Spaceliner... One small step for Murray, one giant leap for all spacebike kind.
Rust in Space is a late '60's Sears Spaceliner. The name is a takeoff of "Lost in Space" as I could not come up with a clear plan for the build. I felt lost. So I let the bike guide me in how it wanted to be built.
The bike started out as a rusted hulk. As I got into it I found the rat trap springer was broke and the wheels were unfit to use. Lots of WD-40, 0000 steel wool, some paint stripper, a bronze wire wheel in an electric drill and a few gallons of elbow grease brought back most of the original Murray chrome, with just enough rust to spice it up a bit.
Also suffered a spider bite during the project that put be out of building a few weeks and bought two other cool old bikes that took my attention from this build. But the Spaceliner was completed in time for the September 9 blastoff!
The wheels are from a Huffy Cranbrook. Tires are 26x2.00 from an Electra Townie.
The front fork and handlebars are from an old Huffy Good Vibrations lady's bike.
Headlights and taillights are small LED flashlights mounted in rifle scope rings on small sections of Weaver rails.
Lay back seat post from Chop Shop Customz. Seat is a Selle Royal Drifter. Grips are Thompsons coke bottles from @ifitsfreeitsforme.
Tank and rear rack insert are home brewed from plywood.
Home brew truss rods to replace the DOA rat trap springer.
Sprockets are from Spacely Sprockets.
NASA air freshener from WalMart.
Here's what I started with...
Here's the link to the build thread...
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/rust-in-space.108726/
Rust in Space is a late '60's Sears Spaceliner. The name is a takeoff of "Lost in Space" as I could not come up with a clear plan for the build. I felt lost. So I let the bike guide me in how it wanted to be built.
The bike started out as a rusted hulk. As I got into it I found the rat trap springer was broke and the wheels were unfit to use. Lots of WD-40, 0000 steel wool, some paint stripper, a bronze wire wheel in an electric drill and a few gallons of elbow grease brought back most of the original Murray chrome, with just enough rust to spice it up a bit.
Also suffered a spider bite during the project that put be out of building a few weeks and bought two other cool old bikes that took my attention from this build. But the Spaceliner was completed in time for the September 9 blastoff!
The wheels are from a Huffy Cranbrook. Tires are 26x2.00 from an Electra Townie.
The front fork and handlebars are from an old Huffy Good Vibrations lady's bike.
Headlights and taillights are small LED flashlights mounted in rifle scope rings on small sections of Weaver rails.
Lay back seat post from Chop Shop Customz. Seat is a Selle Royal Drifter. Grips are Thompsons coke bottles from @ifitsfreeitsforme.
Tank and rear rack insert are home brewed from plywood.
Home brew truss rods to replace the DOA rat trap springer.
Sprockets are from Spacely Sprockets.
NASA air freshener from WalMart.
Here's what I started with...
Here's the link to the build thread...
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/rust-in-space.108726/
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