36 Firestone Fleetwood

[Balloonoob]

@Balloonoob Would you be able & or opposed to putting a shim under the bearing race? It could give you some clearance Clarence if you have enough threads on the neck jus' to get it riding ....until you get a fork or the 1 You want.

That might just work. I've used this trickery to gain clearance for a chain ring before but never thought to use it on a fork. The reality is that this fork looks like crap and has to go soon anyways.

 

[Krakatoa]

Nice progress Nate!

I'm guessing you just set the guard back on there for the picture of the bike in post #7. Shawn is correct the forks are difficult to find but I have a feeling one may be closer than you think...

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[Balloonoob]

Hi Nate. Yeah in post 7 I just staged up the guard. I received a patina matching wald3 stem from @SKPC (thanks Pete!) which looks great! I'm looking forward to a swap on April 10th..... Who knows what I'll find there. For now it's a roller but not yet done.

 

[Balloonoob]

I found the correct fork a while back on eBay and reluctantly stripped the repaint off of it and rusted it up all day today. I then (likely prematurely) gave it a grease bath which will need hosed off and probably wiped down tomorrow. I was going to put a set of maxxis hookworms on it but I'm not sure that 2.5 inches of tire will fit in the fork. I have another set I might weasel off of another bike. Still need a rusty drop center wheel for the front. The modern wheel I had on the front was awful and is not going back on.

 

[tripple3]

I was going to put a set of maxxis hookworms on it but I'm not sure that 2.5 inches of tire will fit in the fork.

Nope. 2.3 barely fits, with an occasional rub in a quick turn.
I dig what you're doing with it; take your time, no rush.

Rotated tires with the recent spoke re-new.
Edit add: look close at the bee-hive and bees on the bottom of that sign!
Appeared over-night, haven't seen it since.

 

[Balloonoob]

Nope. 2.3 barely fits, with an occasional rub in a quick turn.
I dig what you're doing with it; take your time, no rush.
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Rotated tires with the recent spoke re-new.

Thanks Mark! Helpful info. Got dem vans on.

 

[Balloonoob]

I think the fork is rusty enough. Took some pictures in the rain after mounting it on the bike and hitting it with wd40. I'm thinking I might try and put some black fat franks on it which are 26 x 2.35. Still needs a rusty front wheel.

 

[Oldnut]

Just picked up this one

 

[Balloonoob]

Just picked up this oneView attachment 1414091

Very nice! Looks good with the original fenders. Does yours have both badge screws and a bottle cap hole like mine? Whatcha gonna badge it?

 

[Oldnut]

Screws and a hole no badge that fork is hard to find I need another one