Saginaw powerbike build

[LUKE135]

Well here is what I'm starting with. Left to die in a midwest farm trash pile. I think I'll call it the Phoenix.

 

[LUKE135]

Usable parts sandblasted. Let's go to work..

 

[LUKE135]

Premiliary fitup. Original shaft bushings gone. These ball bearing flange bearings will get up and running. I'll recreate the originals later

 

[LUKE135]

Ok missing brackets roughed in. The coaster brake brackets will take some time to get right. I'm working from internet pics.

 

[LUKE135]

Fender fit up. Not quite the radius I'm looking for. We will correct that.. git her done..some people ask. why I like resurrecting old rusty junk. Well get busy building or get busy dying..

 

[LUKE135]

Fender fit up in progress

 

[LUKE135]

The coaster brake hub and brackets were missing. I bought a hawthorne hub on ebay and built the mount brackets. Next step is mounting a 32 tooth sprocket to the hub.

 

[Rusthound]

Looks good I would not mind a rusty crusty unit to restore myself...

 

[Boris]

Appears that "Phoenix" is in very capable hands. Thanks for sharing your project as it progresses. Nice set of skills you've acquired. Is finished fender to be a curved steel plate as seen in first post, or are you elaborating on original design with an arched fender? Also, was the bike frame that we're seeing, found with the deck etc.?

 

[LUKE135]

Pics on the net tell me that a curved fender is original. I'll go with that. The bike frame is just a placeholder as it's a 1960s schwinn. I need a bike from the 1930s or 1940s to get it right. The price of these bikes is too high for my social security budget. I'll make a frame from scratch. Pics are a cheapo frame jig from previous builds