Slight progress, in the way of buying more junk. I scored an Adventurer rear wheel off eBay. The hub will get sandblasted, polished, laced with stainless spokes and nipples, and an aluminum 18" by 6" rim installed.
Ryk was super cool for keeping a Thunderbird Sport front hub for me. That will get the same treatment as the rear hub, and have a 17" by 2.5" aluminum rim installed.
