Maxacceleration
Finally riding a big boys bike
Hello all,
I am new here and have a '1957 Corvette 3 speed I recently acquired. A rider, but with too much patina for me!
Too much bubbling rust spots for me.
This bike is missing quite a few parts for keeping it an original stock Corvette.
What is original is the frame & fork, Sturmey 3 spd hub/shifter, crank (not the chainring) chainguard, maybe the stem, not sure on the bars but probably not. Plenty of rust/patina on the bars though.
So... BMX restomod it is! In a deluxe sort of way. It won't be a full stipper bmx 'race' bike. ...Just contemplating keeping the chainguard on it, the deluxe '59+ seat I acquired in phenominal condition, the SA hub and shifter.
Chrome bmx cruiser forks are on the way. Some sort of 'different' colored tires too. Single rear side pull for the moment.
Putting back 26" wheels on it, as someone was running it with 700c.
Its a vision!
I have found a very nice two stage powdercoat candy apple red for it. Might vary from the original color paint slightly, but close enough. I have decals on the way too. So a 2021 1957 Corvette it will be!
I am open for ideas, do'd & don'ts and opinion!
I am starting this thread rather early, or just at the start of my refresh. ...Acquiring parts. ...Returning parts because vendors don't send out the parts they describe they are selling. Oh well, it all happens in time!
So far, bars, stem, seatpost & a couple of seats... Mocking up for the time being.
Thats all I got, and progress will be moderate.
I am new here and have a '1957 Corvette 3 speed I recently acquired. A rider, but with too much patina for me!
Too much bubbling rust spots for me.
This bike is missing quite a few parts for keeping it an original stock Corvette.
What is original is the frame & fork, Sturmey 3 spd hub/shifter, crank (not the chainring) chainguard, maybe the stem, not sure on the bars but probably not. Plenty of rust/patina on the bars though.
So... BMX restomod it is! In a deluxe sort of way. It won't be a full stipper bmx 'race' bike. ...Just contemplating keeping the chainguard on it, the deluxe '59+ seat I acquired in phenominal condition, the SA hub and shifter.
Chrome bmx cruiser forks are on the way. Some sort of 'different' colored tires too. Single rear side pull for the moment.
Putting back 26" wheels on it, as someone was running it with 700c.
Its a vision!
I have found a very nice two stage powdercoat candy apple red for it. Might vary from the original color paint slightly, but close enough. I have decals on the way too. So a 2021 1957 Corvette it will be!
I am open for ideas, do'd & don'ts and opinion!
I am starting this thread rather early, or just at the start of my refresh. ...Acquiring parts. ...Returning parts because vendors don't send out the parts they describe they are selling. Oh well, it all happens in time!
So far, bars, stem, seatpost & a couple of seats... Mocking up for the time being.
Thats all I got, and progress will be moderate.