~~Led Zep~~

[yeshoney]

Got a few hours to strip and start the rebuild. For those that don't know this is a very rare X ##### 1935 or '36 Rollfast TriBar Zep Frame with the curved Elgin Robin down tube. I stripped the paint because it wasn't original anyway, only the darts and head tube enamel was and i toook plenty of pics to duplicate them later if it were to be restored. The original HP Snyder sprocket was too worn to retain given I am putting a brand new chain on it and since i plan to ride it I did not want to go out and stretch a new chain. I used this Shelby sprocket instead with near NOS dog leg crank - original (the one that came with the bike when i got it ) was bent and not original anyway. Fork is a Westfield one, not an HP Snyder unit, but close enough. I am not trying to restore this, but I am trying to use period correct. The tube joints are very nice as you can see by the close ups. They really built them well back in the day! 8)

 

[catfish]

Can't belive you took off the original paint. The paint looked to good to strip off.

 

[yeshoney]

The only place the paint was original was the seat tube, the BB, and the head tube. It was expertly stripped in all other areas and repainted without primer in an almost color match thin coat. I stripped most of it off with my fingernail.

Can't belive you took off the original paint. The paint looked to good to strip off.

 

[bricycle]

...looking good sir! Keep us posted! bri.

 

[catfish]

OK. I couldn't tell that from the photos I had seen. That's why I wanted the bike. I thought it was orig paint.