It's getting there. Sweet job cleaning up that spider mate!
Are the wheels Skyway OE?
And what's the history on the bike, Blue? is it yours from your youth or a score from the bay?
My only nerdish misgivings are the crank and pedals but if you're going to ride it i'll shut up
Looking good whatever though!
Yes, the wheels are Skyway OEs.
I picked it up from someone on line that saw a post I had on a non-bike related forum, I had shown a few of the bikes I have done in the past
and one of them was a Green Master, the guy said, "I have one of those" I asked what he wanted, and picked it up as you see it in the before
photos for $125.. He drove across 3 states and delivered it last weekend.
The bike will be more for riding with my son once he gets rolling, so it's not perfect, but I want it to look nice, and somewhat period correct.
The pedals reminded me of the old Shimano DX pedals I used to run on my old White 86 Sport back in the early 90s (sold it in 98 at a yardsale for $25
) at a fraction of the cost.. (I paid $17 for these, the real ones are $70 and up on Ebay for nice ones)
The cranks were cheap.. I am going to remove the "Poverty" mark when I get a chance, just so it don't stand out as much..
I would also like to find some "gum wall" Blue tires so that they look more correct..
Right now, the first thing on my list is brakes..
The decals and seat are already on the way.