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1939 Shelby Airflow restoration update part 1

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Reesatheresa

Finally riding a big boys bike
The first photo is of the bike from the auctioneers website. When we took off the tank the original Eveready battery was still inside. The date on it was to be used by 1942. Really cool find! The bike and pedals have been taken off and the rust has been removed as much as possible. When looking at the underside of the seat, the original Lobdell-Emery sticker is still intact. The Torrington year drop pedals were a bitch to clean, but have shined up well. The bike was washed but the yellow paint was stained from 78 years of dirt. I used Meguire's compound to restore the clarity and remove some of the rust. The white wall tires were yellow when I got the bike home. They now look like they were intended. There is still a lot to do, but this progress was made a lot faster than I thought. Last photo is how it looks this evening. I am pretty happy with the results!
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See now, already you are adding good info to the CABE knowledge base. I'm talking about your photo of the Torrington #7 pedals. I'm going to turn two others onto your post... tell me please, in a follow-up post, the measure on your pedal blocks. Are they ~3 1/2" long and ~3/4" wide?
@morton ; @rustjunkie . Really GREAT job on the clean-up!

Another suggestion, rustjunkie has much experience with seat preservation. You might message him and ask how he would preserve the underside of your seat pan....
 
WOWm
Nice bike. What type of reflector goes on these things can you take. Pic of yours ?
 
See now, already you are adding good info to the CABE knowledge base. I'm talking about your photo of the Torrington #7 pedals. I'm going to turn two others onto your post... tell me please, in a follow-up post, the measure on your pedal blocks. Are they ~3 1/2" long and ~3/4" wide?
@morton ; @rustjunkie . Really GREAT job on the clean-up!

Another suggestion, rustjunkie has much experience with seat preservation. You might message him and ask how he would preserve the underside of your seat pan....

Thank you. The blocks are 3 1/4 and slightly less than an inch wide.
 
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