Schwinn Excelsior clunker 1942

[Jamis_Diablo]

Finished my clunker last week, finally after 6 years!

Started as a pretty rusty frame:

 

[asco1]

Hell-fuckin-yeah! That's beau-ti-ful!

 

[BikingDevil]

Awesome build!
I liked the rusty charme... looks more comparable right now, but sweet

 

[felixdelrio]

Perfect!

 

[kingmoe]

Wonderful bike, congratulations!

 

[Horster_Schwabe]

BOTY

 

[Jamis_Diablo]

Thanks guys! I wasn't sure if this type of bike is appreciated here, but apperently it is.
So I'll add some extra pics from the build.
The frame was sandblasted, then plasted to get rid of all the rust pits.
After sanding and cleaning came primer and paint.

Primer:

Creme paint:

Stencils

Finished

The white could have been a little more creme, and there are some little scratches from removing the stencils, but overall I'm pretty happy with the result.

 

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Woher bekommt man die Schellen für die Cantilever-Aufnahme/Sockel? Eigenbau?

 

[Jamis_Diablo]

These are original Schwinn canti's, they come with the mounting plates.
This set is actually two pairs of front brakes, they fit perfectly on the blade forks.
But it also works fine for the seat stays, as they are slightly oval.

 

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