1913 Pierce Project

[cyclingday]

Wow!
Super excited for you.

 

[Velocipedist Co.]

Wow!
Super excited for you.

Thanks Marty!

 

[Velocipedist Co.]

Time to do some welding! Looking forward to seeing some progress on this one Steve. V/r Shawn

Me too! Thanks for the encouragement, Shawn.

 

[New Mexico Brant]

Congratulations again Steve! Get out your Pierce "thinkie cap," now the real work can properly begin.

For anyone interested in the details:

 

[Velocipedist Co.]

…And thank you @dmk441 , @Blue Streak and everyone else for helping me finally track down a motor!

 

[Velocipedist Co.]

There is a perfect example of an original condition 1912 Pierce not too far from my house. (Carburetor) Carl is the owner and has graciously offered his bike as a pattern. I’ll definitely need the help so I am very grateful for this resource.
To appreciate the contrast, here is a photo of both our bikes together. Mine is the one in the foreground

 

[Velocipedist Co.]

This tool was loaned to me to help re-align the motor bosses on the frame. It basically takes the place of the motor and was created specifically for the 1912/13 Pierce Single.

 

[Velocipedist Co.]

You can appreciate how badly the frame was bent by studying the difference in alignment.

 

[Velocipedist Co.]

I heated the buckled section with a torch and cut a relief in order to move those bosses into alignment. The frame will ultimately be cut into sections in order to graft in new metal where needed but I wanted to establish my head/seat tube angles first.

 

[Velocipedist Co.]