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Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Welcome to Stephen G.'s "The Complete Guide to Reparing A Bicycle Tank For Dummies"
Today's specimen, the deluxe tank from a 1966 Huffy Silver Jet. Like many tanks, several decades pass by and things corrode, often leaving your tank dead completely and void of any functionality whatsoever.
This is where I started; the original tank for the bike. It was stripped bare with the only thing identifying it as a deluxe Silver Jet tank was the switch plate. I tried for more than a year to find the parts to complete it and the only thing I found was a rough headlight. It is cases such as these where replacing the tank ("Upgrading") would be a better option. Otherwise, it would cost a significant amount of money and a great amount of time. Two things a college kid such as I, just cannot swallow.
That chance came about a month ago when a tank showed up on eBay and I bid something fierce. The tank was in pretty good shape and fairly complete. The only thing missing was the horn and the mounting hole on the plate.
And as luck would have it, a lesser complete tank showed up. This one had a little less rust, the horn (standard Delta I think), better chrome, and a better plate.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Today's specimen, the deluxe tank from a 1966 Huffy Silver Jet. Like many tanks, several decades pass by and things corrode, often leaving your tank dead completely and void of any functionality whatsoever.
This is where I started; the original tank for the bike. It was stripped bare with the only thing identifying it as a deluxe Silver Jet tank was the switch plate. I tried for more than a year to find the parts to complete it and the only thing I found was a rough headlight. It is cases such as these where replacing the tank ("Upgrading") would be a better option. Otherwise, it would cost a significant amount of money and a great amount of time. Two things a college kid such as I, just cannot swallow.
That chance came about a month ago when a tank showed up on eBay and I bid something fierce. The tank was in pretty good shape and fairly complete. The only thing missing was the horn and the mounting hole on the plate.
And as luck would have it, a lesser complete tank showed up. This one had a little less rust, the horn (standard Delta I think), better chrome, and a better plate.
TO BE CONTINUED...