The 1940s Westfield project continues. Today's work involved cleaning and reassembling the bottom bracket parts, also cleaning, polishing and patching the paint on the fenders; and doing the same on the chain guard. I also cleaned up the handlebars.
The chain ring is an unorthodox type that does not take the normal drive pin often seen on one peice cranks. This model slides onto a tapered part of the cranks and locks.
The fenders mimic the English style, but have a "gothic" shape that comes to a point at the top. They combine the "white tail" of English roadsters with the shape of Westfield bicycles. I cleaned these up oxalic acid, polished them, then matched and patched up the paint. The insides of the fenders got a liberal coating of flat black oil-based paint. This protects the fender wells from the elements and prevents the development of rust from any dirt and moisture from the road.
I built a set of pedals for the bike. The bike came with Persons pedals that were not rebuildable. I built up a set of original Torrington 8's, but with new production rubber blocks in the Torrington #10 style. New rubber and vintage steel is a good combination.
