INSIDE THE COFFIN

THE INTERIOR OF THE COFFIN WAS A CHALLENGE IN ITSELF. YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT ONE BUT THE MATERIAL ON THE LIDS IS JUST HELD IN PLACE BY A CARDBOARD FRAMEWORK. I GUESS IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHEN YOUR IN THE GROUND BUT FOR ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD IT HAS TO BE TOUGH. SO WE HAD TO BUILD A WHOLE SUBFRAME OF STEEL JUST TO HOLD THE LINING OF THE LIDS IN PLACE. THE BOTTOM PIECE IS ON A BED SPRING TYPE OF AFFAIR(stock coffin bed spring) COVERED WITH A LARGE PIECE OF THICK FOAM.(GREAT FOR SLEEPING ON AT RUNS) THE MAIN LID IS DONE IN BUTTON TUCK DIAMONDS AND BLACK BUTTONS WITH THREE CHROME SKULLS IN THE MIDDLE. THE BOTTOM LID IS DONE IN ROLLED PLEATED STYLE WITH SKULLS IN THE CORNERS. IT TOOK POLLY MANY MANY HOURS OF WORK TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AND GET IT JUST RIGHT. SHE'S HERE WITH FRANK INSPECTING THE FINISHED PRODUCT. COULDN'T GET HER IN IT AFTER IT WAS DONE THOUGH(HA HA). THIS SURELY DOES SHOW THE UNIQUENESS OF THE BIKER LIFESTYLE. ONE MAN'S WISH TO HAVE SOMETHING NOT ONLY TOTALLY CUSTOM BUT TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE. MY MANY THANKS TO FRANK FOR LETTING MY TWISTED MIND RUN AWAY WITH HIS PROJECT. BUT HEY.........HIS MIND MUST BE A LITTLE TWISTED TOO!!!!

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