1956 Schwinn Hornet
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This color s called psycho Lime, has 2 coats 1st is silver base 2nd is the psycho lime. My digital camera is complicated, some pictures do know justice. I will post pics later this evening, now I,m at Costco getting tires on the van, man this Samsung galaxy tablet Iis killer, just hope this posted. Later Dirty
That looks pretty nice. I can't wait to see more photos of that and similar future builds. I love the Beach cruiser frames ESPECIALLY vintage Schwinn's. Awesome. 
Ok, Now i will post a dew more pics of bike parts, lets see first a decal photo of a old rams horns / stripes i found on E-bay, cool but not the ones you stencil paint on the bars. Then i have a few goodies i plan to add to the build as well.
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Alright guys now i finally have parts & wheels,,, , guess we call it a roller at this stage of the build. Let's call it "The Green Hornet" for now.Attachments
New update, pulled the trigger & ordered worksman aluminum alloy wheel set W front drum brake. now the anticipation of waiting a month to be delivered. Next paycheck will be a hub adapter & sprocket form Sportsman. more pics soon enough!I finally finished it. Took off the white walls, replaced with black brick ones. She rides like a dream, & now i'm building some lights. Check out the pics!
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Wow, look at that! Very cool cruiser build. People ask me all the time if the Worksman toolbox fits a Panther and I always say no. Looks like you proved me wrong. Anyway, cool build and nice paint job, too!
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Thanks Pat! I think the key to it is the tires, I used 26" X2.125 Duro knock offs of the schwinn tires. I have only 1/4" gap of space between them. i'm working on a headlight & turn signal style lights. I will be working another Hornet/ Spitfire straight bar this fall, will your gas tank fit these type of frames?
As long as the center bar is straight you should be good. Seems there is one year where the center tube was 1" and all the other years were 7/8". On that one year frame my tank will not fit or it's very tight. I had shortened a couple tanks to fit these oddball 1" center tube frames. Never really an issue, though. I think I have seen only two of them so far. Eventually I'll make a proper Panther tool box.
Wow,,, yeah that make sense, I must of have one of that particular year. I will need to run the serial # , cause the tank off the green hornet doesn't fit, it's very tigh, maybe a little grinding can fix that. Here are some more pics of the 1956 Green Hornet.
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Norm knows these old Schwinns better than anyone I know. Hey Norm, what year is the Panther frame with the bigger center tube?
man that is sweet it just makes me look even more forword to getting my 52 schwinn american up and running
Beautiful Bike!! love the color and by not painting the tank you've heightened the detail greatly.
Very Nice!
Question: why didn't hide the CDI in the tool box ? just curious
Very Nice!
Question: why didn't hide the CDI in the tool box ? just curious
Currently i have a few tools stored in it. I plan on putting a battery for lights sometime down the road.
I think the 1952 model has the center tube the same thickness as the top & down tubes.
Thanks Silverbear, I like the old headlights & turn signals, trying to figure a way to make a switch / button to operate them. As far as Schwinns I perfer them most of all. Here is some pics of another schwinn bike I plan on building this fall / winter.Attachments
Another classic frame design. The bike is in nice condition. My winter build (kindalikeawhizzer) is a 51 cantilever frame. Well made and lots of room for the engine. I like the head badge, too. Will this also be a China girl engine?
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