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I got the flake from Didspade.

The trike is done, now to move on to the trailer. It looks good in the sun, unfortunately these pics were taken on a very cloudy day. I've been painting for about 45 years, playing with metal for only a few.

Current status on the tins.

I masked of the gold last night and will be doing the green today, then it will get cleared and pinstriped. I'm getting close to reassembly.

Thank you Curtis. I've named this Cyrus the Virus. I finished laying on the gold leaf last night, I'm debating if I want to put some candy green over it.

Moving along with the graphics.

I've got the base color down.HOK Limetime Pearl, then Didspade micro flake, Followed by Kustom Shop Lime Candy.

After about 16 hours of body work, I was ready for primer. I was sure once it's one color, I'll find another hour or two of filling and sanding. The heat and humidity was hardening the filler way to fast. To complicate that, most of what needed filling was very tedious to reach. It was just as...

The fab work on the fenders is done. I'm close to doing the bodywork on the trike.

That's me, older than dirt!

Working on the rear fenders.

Thank you Curtis. I'm glad people are enjoying watching this come together, I know I'm enjoying trying new things, and seeing if my ideas work.

I built a tank for it. How it looks on the bike,

I found 152mm cranks are perfect for this trike. They are more comfortable and allow me to keep the 406 front wheel. I had to scrap the freewheel and derailleur I had on it. The derailleur hung to low for anything other than a smooth paved surface. I also don't need such a low first gear, this...

I had the trike out for it's first shakedown run. First off, the cranks are too long for the 20" front wheel, they just touch the ground. I put a 24 on the front and out the driveway I went. I expected it to be hard to pedal, given the rider position and the heavy back tires. It pedals very...

Getting the derailleur working has been a bit frustrating, but it's very close to working. I'll need to add a tensioner/guide to the bottom loop of the chain somewhere between the yellow lines. Ground clearance on the derailleur is only about 2" in 7th gear. I don't plan on riding over rough...

What a cool looking bike. I love that chainguard.

The brake mounts are in. The latest pics.

Custom paint all the way!

The seat brackets are done.

I don't see a need for it to be adjustable. I won't be using a seat post.

Today seems to be mock up day. First up, clearance issues with my brake calipers. I'm thinking of using V-brake noodles to replace the adjusters on the calipers. Next is the rear seat mounts. I like this design so far.

It's all trial and error my friend, I've just been lucky so far.

I have no idea what the pans were, they came off an old bike that was given to me. The back rims are 7", the front will be a 20. I doubt I'll be using a sissy bar, I'll probably make my own mounts.

Here's an idea for you. I stretched this one for my trike, it's 5" longer and been curved to fit my frame.

Actually I finished two, but I only started building in 2019.

I've only got a little 110 flux core mig, it only has 4 settings based on the thickness of the metal. I'm starting to get the hang of it.

It stalled for two reasons, One, I was undecided on the bars, seat, and if I really wanted to keep it a 10 speed. Two, I joined the Rat Rod Bikes winter build off with bike made out of two Walmart mountain bikes. I won class 2 with Top Fool.

A C-cab was my original Idea for this, I even had a cardboard mock up of the body built. I decided not to go with it as the frame is too long for my liking. I still want to do the C-cab on the future. I have a stalled project that used a girls Varsity. Thank you. I'm very curious as to...

I sure am!

Stretched 5" and re-curved a banana seat. Drilled and tapped the hubs for my brake rotors.

Thanks for the comments everyone. I'm glad you are enjoying this build.

The new curved supports gave me another idea. So out came the angle grinder, welder, and sheet metal.

Any new progress?

I yanked out the plain straight seat stay supports and replace them with some nicer looking curved pieces.

Rolled the trike out to get some pics.

The next best thing to heat is shock. Sometimes a good shot with a hammer while trying to unbolt it knocks it loose.

It looks like you have some fun projects there.

The rear brace is welded in place.

I'm going to attempt to build a trike using a couple of girls Schwinn Varsities as the main part of the frame. Most of the trike part will be using parts from a girls Rollfast and tubing.

I like the new paint! I think black spokes with chrome nipples would look great on those rims. BTW, nice job on the lace.

Those are the stock wheels that I reworked. In the first pic (the stock bike), the rear wheel is a good representation of what I started with. I stripped the paint, engine turned the rims then painted them. I cleaned and polished the spokes and hubs. The centers of the hubs were pitted, so I...

Built from two cheap Walmart MTBs. This what I started with. The first pic is from the internet of the same bike, the second is the two frames I used. One is a 20" bike, the other a 24". This is what i came up with,

I tried a set of 9" bars on it. I don't like it at all, which is a shame as they are extremely comfortable. Then I tried this. The seat would have to be lower and more forward to work, but it does give me ideas for a future build.

I'm at that tedious point of finish body work, looking for pits, scratches, and any other blemishes. This is my least favorite part of body work/painting. I ordered a new back wheel, bottom bracket, and picked up a sealed bearing headset. It's starting to look like a bike to me.

I got a nice small new front tire. I had to take 2 turns out on one side and 2 turns in on the other to get the chain to clear the back tire. This basically took all of the dish out of the wheel. I was at a LBS that said they have a wheel that will fit with no problems, I might go back and get...

The front of the bottom bracket needed to blend into the frame. I've been trying to find bars I like and nothing seemed to work.I kept going back to the drop bars, but it makes the bike uncomfortable to ride. I finally looked at it long enough to realize I didn't like how tall the stem was, so...

While looking at the frame this morning, I noticed if I added a gusset to the bottom of the old seat post, the bottom of the frame would have a smooth U shape to it. I also added one to the back of the tube to balance the look. It's a huge improvement on the overall look of the frame, plus it's...

I thought I found the perfect tires for this project. Unfortunately, I didn't know there are two different size 20" wheels. Of course the ones I ordered were 450mm, when I needed 406. I've reordered ones that will fit. I really want to use the 450 front tire, but I haven't found any wheels yet...