Bubbles the Shark
"Bubbles the Shark Pics"
Bubbles Shark was created by Wildmman and is constructed of 95% recycled materials. More than 2000 hours went into it's creation. The polished aluminum body is approximately 7 feet long.
Left Front View
Bubbles the Shark is equipped with a bubble machine and a sound system. Bubbles has a 6 camera system for the front, rear, and sides. It also has LED "rocket" tail lights and about 40 individual LED underbody lights. It is electric and has a range of 20 miles on a single charge.
New Steering Controller with Camera Monitor
This is the new steering controller head with a 10" camera monitor for four of Bubbles cameras.
Old Steering Controller
This is the old steering controller head with media player face plate, phone mount, and the headlights. It was made from the steering head of an old 1970's aluminum Montgomery Wards electric boat motor and intake pieces from a 1979 Toyota Supra.
This was replaced with this new controller for a 4 camera system with a 10" monitor which provides about a 360 degree view with the lid closed.
Right Side Steering Controller View
This old steering controller had dual LED headlights with 3 modes adjustable for wide angle to spotlight. The mirrors were from a 1960's Harley Davidson and a 1970's Suzuki.
Rear Rocket Motor View
The center of rocket motor is an air intake piece from a 1979 Toyota Supra. It is surrounded by 7 red LED rotating lights.
There are 2 rear cameras. One is mounted inside the intake and the other on the top right.
Right Rear View
The underbody LEDs light with the beat of the music.
Bubbles Eye View
Bubbles' eyes are hand painted and coated with an automotive high gloss clear coat.
Bubbles on Lemon Bay in Englewood Florida
A view behind the White Elephant in Englewood Florida.
Bubbles the Shark Build
The Bubbles the Shark was built from recycled aluminum in three different sections. The unibody and the hatch were made from pieces of a 1970's Mack truck aluminum diesel fuel tank and old aluminum truck tool boxes.
The tail section was made using old tool boxes, pieces of aluminum boat tanks, and aluminum lawn chair frames. The top dorsal fin and rear flames are made from a stop sign that was destroyed by Hurricane Charley.
The frame was made to fit the body. Bubbles has had 2 complete rebuilds with the suspension changed twice to get a better ride.
Bubbles has 3 electrical systems for 12 volt, 24 volt, and 120 volt. It has two 12v to 24v converters and a 120v inverter.
