The CheapLiner

[BrigmasterA]

So here's my project so far...

I wasn't gonna attempt the build-off, but after some razzing(thanks Mr. Farrell) I decided I may be able to accomplish it in time. After I finish re-assembling my wife's Hawthorne that I tore down(see the green bike in my pictures) and repaint and re-gear it. If anyone needs any Split-tooth parts, let me know...
But back to my prospective build...
I plan on painting it red, putting tall bars on it, and possibly using a 5-speed rear wheel and a stickshift on it.
The frame was bought on Ebay for $40 including shipping. All the other parts will be coming from a few parts bikes I have around... An old Huffy 5 speed beachcruiser and a huffy trike(I think those 2 will become one... and I'll call it the ZenTrike)... I'll keep y'all posted. And if I don't meet the deadline, I'll move this to the builds section...
This is my first build per se... I've done my fair share of making old rusty bikes work and building motorcycles and cars, but I've never put together a bike from scratch...

[JoeyMac]

YES!

[sensor]

great start!

[Mr. Farrell]

woot!! mr. farrell tha motivator!!!

i guess i should take my own advice and get in on this, myself.

[BrigmasterA]

So I'll have pictures up tomorrow, but I got my wife's bike painted(she has dubbed it the Penguin's Revenge, becasue of her love of penguins and the color scheme) and got the CheapLiner sanded down and painted... I'm still looking for a fork if anyone has one that would fit it... It's a different size than all the ones I have laying around... Anyone have an opinion on what kind of clearcoat(if any works best)?

[Boneshaker]

I want a Spaceliner....

[BrigmasterA]

So here's the CheapLiner in primer...

And in stage one of it's paint job.

I found out I need a fork and a seatpost...If anyone has one let me know...
Also check out the progress on my wife's bike in the builds section.
I work at a tractor dealership, so all the paint I'm using is our company's brand, made by val-spar. I've never really rattlecanned much, but I'm pretty happy with my results so far...

[Mr. Farrell]

looks good.

[BrigmasterA]

Thanks. I still have another color to go... It's gonna be 2-tone red and grey...

[BrigmasterA]

Here's the CheapLiner in it's painted glory.

The two-tone came out nice in my opinion...

[Mr. Farrell]

man thats nice. the gray in the middle makes a nice contrast.

[BrigmasterA]

Thanks! That's what I was going for. Unfortunately if you could see it up close, you could tell it was done with rattle cans, but this is a ratrod bike build-off so it'll be ok.

[JoeyMac]

Interesting take on the color scheme of the bike. I haven't seen something quite like that before. I like it!

[BrigmasterA]

Interesting take on the color scheme of the bike. I haven't seen something quite like that before. I like it!

Thanks man. I wasn't sure how i was gonna do the 2-tone but I knew i wanted to and I'm pretty pleased with it all.

[sensor]

sweet!