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cds2323, thanks for the comments and link. Taking both into consideration, I've now reversed my thinking. Mine looks just like the blue one in the post whose link you included. These prewar Westfield racks must have been really weak at the tabs that connect to the seat post. All that I've...

A lot of water under the bridge since my last post. Now life, slowly but surely, is offering an opportunity to spend a little time with my Davega girl. Recently, I overcame the most intimidating step of the project...lacing the skirt guard. I wanted to make it as close to the original lace...

Frame with original paint. Tank is repainted...my attempt at patina match.

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The tank has been an odyssey. This Davega girl had no tank when I bought it, but I'm fairly certain it had one originally. First, I had to determine what were the correct graphics. This question was answered by an image of the Westfield "50" Series F50T, provided by a fellow Michigander...

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Can't hurt to take a look. Can you post a pic?

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Looking for a long-neglected, crusty ballooner for riding. Tall/large frame. 30s or 40s. Skip tooth. No particular make or model. Rust and patina wanted, but mechanically sound. OG fenders. Seat can even be metal pan with patina (perfect!). Remaining paint should be OG. No house paint...

Beautiful original paint. Completely overhauled and in great mechanical shape. Just needs a new pair of tires for another 70 years of riding! Horn works...if you press just right! Fender light corroded badly inside and won't work without new components. Cool retro ride for your daughter, niece...

Thanks, Kevin, but I just listed it. I'm not in a rush don't want to ship. Maybe you have a friend in SE MI or northern OH who could pick it up? Otherwise, you could contact a bike shop near 48324 who could receive, pack and ship.

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Do you know during which years that badge was used?

Looking for lace loop springs

Nice survivor. Front tire US Royal Chain, rear tire Good Year All Weather. Missing only one of the two bullet end caps on the truss rods. I've only dusted it off since acquiring it a couple years ago. Serial #R309466. Pick up or drop off at local bike shop for shipping. $425

Congrats! Fantastic effort, gorgeous result. Go ahead....that bike deserves to be stared at!

Thanks anyway, CCR Dave. Happy trails....

FENDERS: Pretty clean! I'm sure most of you will agree, one fun part of this hobby is guessing at the history of a bike by its scars. In the case of this rear fender, and all the scratches on top of it, there's no need to guess. You'll notice from the first photo in this thread, when I got...

Need a couple of these, the type that hook into a tiny hole in the fender brace. Something similar could be found new at a hardware store or online, but prefer to use the real deal, ones that where mounted on a bike 80 years ago, with appropriate patina.

Looking for tank and/or working horn

SUGGESTIONS? The fender braces were covered with an old coat of brush-on silver paint. Today this was removed with water and copper wool. What's left is a mix of bare metal, a silver toned coating (I'm assuming that was the original) and a brownish/tarnished coating. In this photo, the brown...

Frame paint is original and beautiful. I'd prefer the original, brewster green tank....and avoid the need to try my hand at a matching patina paint job. Any help out there?

Frame paint is original and beautiful. I'd prefer the matching original tank, and avoid the need to try my hand at a patina paint job. Any help out there?

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any brewster greens out there?

Gorgeous! Awesome job...with lots of credit to your dad too!

Looking for the original brewster green/ivory tank for the bike pictured below. With or without horn. Second picture is the black/ivory version, which Fat Tire Trader is currently selling here on the Cabe.

You're right. I probably threw in the towel too early on finding the original, forest green/ivory version, but I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the reminder

CDS, do you know anyone in SE Michigan that does patina color-match painting?

CDS, that's helpful. Thanks. I'll reach our to Fat Tire Trader to see if I can get the measurements.

I'm bringing the Westfield Davega in the first pic back to life. Tank missing when I got it. I've acquired a mismatch tank that needs to be painted. Paint scheme will be the one from the second pic. Can anyone reply with a pic of an actual bike with this tank? If so, close-up of the tank would...

Beautiful job, dad

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Ya, besides, she might wind up with an oily rear end ;)

....or avocado oil or coconut oil? The eventual rider of this bike is a bit of a connoisseur and I already have a selection at home!

Junkie, you just might be right.

Here's an 80-year-old seat (Persons?) that is going to be ridden again...probably for the first time in decades. Any suggestions for something to help preserve and protect the cover? Also, I'm thinking of using Shoe Goo on this ripped area, to keep it from getting any worse. Anybody use...

appreciated...much cheaper than a therapist

Thanks, Rollfaster

WHEEL SET..."before" they had lots of rust, silver paint and skinny rubber! See pics above. And now...with new tires, tubes, a set of NOS New Departure discs and some old brass valve covers...as well as lots of paint stripper, Evaporust and fresh grease. Such a great feeling to bring this...

LUBE CONCLUSION: I tried three different strategies for lubricating the discs of my ND Model D hub, using a set of NOS ND discs....Park bicycle grease, Phil's Tenacious Oil and the MasterPro 85W-140 Gear Oil recommended by Miq above. The Gear Oil is lighter than Tenacious Oil and resulted in...

I didn't explain well. I used bicycle grease on bearings, races, cones etc, and only used the Tenacious Oil on the rings. I understand about some drag always being present, but with the current ND hub (using either Tenacious Oil or grease on the discs, and with noticeable play in the...

Miq, that comment about -20° was just a joke...I love to ride the vintage bikes, but not on those days! Anyway, I apologize if paying too much attention to a subject that doesn't warrant it, but you seem to know your oils/lubes. So, another question. Have you ever heard of Phil's Tenacious...

Miq, here in MI we don't have much concern about performance at 110°...but your point is well taken. Whatever oil I use, I don't plan on have a lot of excess on the discs, but just enough to coat them....kind like the strategy for chain lube. Just one thing...how will in work on a -20° day...

Thanks, Tim. I'm gonna pull it out again, clean the discs and use some lightweight oil/lube. The bearing cone adjustment will be done correctly.....and with these old bikes, that means leaving quite a bit of play, most of which is then eliminated when the wheel is mounted tightly in the frame!

Thanks, Miq. I had actually read the instructions indicating lighweight oil, but also saw a YouTube video and the guy used grease, so I just went with that. Do you use the same Gear Oil on the spline onto which the discs are placed? Or just let the excess oil from the discs lubricate the...

Thanks, Tim. Could grease really cause such resistance? Anyway, I also suspect you're right. I initially used Phil's Tenacious Bicycle lube, which is pretty viscous. It caused resistance. So, I took it back apart, cleaned and tried grease. No difference. I'll do it again with a...