Custom 1974 Stingray

[azcottonpicker]

Hello people, it's been a while since I been on here. I been so busy with physical therapy from a fatal ankle/foot accident. It just takes time even 4 years later but good improvements. Here is a recent local find from an online classified i encountered. A custom-made cruiser type design using a serial dated 1974 Stingray. I'm in works of continuing this but changing some parts to OG Schwinn but keeping the full covered fenders as I love chrome. I got it a NOS chain guard part# 51-350 chrome mid 70's on style. I'm going to paint it to same color as this frame was painted "Red Pepper" on guard but leave the top portion chrome like the Krates were. Still an ongoing project as I'm in the process of waiting for spokes coming in to lace my awesome looking Bendix blue band "overdrive" to a nice condition S-2 center stamp wheel. I paid $300 for this bike that has a nice conditioned 20" genuine super deluxe springer. You all what part alone is worth.

 

[azcottonpicker]

The springer fork a lone is double the price I paid for the bike. Good deals are out there just got to stay on top of things. I replaced the awful white pedals that were on this bike to NOS 1998 re-issue pedals I had collecting dust. I have the white Stingray decals and handlebars 70's type. The front wheel S-7 was polished out and turned out nicely. That Scrambler sprocket will be changed to the smaller mag 46 tooth sprocket. When all done will post how it will look with changed parts and NOS accessories. Stay tuned.

 

[azcottonpicker]

Parts and new parts I been detailing with Simichrome polish I been using since 1977 as then a 13-year-old kid learning to not only learn to detail chrome but to take care his bike.

 

[azcottonpicker]

Later 60's Bendix blue band 28 hole hub with the slight change on the embossed-on brake arm?

 

[Grey Ghost]

Neat bike.
Good job.

 

[azcottonpicker]

Guard came in the other day. Later 70's NOS accessory chrome guard.

 

[azcottonpicker]

Fenders full wrap will now have stainless-steel rivets instead of those awful Philip heads.

 

[azcottonpicker]

NOS Troxel seat reflector.