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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: martin46 on April 26, 2013, 09:17 PM
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From this:
Bad repair to crack on joint of down tube to head tube, obviously had a front end impact at some point as fork steerer is bent aswell. A real shame as otherwise the rest of the frame is nice and straight with good og chrome. Oh apart from heat damage to seat tube.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n47/martin46/Photo0146_zpsf1c45f9d.jpg) (http://s109.photobucket.com/user/martin46/media/Photo0146_zpsf1c45f9d.jpg.html)
To this:
Replacement T45 downtube, cut in and brased by Brian Curtis himself and he filled any tiny dings with brass filler :4_17_5:
Forks are repairable but he dug out a pair of prototype undrilled race forks and offered them at same price :shocked: So that was a no brainer for me :D
His work is second to none :smitten: Off to the chromers with it next.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n47/martin46/Photo0248_zps78f07993.jpg) (http://s109.photobucket.com/user/martin46/media/Photo0248_zps78f07993.jpg.html)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n47/martin46/Photo0249_zpsafd7b29b.jpg) (http://s109.photobucket.com/user/martin46/media/Photo0249_zpsafd7b29b.jpg.html)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n47/martin46/Photo0251_zpsa5f6c3ab.jpg) (http://s109.photobucket.com/user/martin46/media/Photo0251_zpsa5f6c3ab.jpg.html)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n47/martin46/Photo0254_zpsda872859.jpg) (http://s109.photobucket.com/user/martin46/media/Photo0254_zpsda872859.jpg.html)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n47/martin46/Photo0252_zps322bdbb1.jpg) (http://s109.photobucket.com/user/martin46/media/Photo0252_zps322bdbb1.jpg.html)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n47/martin46/Photo0250_zps0f8bcdef.jpg) (http://s109.photobucket.com/user/martin46/media/Photo0250_zps0f8bcdef.jpg.html)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n47/martin46/Photo0255_zps56496f35.jpg) (http://s109.photobucket.com/user/martin46/media/Photo0255_zps56496f35.jpg.html)
Also got him to sign one of my other Curtis frame sets while i was there :coolsmiley:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n47/martin46/Photo0256_zps30def498.jpg) (http://s109.photobucket.com/user/martin46/media/Photo0256_zps30def498.jpg.html)
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great pics martin, brian is a legend and such a nice guy :daumenhoch: :Great_Britain:
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that is some very neat work :shocked: but being the guru what else could you expect 8)
frame looking cool :coolsmiley:
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8)
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Looks great Mart. Can't wait to see it with fresh Chrome. :daumenhoch:
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awsum resto job , and done by the man himself :4_17_5:
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Double cool! :daumenhoch:
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Hi! I sold that frame last year! The down tube "repair" was an experiment in welding by a previous owner. I cant dis them too much though, it was me who heated the seat tube getting a Hutch post out! I bought it when I lived in Bristol and worked at a second hand bike shop. I intended to get Mr Curtis to do just what you've done but never got around to it hence I sold it. Soooooo happy to see its been treated the way it deserves. Great work!
Jim
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mental from a-z, friggin awesome frame/fork this :daumenhoch:
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Always wanted a Curtis Pro since bitd so I will have to get around to it before I get out of building o/s bikes for good.
Great save and great quality workmanship from Brian still :4_17_5: