welded into a smaller ladies frame! the chainguard did clean up surprisingly well. most of the parts were ebayed to make the project pay for itself. i think i have a badge, a fork, and a cottered crank left.....

where did you get the replacement crank for the schwinn?

 

[Bendix]

want to sell the cottered crank?
that bike looks so cool
my 51 traveler is heading down a similar path

keep an eye on the classifieds, as soon as it's warm enough i'll find/photograph it.

 

[Bendix]

where did you get the replacement crank for the schwinn?[/quote]

continentals and paramounts had three piece cranks, the bb seems to be a regular bsc 1.37x24 thread. a shimano un-54 bb fit slightly loose but another modern stronglight cartridge unit fit better. i suppose it could be threaded for some old phillips/raleigh bb, .005 larger w/ a whitworth thread but i don't know how likely that is......the crankarms are some old 7s era xt's.

 

[FaceOFFbikes]

where did you get the replacement crank for the schwinn?

continentals and paramounts had three piece cranks, the bb seems to be a regular bsc 1.37x24 thread. a shimano un-54 bb fit slightly loose but another modern stronglight cartridge unit fit better. i suppose it could be threaded for some old phillips/raleigh bb, .005 larger w/ a whitworth thread but i don't know how likely that is......the crankarms are some old 7s era xt's.[/quote]
What? you loss me, lol. Did you buy them or get them off of another bike? and if so what kind? thanks

 

[Bendix]

sorry, it's a modern stronglight cartridge bb (new a few years ago), and an old shimano xt crank from something or other i parted out at one time or another