REMIX

[fordsnake]

I like the combination of parts in the light!!

Better keep it close cus these guys could use it, and they could finally fly at night!!! :lol: :lol:

Yeah, it's crazy the odds and ends one can pull together to make something completely different. I haven't a clue what that part was for or from? It was something I found a while ago thinking I might use it one day?

After building and mocking up the light for the umpteenth time, I'm not sure if I going to use it? It now seems too big for my taste? I won't know for sure, until I start painting the bike?

The Jetsons might be in the dark again?

 

[fordsnake]

I would love looking through your parts bin!!!

Maybe I can take peek at your part bin, I'm heading back to Cumming, GA.

Make a detour to Savannah and you got a deal. You can even ride Flexy and Fugsley.

Well I finally arrived ln Hotlanta, I'm not sure what's worst: the heat or the traffic? I wish I could detour down to Savannah but time is precious. But the next time I come to GA I'll be sure to give you an appropriate heads up so you can show me the sites...I'm told Savannah is stunning?

 

[bean]

Not that I'm in this to win, or even place, but man I'm glad I switched over to Anything Goes after seeing stuff like this 8) 8) 8)

 

[kim_dude]

That steampunk stormtrooper wins all the Internets!! I'm loving the look of this build. Lots of really unique components.

 

[fordsnake]

I just returned home last night from my Atlanta trip...all I could think about was getting back to REMIX...it's been almost a week since I've worked on it!

Before going out of town, I mentioned I found a sundry of (car) parts in my storage: cables, connectors, air vents etc. All I believe I can put to good use on this build?






Here's another part I pulled from a derelict bicycle...does anyone know which bicycle this came off? Here's a clue: it was made in the 30's.

 

[Skipton]

I'm going say its a Twin Bar Elgin Bottom bracket cover.

Man what i would do for a parts pile like yours! :shock: 8) :mrgreen:

 

[justride]

Man, I think we are all in trouble here... Those parts, that theme... oozing with potential.

 

[Rockit!]

Aw man, now you know SOMEBODY out there needs that Twin bottom bracket shroud. :wink: :lol:

 

[ODDER]

You're gonna kill it, AGAIN.
Lookin great. 8)

 

[kingfish254]

That reminds me of the spaceship front on MoFaux
Way cool parts!

 

[fordsnake]

I'm going say its a Twin Bar Elgin Bottom bracket cover.

We have a winner…give that man a cigar! Yup, it’s off an Elgin Twin Bar!

I was hoping to do more on the build today, since I’m on off to Phoenix tomorrow for 5 days. With my travels, a broken computer, and a bad cell phone…this build has been a challenge! 
I spend yesterday looking for a smaller headlight…the one I featured earlier in this post I feel is too large, it’s visually distracting. But I think I found a few parts today, but we’ll see?

I made my leather shroud for the tank this morning…I’m happy with the results.

Still lots more to do, but sadly I have to stop now and start packing for tomorrow travels. I can’t wait until I return home next Thurs…my computer should be done, I can then share my drawings and finally start painting the frame and dialing in and tweaking Remix.

 

[kingfish254]

Do you still have the carbide lamp I sent you last year as part of the BO7 Prize Pot?
It could work well with steampunk.

 

[fordsnake]

yeah, I still have the lamp...I'm not sure if it will work with my design...I'll have to see? I'm currently at the Phoenix airport on my way home. I can't wait to jump back on the build tomorrow...I worked on a few directions I want to explore.

 

[fordsnake]

I'm so glad to be home after being out of town for almost two weeks! Yesterday, I worked on my leather shrouds...I'm feeling good with the results (just for clarity, these are not the original Elgin crank tins, these are made of leather).


I still haven't found a headlight that works with the design...I'm going to play with that today.

 

[MplsCoaster]

Super Sweet!!

 

[Rockit!]

Paging Captain Nemo.....

 

[kingfish254]

Very cool. Kinda like a cross between a spaceship and a steampunk fish. Sorta Captain Nemo-ish

 

[fordsnake]

Super Sweet!!

Paging Captain Nemo.....

Very cool. Kinda like a cross between a spaceship and a steampunk fish. Sorta Captain Nemo-ish

Yeah, like mini submarines! But when it's done, hopefully it won't have any similarities to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Wow, really nice work! is the leather painted?

 

[fordsnake]

Wow, really nice work! is the leather painted?

Yeah, the leather is painted! I first dyed it a mahogany color, then aged it. But it looked more like new leather, so I scraped that approach and painted it.