1950 Schwinn

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Im building up a Schwinn Panther, The frame is a 1950
Forks are felt abrahams with the stem modded for a 1 inch schwinn neck.
sturmey archer 90 mm dymo hub in front motobecane.drum hub in rear.
wheels are going to be 19;incch moped with 11 ga. Spokes.
Here is where I need some help. The motor is a kawasaki fa130d as19 from a jd edger.
Ive done the ports -took out the govenor- going to the eyebrows- got rid of the diaphram carb and am going to use a flo jet
and plan on a billet jr dragster flywheel. Im not too sure about doing anything else becuase i cant find any internal performance parts. Looking for advice/help/ or leads to parts. Anyone makencustom parts rods?

 

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What sort of drivetrain/gearing/clutch etc are you going to use? With 19" tyres you are going to have to gear low. Are you using a jackshaft? Are you sure that the engine can handle being mounted at that angle. Usually engines are good to about 20 degrees

 

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Thanks for the interest. Im going to be using 19 inch rims which should give me a 25 inch profile. Im going to use a drivenset up similar to a whizzer with a final belt drive. Im not sure yet if I will be usjng a cent. clutch or the slip style wbich is just slipping belts .

 

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So some things came up for a while and the toy had to go on hold. But I ended up scrapping the Kawasaki engine and going with a 3 hp Briggs I/C. Carb is a 5 hp flo - jet ( probably need to get something bigger but I like the stock look) had DynoCams weld up and put the 94ss grind on a factory compression release 3 hp cam, exhaust springs both in and out, 5 hp lifters, cut head,spring pockets, billet flywheel, analog tach, my seat came it's the black one on the right, still have a bunch of stuff to do but it's getting there.

 

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Oh yeah jackshaft will be mounted at 90 degrees to seat post tube.

 

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Special wide cranks for clearance, need to keep the pedals so it's street legal.