Author Topic: mrd frame resto completed (Read 1911 times)

sawzall · « **on:** July 23, 2008, 08:11 PM »

heres some pics of my mrd expert i have been restoring,when i got the frame it was in real bad shape ,to the extent that the bottom inch and a half of the seat tube was rusted away!!!

DRILLING OUT STUCK SEAT POST

RUSTY PART OF SEAT TUBE REMOVED ALONG WITH ORIGINAL BRAZE

NEW LOWER SEAT TUBE REPAIR SECTION

PORTO-POWER USED TO SPREAD FRAME TO INSERT REPAIR SECTION

REPAIR SECTION WELDED AND BRAZED IN

IT WAS A BIT OF A CHALLANGE BUT WELL WORTH SAVING

harris · « **Reply #1 on:** July 23, 2008, 08:15 PM »

absolutely magic work mate you got a talent for that

Flatcap · « **Reply #2 on:** July 23, 2008, 08:18 PM »

Quote from: harris on July 23, 2008, 08:15 PM

absolutely magic work mate you got a talent for that

What he said with brass nobs on! Wicked work!

Daz.

Steve P · « **Reply #3 on:** July 23, 2008, 08:22 PM »

Incredible stuff as always Phil ... you're a master with those tricky frame repairs

Steve

funkwit · « **Reply #4 on:** July 23, 2008, 08:26 PM »

Wow! That's awesome mate. Inspirational stuff...

downhill3375 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 23, 2008, 08:40 PM »

quality

ya sure do have talent

southern andy · « **Reply #6 on:** July 23, 2008, 08:45 PM »

Cant believe you haven't designed and made your own frame set yet Phil.

Amazing work

zed4130 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 23, 2008, 08:47 PM »

you defo got skills phill

thats a amazing

ron burgundy · « **Reply #8 on:** July 23, 2008, 08:52 PM »

Very nice Phil, that's some clever work

aerostylie · « **Reply #9 on:** July 23, 2008, 09:02 PM »

Phil, you're a genius fella, that's brilliant metalwork and like you said, well worth the time and effort for the end result. Love looking at the work you do and your builds

Del · « **Reply #10 on:** July 23, 2008, 09:06 PM »

that's just jaw droppingly amazing Phil ...

is there a reason why you couldnt just replace the whole seat post?

magna13 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 23, 2008, 09:21 PM »

ace mate

CD17 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 23, 2008, 09:21 PM »

That is great work

I will be needing to talk to you, are you going to MK

hooga1975 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 23, 2008, 11:27 PM »

What can I say, that is a master at work. It must give you a great feeling to be able to save something that was so far gone

kdw712 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 24, 2008, 06:33 AM »

thats an amazing job you've done on that

how did you keep that new cut in piece in line while joining it ?
is there a shoulder to it, hard to see from the pics

Stodgy · « **Reply #15 on:** July 24, 2008, 06:46 AM »

Amazing Phil - you're a clever fella!

I do love a good bit of resto!

condor96 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 24, 2008, 06:59 AM »

very nice! glad to see em saved and not tossed!

Mattdub · « **Reply #17 on:** July 24, 2008, 10:15 AM »

Awesome work Phil you never cease to amaze

double chevron · « **Reply #18 on:** July 24, 2008, 10:30 AM »

Wow !!!

Courage and skills make miracles

diesel · « **Reply #19 on:** July 24, 2008, 11:19 AM »

WOW!!

email sent

JT71 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 24, 2008, 11:22 AM »

Amazing work.

Martin (2020mad) is looking for someone to do some work in the future, some serious chopping and changing of a frame.

I think you could be THE man.

MartyC · « **Reply #21 on:** July 24, 2008, 02:44 PM »

Great repair work, how many of us would have shyed away from doing that? Great work Phil really nice to see new life being given to such a thing of beauty

.

subversion · « **Reply #22 on:** July 24, 2008, 03:02 PM »

top job that man

sawzall · « **Reply #23 on:** July 24, 2008, 05:39 PM »

thanks for the kind comments guys

i will try and answer your questions,kev there is a shoulder on the repair piece this helped to keep it inline when i welded it in.... del i only put a piece in as i couldn't bring myself to remove all that lovely looking braze which rickman had done all those years ago

....and yes i will be going to mk so will the finished mrd