The Wife's new '36 American Flyer!

[Gully]

Just finished up this 1954 rustomod step through

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The chain looks good on that! Great job on the bike!

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

The chain looks good on that! Great job on the bike!

Good morning Gully!
Thank you! This is the first bike that I was payed to build. The bikes I’ve been building have been a real hit in my local community. This bike was given to me and was called too rusty to repair and just a parts bike. When my buddy saw it he asked me to build it for him. I was surprised by that since he is a bike builder. He builds the modern cruiser’s so on this bike that modern white chain seemed appropriate. We also used a two speed kickback rear hub and a 52 tooth custom made front sprocket. Also used a repop phantom rack that I aged to match, a set of girl stingray bars, and an early post war girls seat. So that’s why I called it a rustomod. Lol It was a fun build!

 

[Gully]

Good morning Gully!
Thank you! This is the first bike that I was payed to build. The bikes I’ve been building have been a real hit in my local community. This bike was given to me and was called too rusty to repair and just a parts bike. When my buddy saw it he asked me to build it for him. I was surprised by that since he is a bike builder. He builds the modern cruiser’s so on this bike that modern white chain seemed appropriate. We also used a two speed kickback rear hub and a 52 tooth custom made front sprocket. Also used a repop phantom rack that I aged to match, a set of girl stingray bars, and an early post war girls seat. So that’s why I called it a rustomod. Lol It was a fun build!

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Good morning to you as well!

When the chain gets a touch of patina that will be perfect! I like the look of the rustomod! I'm mostly sticking to the OG look for now. I am a rat rod guy at heart and I did find some some cool 2.5 wide tires to build around. Sounds funny how tires are the base of a build, but I find good ideas sometimes come from the last thing you would top a build off with. I did that sort of thing with a few other builds. Keep up the good work!!

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

Lmao! I couldn’t agree with you more on that chain! I already took my torch to it to darken it up! It was as white as the seat! Your wife’s bike is way to nice and what you did to it was perfect! Not crazy at all to build based off of a tire choice! I completely understand that! Tires can be a make it or break it for the whole over all appearance of the bike! Can’t wait to see what you are building!

 

[Gully]

Can’t wait to see what you are building!

Here's a hint...

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

Here’s my next…41

 

[Gully]

There you go!! I'm not a Schwinn guy but I like the bones! If the green is underneath it all then your got a gem!

 

[Gully]

Update:

I bought a rear rack from Sean quite a while ago for a future project. I was organizing some parts the other day and I realized it was a perfect patina match to the bike! Perfect!

 

[Gully]

I found a Dangerlite a few weeks ago and decided to add it to her bike... for now anyway. It was NOS so it isn't a patina match but still looks pretty cool! I had a teacup light on there but I can't seem to get any battery tubes to fit the frame well.

 

[Gully]