You have some very skilled ad talented friends... the chaun gaurd is a great example.. i wasnt talking trash about how they did it, they did do it the more "difficult" way but the results and finish prove it was the correct choice. I dont know that i would have agreed to do the work required to achive that result.
Im positive if you presented your friends with 3 photos one the orange one ebay and one stock huffy... the ebay one drops from options list.
It was a kids reasonable attempt to build a custom..
I know i bonded in cardboard gussets and tanks on a few bikes also... sure would be cool to own one i did for giggles...
But no, im sure i now know better and more effective ways to achive the desired look.
Dude your friends will buy you a 6pack for bringing them a stock to alter rather than that nightmare... i mean youd need steip rest down to even get to an idea of where the start point is.
With a girls frame and 2 top tubes built like sensor is doing on his BO and your miles ahead....