*I've Got My Spine, I've Got My Orange Crush* (Done!)

[p00r0ldlu]

The first rat rod bike I built I gave the nickname 'Smooth Criminal'...partly for the flat black and white color scheme and partly because I like the idea of my bike having theme music. So my build off bike this year is a nod to the R.E.M. classic "Orange Crush". It will start with one of my 40's Sunshine frames...


I have a few parts that may or may not end up on the final ride.







This vintage sign will determine my color scheme...



Looking forward to building this bad boy ice cream cruiser...Follow me, don't follow me
I've got my spine, I've got my orange crush

[Circa Cycles]

This is gonna be cool

[yoothgeye]

Definitely use those bars!

Good luck!

[tin machine]

good stuff already , i like it good luck with your build .

[Dr. Tankenstein]

You had me at the R.E.M. reference.

Good luck!

Cheers,
Dr. T

[Peatbog]

Nice selection of parts you have lined up there.

[p00r0ldlu]

Thanks. It has been hard to not work on this bike until May. Not anticipating a win, but looking forward to the fun of building a bike with a theme and knowing many others are spending late nights in the garage as well. Enjoy your builds everyone! Here is a photo that will inspire/inform this build.

[Gold Street Customs]

I like it !!!!!! ALOT.

[Houndog]

Cool......

[Houndog]

Looks like the WalMart assembler struck again!!!!!

[octapusonfire]

another sunshine amongst the BBO

[p00r0ldlu]

Whilst out and about this day, popped in to a couple of antique places and picked up some vintage Orange Crush stuff.
First this is going to be the colors for the bike (brown, orange and white) and I may have to find a place for this super cool bottle.



Next up is one I got really cheap (and found first)...may or may not be incoporated into the build...



And lastly an original unopened bottle of Crush...I have plans for this (I will keep that under wraps until I am sure I can pull it off.)



If only I could spend all day every day in the garage...

[yoothgeye]

Cool old stuff.

I looked through your past post for an introduction post, curious about your name since I use to have some Poor Old Lu CDs.

[dragnusa]

Use the brown bottle as a tail light

[p00r0ldlu]

Totally took my name from that band...they were one of my fav's in high school.
Also realized that I have not posted an intro...so here it is.

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