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1982? Jamis Earth Cruiser 5 speed

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A little more progress on this lately. Dremeled off the bulky rear chainguard tab and rear derailleur cable braze-ons. Got some grips, red ano bear traps and a Brooks for it. Installed the 10mm rear axle for the rear hub so I can run the drum brake.

Next up I need to have spokes cut for the rear wheel, find some seat guts and a cool 3/32 chainring for a one-piece crank. Stupid White Industries freewheel takes an 8 speed chain...

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Looking good man!! I like where you're going with it! Red and gold is always a classic!

Have you by chance put the rear hub in the frame and checked the chain line? I'm guessing that the 135 surly hub may put your chain father out then the one piece crank allows for. I'm currently doing a build with the same hub, and that was my experience. I'm surprised the rear spacing is already at 130. 5 speeds for the era were 120, with 6/7 getting the bump to 127.

Also, a tip for 'spreading' the rear stays. I usually take an old axle and put nuts and washers on the inside of the drop outs and work them out slowly taking turns on each side. if you're aiming for 135, keep spreading until about 150, because it will spring back. But, if its already at 130, you can just ease the wheel in for the extra 5mm pretty easy without cold setting the frame.

And for the chain. they make 3/32 single speed chains. They won't be ramped like a 3/32 8 speed chain.
 
Pretty slow progress on this one as I’ve been more focused my on Schwinns. Sourced a Brooks professional and some guts and just wrapped up painting the worn brake tracks on the rims. I found a close enough gold spray paint match and masked off just the sides of the rims. Cheaper than what minty Ukai and Arayas are going for these days!

Next up will be going down to the shop and getting some spikes to lace up the rear wheel.

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A little more progress. Got the rear wheel laced up and test fitted. The shop will tension it for me then I'll likely need to massage the frame wider to fit the drum brake hardware. The bike rear end measured roughly 126-130mm originally and I'm cramming about 137-140mm there now...

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