How to repair a cracked SE racing seat tube (looptail floval)

[downlowmatt]

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....

[danny silverstreak]

nice work

[dordymush]

looking good  .

[lazychubs]

very nice are you replacing the whole tube or just the top
as donker does a fine replacement lol

[sawzall]

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:-[

[lazychubs]

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

[aditup2004]

Thats not a crack........ITS SNAPPED.
Looking good regardless, well done, Ad

[Donker]

thanks fellas, im sure between us we can have this classic back to its best.
 

[Bren Gunn]

Nice one, it's like an grown up version of 'how to replace a PK Ripper seat tube'...

Cool

[downlowmatt]

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.....

[downlowmatt]

... and this is the final article, before polishing ...







What d'you reckon?

[theRuler]

that looks awesome 

[diesel]

now sell it to me.....!

[lazychubs]

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

[sawzall]

hi there lazychubs i live between winchester and southampton nowhere near you me thinks

[lazychubs]

hi there lazychubs i live between winchester and southampton nowhere near you me thinks

na essex me its near southend lol

[Donker]

yes lazy lives in essex, when i went over to see him he answered the door in white stilettos
 

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

[lazychubs]

lol cheers donker you only jealous cos i wouldnt let you wear em