Originally Posted by
jeepr
I don't have a problem with new wheels and components to make it something you will actually use. Unless something is going into a museum, I think it should be something you enjoy. With that said, I wouldn't modify the frame or get rid of the original components. It may end up in someones museum some day and the original components would be next to impossible to find.
Yes,
roughly how I treated my car -- excepting the non-original paint. Enough changes, the ones you can see are
period changes, and I saved everything I took off. Did NOT cut anything (OK, a few drilled holes for a roll bar), it can more of less be changed back.
Well, I'll need to make a choice. Maybe take it apart, clean up the paint, etc., the best I can, and ask myself "can I live with that?" and decide whther or not to be a spray-can barbarian. It'll be a while, need to reassemble the house and my wife's bike (other topic) comes first... but might be a fun project.