my four stroke build

headtrama

headtrama

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Here is the foundation for my four stroke build a early eighties Schwinn of course . so far I am in the process of replacing the rear drop outs and fitting up the front fork . This will be a Briggs powered bike. Ill try and keep posting pictures as I am going along for anyone interested in it .
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Great move replacing the stock semi-horizontal front-exit dropouts! You made a great foundation even greater!

Looking forward to your progress :D
 
Take charge of that cut-off wheel, hack those bass akward drop-outs gone. Think of it like taking a brand new engine, tearing it down, then replacing stock inferior parts with high performance muscle parts laff.

Keep it coming, it's looking great so far.....

dnut
 
scotto- said:
Take charge of that cut-off wheel, hack those bass akward drop-outs gone. Think of it like taking a brand new engine, tearing it down, then replacing stock inferior parts with high performance muscle parts laff.

Keep it coming, it's looking great so far.....

dnut
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Yeah I was able to bring myself to cut the dropouts off.
Cut it grind it to fit weld back on done .... Next line of business is a motor mount fun ...
 
well I got around to test fitting my motor in the frame looks like it will mount straight up and down . I will have to offset the motor about a inch but I can live with that here is what it will look like .
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Yeah Andy, that's gonna be one BAD mo-sheen!!! Keep it coming man, that bikes' gonna be sweet!

dnut
 
Is that contact paper or thin wood veneer over a gravitry feed gas tank?

I have put a regular lawn mower tank up on the bar of my build and is is not very stylish. It is also sitting on just the right side of the bar, but I am planning an intake on the left. I may see if I could steam and bend a curvature to make those parts covered with thin wood. Maybe there is some marine epoxy coat that is also resistant to gasoline to paint the cover too.

Also a damn big 4 stroke engine also helps your build!

Measure Twice
 
headtrama said:
well I got around to test fitting my motor in the frame looks like it will mount straight up and down . I will have to offset the motor about a inch but I can live with that here is what it will look like .
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That looks cool man! Hey I was wondering if you could shoot me some dimensions of your frame where the kit will go.
 
well i got around to welding my motor mount in and the drop outs . i ordered my carburetor but they were out of stock so I have to wait on making my intake manifold . I am also waiting on my hubs so i can put my rims together . Hmmmm seems like I'm doing a lot of waiting .
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sdjoe86 said:
That looks cool man! Hey I was wondering if you could shoot me some dimensions of your frame where the kit will go.
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The dimensions are the same as any early 80's schwinn cruiser frame . The only modifications to it are the drop outs and motor mount .
 
headtrama said:
well i got around to welding my motor mount in and the drop outs . i ordered my carburetor but they were out of stock so I have to wait on making my intake manifold . I am also waiting on my hubs so i can put my rims together . Hmmmm seems like I'm doing a lot of waiting .
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Hardest part of the build.........waiting on parts! And waiting and waiting.

dnut
 
Haven't lost interest in this , Just busy with other things at the moment . I did get around to making a muffler for it and a laid back seat post . I pick my rims up tomorrow so ill get the bike into a roller and post some pics .
 
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