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Nacho's VLV Ku Tiki Bar (updated 4/20) |
KAHAKA
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From: San Jose, CA
|  Posted: 2004-06-22 8:08 pm Permalink
Nacho finally has an email address if any would like to contact him...
losttikiisland@yahoo.com
Thanks
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KAHAKA
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Joined: Mar 03, 2003
Posts: 756
From: San Jose, CA
| Posted: 2006-02-13 8:00 pm Permalink
New Ku Tiki bar for Viva Las Vegas Weekender in April. Here it is on the trailer at foamer Kent's "Ranch house," up in the hills of east San Jose. Tiki in this state is a wooden frame, surrounded with chicken wire, and black felt. About 1 year's worth of work (off and on) put in by Nacho. The tiki measures about 18ft. tall, 8ft. wide, 10ft. deep (minus foam).
Good Old Kent riggin' up the foam rig.
Kent in action
Progress!
Nacho foams:
BREAK @ Kent's thoroughly insulated keg-o-rator
Decided to stand it up:
Still more foaming to do (we ran poor Kent out... he thinks we probably put a good 200 lbs. of foam on it), then Nacho will carve it, paint it, finish it. I'll be doing up the inside with some help, hopefully. Lots more work to do before Vegas!
[ This Message was edited by: KAHAKA 2006-02-13 20:25 ]
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rodeotiki
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Posts: 1513
From: calgary
| Posted: 2006-02-13 8:42 pm Permalink
You guys are awesome!!!! Cant wait to see it done.
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HelloTiki
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Joined: Jul 23, 2005
Posts: 440
From: Kailua, Hawaii
| Posted: 2006-02-13 10:21 pm Permalink
Sholy Hit! That's Nucking Futs!!!!
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KAHAKA
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Posts: 756
From: San Jose, CA
| Posted: 2006-02-14 06:41 am Permalink
Yep, not exactly the traditional way to go, but I don't think you can find wood this big!
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-02-14 07:43 am Permalink
Traditional or not it is still Awesome. If his earlier ones are any indication, this ine will be a Super tiki. Fun project to be a part of constructing.
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KAHAKA
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Joined: Mar 03, 2003
Posts: 756
From: San Jose, CA
| Posted: 2006-04-19 11:51 pm Permalink
Well, we made it to VLV and back to San Jose with the new Ku Tiki Bar in tact (. The Moai bar that we took 3 times took a beating over the course of those years, so we decided to treat this one with a clear coat to strengthen the foam before the paint, and did it ever pay off... no loss of foam at all. Trailered it along side 8 hot rods and customs.
My lamp on the inside... did a little carving myself!
At one point during the car show on Saturday, a Pin-up model found her way to the top of the bartop and posed for a slew of eager photographers... Anyone happen to get a shot? I deleted those pics by mistake!!! DOOOH!
Overall, good show... security was TIGHT (emphasis on TIGHT), but it was cool. Rapped with Tiki Beat Marcus (super cool dude) and met Pdrake briefly. Hope to bring it back next year!!
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Raffertiki
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Joined: Oct 31, 2003
Posts: 1527
From: L.I.
| Posted: 2006-04-20 04:47 am Permalink
I know you realize It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, because it attracts pin-up models. But that is one badass smoke-snortin tiki bar!
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Lake Surfer
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Posts: 3308
From: Milwaukee, WI
| Posted: 2006-04-20 9:37 pm Permalink
Sweeet! Bigger is better!
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Monkeyman
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Joined: Mar 04, 2003
Posts: 2301
From: Vista, CA
| Posted: 2006-04-20 9:43 pm Permalink
Wow.... Cripes. That monster statue is freakin cool.
Kahaka,
totally dig the lamp with the carving on the base. Mixing up all elements in that one. Way cool
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Tahitiki
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Joined: Jun 11, 2004
Posts: 324
From: San Jose
| Posted: 2006-04-20 10:17 pm Permalink
This KU bar is way toooo coooool!
Amazing job.
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KAHAKA
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Posts: 756
From: San Jose, CA
| Posted: 2006-04-20 11:15 pm Permalink
I really can't take much credit for this one... really my buddy Nacho's work. I just helped when needed (I did the bartop with another friend's help, some painting, interior stuff, lamps, fingerpointing, suggesting, gawking, beer drinking, etc.). Thanks for the kind words, on Nacho's behalf.
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Tiki Diablo
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Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 1890
From: socal
| Posted: 2006-04-21 09:16 am Permalink
Saaweet! You guys did awesome work again!
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KAHAKA
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Joined: Mar 03, 2003
Posts: 756
From: San Jose, CA
| Posted: 2006-04-21 9:55 pm Permalink
Thanks guys!
Good golly... someone has pics of something I didn't see with my own eyes (but thought in my head perhaps)...
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poptiki
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Joined: Mar 05, 2005
Posts: 181
From: Loveland, CO
| Posted: 2006-04-22 03:40 am Permalink
WOW!!! WOW!!! and that's not for the girls it's for your work. Mammoth tiki, slammed cars, in Vegas, how much better can it get. BIG foam, I like it, I like it.
Would that weather well in a permanent out door environment? That is wild. Got to try that. Do you guys give advise?
That is "out of the box". GOOD JOB!
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