Originally Posted by
specialmonkey
and will replace the original stem with a taller Schwinn girder style,
Cool bikes. I always loved Schwinn's "Kool" colors. especially the orange.
Have you used one of those stems before? Just an FYI in case you haven't. I had one on a Varsity. I had high hopes for it because they look so elegant. The way the lines flow is just so cool. I powder coated it gloss black and used all new stainless hardware. It looked the biz. Unfortunately it flexed like a wet potato chip. And I was running it slammed ALL the way down. Look up inside and you'll see where the butting stops in the worst possible place. Begging to crack too. Really made me scratch my head why they did that.
Goos luck with the wheels. Should be a great bike when you are done.