Plan of attack or any advice/tips on this would be very helpful. Never attempted anything like this before.
The frame is cromo steel and seems mostly okay, check the rust inside the forks on pic 17.
The seat post is seized pretty good, WD40 doesn't seem to be doing much so any tips on that would be great.
The front derailleur won't shift onto the biggest ring, otherwise it shifts okay.
The plan is to strip it down, clean it good and proper, and then try to put it back together again.
I know how to fix a flat tyre, that's the extent of my mechanical knowledge so I'm living on a prayer here. I'm confident in my ability to learn by doing and I'm excited about this project but definitely a little intimidated!
by AangTheTriangle
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To do a proper teardown you are going to need to buy a shitload of tools. You have 2 functional problems, you can’t move the Seatpost and your gears need to be indexed and limit screws set. I’d just deal with the problems you have one at a time.
Watch the park tool front and rear derailleur videos
https://youtu.be/UkZxPIZ1ngY?si=aZlDK1Q_dT4MO5bC
There should also be plenty of YouTube videos on how to unstick a seat post
If the frame is sound (from what I can see, chances are good), you have a good foundation for rebuilding a decent bike. I don’t know your budget, but after your sweat equity is exhausted, you will likely be replacing parts. That can also be educational. Make friends at a bicycle shop…