Mercury Belt Drive Identification help

[HEMI426]

Welcome, what part of PA are you from? I sold that bike last year at the Canfield swap meet to a guy buying it for his friend, are you that friend? Here's the pics of it when I had it. I posted pics on the Cabe when I got it and the general consensus was its homemade.

 

[rustjunkie]

They should have used a bike with an actual drop out, then no modification should be needed.

 

[J-wagon]

Here pic of my Trek Sawyer belt drive. To install/remove belt, unscrew bolts seatstay junction. Mercury diy hobbyist similar approach near chainstay.

 

[Fatguyonlittlebike]

Welcome, what part of PA are you from? I sold that bike last year at the Canfield swap meet to a guy buying it for his friend, are you that friend? Here's the pics of it when I had it. I posted pics on the Cabe when I got it and the general consensus was its homemade.

Hey! I am that friend and it was quite the gift! Thanks for the information. I knew it had to be an old modification but I wasn’t sure if it was original or not. Any idea what model of Mercury it is?

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Without a Mercury Catalog and a model number stamp, I don't think there's a way to tell. Missing a lot of parts and recognizable paint scheme to help identify. I think the 4 digits near MG are the serial number, unless you find more digits under the crank.
I believe the only things original there are the rims, frame, (modified)sprocket, and cranks. Cool for a custom build, but like pointed out before, I'd beef up that frame patch, then have fun with it!

 

[Rusty McNickel]

There is a detachable link belting that would solve negotiating the stay. Install one and weld that baby back up! You will just have to figure out how to patina the belt without compromising torque transmission.

 

[Cooper S.]

That’s pretty neat, I’ve thought about making a belt drive with one of the detachable ones before