I'm hitting snags on just about every part of my build but so far have been able to overcome them. Well, my discovery today is major and may just put a stop to my hole build. Please help ... I'm building an old schwinn 60's era bike. Everything on this dang thing is just non-standard it seems.
My big issue #1 for today is that the cranks don't clear the motor! I need about another 1/4" at least between my cranks so they clear the engine.
So ok, can I somehow bend these things out a little bit without screwing them up? Anyone else had to do this? I was thinking about taking them off, putting them in a vice and using a pipe to slightly bend each side out what do you think?
And issue #2 is that the motor does not clear the chain guard. I can't get the motor low enough to mount the frame because the chainguard is in the way. So no big deal except that my chainguard is amazingly beautiful! I don;t want to do without it. Its nice shiny chrome schwinn chainguard and I really like it. So I will try to figure this one out too but first the dang cranks?
Any suggestions very very appreciated!
My big issue #1 for today is that the cranks don't clear the motor! I need about another 1/4" at least between my cranks so they clear the engine.
So ok, can I somehow bend these things out a little bit without screwing them up? Anyone else had to do this? I was thinking about taking them off, putting them in a vice and using a pipe to slightly bend each side out what do you think?
And issue #2 is that the motor does not clear the chain guard. I can't get the motor low enough to mount the frame because the chainguard is in the way. So no big deal except that my chainguard is amazingly beautiful! I don;t want to do without it. Its nice shiny chrome schwinn chainguard and I really like it. So I will try to figure this one out too but first the dang cranks?
Any suggestions very very appreciated!