Kustom Coaster III (Completed)

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MazdaFlyer

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Starting with a GT Kustom Kruiser frame obtained from TinMachine. Original paint was purple, someone added the green over. My plan is to use hammered copper, oil rubbed bronze, satin cinnamon or a textured rusty brown. Leaning towards the bronze. Have rounded up most of the parts. Some are random non bike parts that have to be repurposed. I have another original GT KC bike with the original paint which rides well, the frames have a little stretch to them.

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Kustom Coaster III will have it's third paint color application and wiil run a Sturmey Archer three speed with a Coaster Brake and will have Kustom Effects.

Faux Springer parts X 2

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Diggin the idea and love the flames. There will be flames in a few places on my bike as well.
Good luck.
 
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A few hoarded parts for the build. Have few other goodies stashed away.

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Got to finish up some house painting and deck repairs before I get rolling too quickly on Kustom Coaster III. Also waiting on Spring to gel so I can deal with garden stuff as well.
 
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35 degrees, rain, sleet, snow here today. So I'm inside dealing with some details of the lights. Picked up the copper molds and insulator last winter. The LED light from LBS. Going to make a hardware run for some brass screws to hold the molds together.
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thebigorangecat said:
Faux Springer parts X 2

I want to see that!
Mockup of one, will involve fork and truss rods hopefully.
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Insulator light about done, need to decide on mounting bracket.
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That frame is going to make a cool looking bike
I like the copper theme. Are those Metropolis bars in your pile? :wink:
Looking forward to seeing how you pull it together...
 
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MplsCoaster said:
That frame is going to make a cool looking bike
I like the copper theme. Are those Metropolis bars in your pile? :wink:
Looking forward to seeing how you pull it together...
Thanks, yes they are Metropolis bars. I have another city bike with them and like their geometry and appearance. Think I've seen them on a bike in your thread.
 
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Did some tear down of the frame. The original purple color shows up on the fork neck. Experimented with some possible colors previously mentioned in this topic.
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Hubs, Sturmey Archer 3 speed and Origin 8.
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I totally missed this light being made. That is superb!!!!!
It reminds me of an Illudium PU-36 Space Modulator

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kingfish254 said:
I totally missed this light being made. That is superb!!!!!
It reminds me of an Illudium PU-36 Space Modulator

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Not really liking the name of my build. Maybe I need to change the name to PU-36, Illudium or Space Modulator. Guess I need sound effects added to the light.
 

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