Midnight Flash

[CRASH]

This is project that happens to coincide with the RRBO. It should be for the MBBO, but it can’t wait, as it’s due for a show in October. So, you’ll have to suffer through a muscle bike build.

The bike is being built to compliment a couple black and gray show cars/trucks. Because of the dark nature of the colors, it has been dubbed Midnight Flash.

Im starting with a Huffy Rail frame.

 

[Bike from the Dead]

Oh man, I love those Huffy Rail bikes! Always wanted one in green, purple or blue. Looking forward to seeing how you build up this one!

 

[Pondo]

So, you’ll have to suffer through a muscle bike build.

Oh, man, you're breaking my arm. More please!

 

[CRASH]

I have a pretty good idea of what I’m doing for this entire build. I just need to do it.

For the guard I’m going with a Solid Stack. I have a local pinstripe artist that helped me conceptualize the name concept and corresponding artwork for the guard.

But this guard needs a lot of work. They are hard to find, and the physical condition of this is far from smooth. The level of this bike will require something close to perfection, so I have a lot of metal work to do.

 

[kingfish254]

Always cool to watch you do your muscle bike magic.

Midnight Flash is a cool name too.

 

[CRASH]

Not what we had in mind... but that's funny!

 

[Chad T]

So, you’ll have to suffer through a muscle bike build.

Only suffering will be having to wait to see what you do with this bad boy.

Thrilled to see a CRASH Rail build on the main stage here. Summer build off is always a good time no matter what you bring but I know already this will be a personal favorite for me. Right up there with the big dogs.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Anything from Crash always keeps me interested! Glad you're in.

 

[OddJob]

He has Crash-ed the RRB BO annual party~! And that's a good thing!

 

[CRASH]

Some small stuff while I have bigger things happening for other projects. For a previous Huffy resto-mod, I was really happy with the result of modifying the seat post clamp to accept a cleaner bolt, so I’m doing it on this one.

 

[CRASH]

I wanted a high flange hub for the front wheel, but the Union one I got, with pressed flanges, had one of the flanges break loose. So it moved slightly.

So… welded and smoothed them out.

 

[sdframe]

I wish I had your skill set. Already seeing some fine work.

 

[CRASH]

@deven_science of Alchemist Bikes put his test on another one of my builds. (The bars, not the bike)

 

[CRASH]

Joe Crawford recovered a seat for it. Black sparkle vinyl with Huffy stripes.

 

[marshall hudson]

Love those huffy rails. I'm keeping my eyes on this one.

 

[CRASH]

A nice blank slate

 

[CRASH]

Black on the rims is new for me.

 

[Pondo]

The contrast looks great!

 

[OddJob]

 

[CRASH]

Starting to set up some accoutrement. I have this drag fork I built, but haven’t plated.

So since it’s in its raw form, why not add some zest to it? It’s going to get a fender.

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Cut and notched a brace from 5/8” CRS. Bent a plate in the form of the fender shape (not pictured) going to cut a chunk out of the brace and weld the plate in there so the fender nestles into the brace. More to come….