2011 Armed Forces Huffy Cranbrook

[maxsideburn]

Started with a plain old Huffy Cranbrook and so far have changed the handlebars, added a rear rack, painted the frame flat OD green, added a headlight, and added a painted springer fork.

It's not done yet (and much better pics to come), but I thought I'd share a little bit. Next up is to paint the wheels and fenders, add on some kind of ammo can or army satchel for storage, and just a bunch of assorted odds and ends. I'm planning on hitting up the army surplus store up tomorrow for some inspiration. I'm not going for a bike that looks military issue, I'm going for one that is "military style" but still has a little chrome and other nice bits.

 

[aka_locojoe]

Post it here when you're done viewtopic.php?f=10&t=15700

 

[maxsideburn]

Went by the surplus store and bought tons of cool little bits today. Gonna put it all together and paint the wheels later today and post up some pics

 

[maxsideburn]

Just a quick update

 

[kingfish254]

Cool build. I came across some army phones last weekend and didn't buy them. I should have for a future build.

 

[maxsideburn]

now if I could just find something to act as a spacer in between the top crown and the springer.

 

[jaysmo]

now if I could just find something to act as a spacer in between the top crown and the springer.

i had an old springer once that needed a spacer i used a skate board truck bushing....

 

[PabloAntonio]

I ran into the same problem with the springers on my Cranbrook build. Since I was using wood details, I made wooden spacers by drilling out the center with a 1" forstner bit and then using a 1 5/8" hole saw to cut the outer diameter of the spacer. Maybe you could achieve the same effect with something more durable, like some sort of harder plastic.