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downlowmatt

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Ok, here's what I started with... a mullered floval in need of some good old fashioned loving...





Here we go with the Nitromors....





Looking a bit better after a good old fashioned rub down with fine wire wool and autosol... (don't worry I know they are the wrong forks I've got the non stamped ones)





.. but there's still this beast to sort out....



.. more to follow....






Offline danny silverstreak

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2005, 02:41 PM »
nice work ;)

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2005, 03:06 PM »
looking good  8).
dave the bmxing gypo


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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2005, 05:24 PM »
very nice are you replacing the whole tube or just the top
as donker does a fine replacement lol

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2005, 09:10 PM »
donkers the man to speak to made a complete seat tube for me ,made a fine job also came polished at no extra cost just got to find someone to weld it in  to se standard:-[
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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2005, 09:16 PM »
were abouts are you as a bloke near my work in canvey did mine
he hand makes car body panels in alloy
and welds ally all day

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2005, 09:24 PM »
Thats not a crack........ITS SNAPPED.
Looking good regardless, well done, Ad ;D

Donker

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2005, 10:51 PM »
thanks fellas, im sure between us we can have this classic back to its best.
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Bren Gunn

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2005, 10:57 PM »
Nice one, it's like an grown up version of 'how to replace a PK Ripper seat tube'...

Cool :)

downlowmatt

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2005, 03:32 PM »
Don't worry chaps, thanks for the offers of help, but I contacted Graeme around a year ago who put me on to his talented mate Mick...

Mick lives way up in the North East but wey-hey man he knows how to work metal... this is what he did...

First an oversize piece of ally was machined from a block...



.. it was then roughly fitted to the frame....



.. tig wleded in and then ground down to size ...



.. and the slit cut in...



... pretty amazing in my opinion.....
« Last Edit: December 01, 2005, 03:35 PM by downlowmatt »

downlowmatt

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2005, 03:33 PM »
... and this is the final article, before polishing ...







What d'you reckon?

theRuler

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2005, 03:50 PM »
that looks awesome  :coolsmiley:

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2005, 04:02 PM »
now sell it to me.....! ;D

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2005, 06:09 PM »
yeah looks good but i didnt trust just having the top bit replaced
as it is still the weak point .hence why i got donker to
make me a whole new tube .so at least ive harf a chance of not breaking it
lol

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2005, 06:37 PM »
hi there lazychubs i live between winchester and southampton nowhere near you me thinks :'(
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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #15 on: December 01, 2005, 07:21 PM »
hi there lazychubs i live between winchester and southampton nowhere near you me thinks :'(
na essex me its near southend lol

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Re: How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)
« Reply #16 on: December 01, 2005, 08:47 PM »
yes lazy lives in essex, when i went over to see him he answered the door in white stilettos
 :crazy2: :crazy2: :crazy2:

good result on the frame fella, make sure you use a strong long long seat post

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« Reply #17 on: December 01, 2005, 08:48 PM »
lol cheers donker you only jealous cos i wouldnt let you wear em  :crazy2:

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