Sorry this is kind of delayed, thanks for the advice folks, it let me proceed with the mallet and steel wedge with a little more confidence, after letting some wd40 soak in a little the cups popped right out with just a few good taps of the mallet, piece of cake.

Installing the Adapter was also a piece of cake, just tap one side in, install the Bottom Bracket, align the other piece, slide it in, and used the three mounting screws to cinch it into the shell tight, I got the adapter here:

http://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30...ils&sku=CR0500

This appears to be the only silver one available online right now, I ordered one from 2 other online retailers and they were all out of stock or discontinued, Harris sells one that is cheaper but it's black.

The brand new Japanese bottom bracket and shinny aluminum of the adapter had everyone in the garage drooling

shoot, thought I had a picture with me, will have to post after the holidays, instead here is a random picture of my other Schwinn