Building Darla (Red Hornet)...

[Saving Tempest]

It's really late, I'll see about adding a front basket later today.

 

[Saving Tempest]

I'll take the 3-LED Bell thing off Rosa for now (the seat post won't stay up so I borrowed all this for Darla) and for now I'm finished.

 

[frank 81]

It's a Beauty!!

 

[Saving Tempest]

Thanks!

 

[Saving Tempest]

I finally got the rack properly attached and rode it yesterday, now I have a FLAT TIRE...

 

[Saving Tempest]

I made arrangements with the bike shop owner to get the flat fixed and add liners and Slime. I'll hopefully get her back on the road next week. Walking it downtown wasn't easy on me though, I had to get her there before 4 pm and walking home made me rather sore and tired. I assumed the tube might not survive or it would have to be replaced anyway but I had to be careful with the tire and rim and it took forever.

 

[bladerunner1955]

The generator thing isn't going as smoothly as I had hoped...don't think I got it on there right.

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I have the DX rack at least.

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You need a nice original paint tank for this beauty your putting together and I have one.

 

[Saving Tempest]

I just sent mine off to be repaired and sandblasted though, and I live on a fixed income that's budget first come first served after the regular bills. Christmas is coming and if you look at my Project Rides threads you'll see I just sent a 1956 Columbia off to my sister's husband and have a '95 deluxe Schwinn springer and c.1966 ladies Huffy to go plus my Shelby and '51 Rollfast. I wanted to replate my Torrington crossbraced bars for Tempest as well. Or at the least get the brace that pooope dout of the ones it has back in and spot welded on the bottom.

I got this one because so far at $220 and a fair price for repairs and cleanup for painting I can afford to finish this over some time. I appreciate your offer though, thank you.

 

[Saving Tempest]

Thanks to @Danny the schwinn freak and @Jesse McCauley for selling me the headbadge and the screws! I finally got the badge on

 

[Saving Tempest]

Progress on my tank...Dayton Vintage Speed says they finally freed the horn assembly and of course the battery holder is beyond redemption although but he's checking out the button assembly (which for me is for looks as I use externally fired horns but somebody might want to fix it properly after I've pedaled off). Now he's set to match up and replace the damaged section of the tank.