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Title: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: 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!!!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/MRD003.jpg)
DRILLING OUT STUCK SEAT POST
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/MRD001.jpg)
RUSTY PART OF SEAT TUBE REMOVED ALONG WITH ORIGINAL BRAZE
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/mrdetc002.jpg)
NEW LOWER SEAT TUBE REPAIR SECTION
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/002-1.jpg)
PORTO-POWER USED TO SPREAD FRAME TO INSERT REPAIR SECTION
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/003-6.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/005-5.jpg)
REPAIR SECTION WELDED AND BRAZED IN
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/ebayetc004.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/ebayetc005.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/ebayetc009.jpg)
IT WAS A BIT OF A CHALLANGE BUT WELL WORTH SAVING :)
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: harris on July 23, 2008, 08:15 PM: absolutely magic work mate you got a talent for that :4_17_5:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: Flatcap 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 :4_17_5:

What he said with brass nobs on! Wicked work!

Daz. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: Steve P on July 23, 2008, 08:22 PM: Incredible stuff as always Phil ... you're a master with those tricky frame repairs :daumenhoch:

Steve
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: funkwit on July 23, 2008, 08:26 PM: Wow! That's awesome mate. Inspirational stuff...
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Post by: downhill3375 on July 23, 2008, 08:40 PM: quality :4_17_5:

ya sure do have talent :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: southern andy on July 23, 2008, 08:45 PM: Cant believe you haven't designed and made your own frame set yet Phil.

Amazing work
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Post by: zed4130 on July 23, 2008, 08:47 PM: you defo got skills phill :4_17_5: thats a amazing :daumenhoch:
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Post by: ron burgundy on July 23, 2008, 08:52 PM: Very nice Phil, that's some clever work :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: aerostylie 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 :4_17_5:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: Del 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?
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: magna13 on July 23, 2008, 09:21 PM: ace mate :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: CD17 on July 23, 2008, 09:21 PM: That is great work :4_17_5:

I will be needing to talk to you, are you going to MK ???
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: hooga1975 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 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: kdw712 on July 24, 2008, 06:33 AM: thats an amazing job you've done on that :daumenhoch:

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
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: Stodgy on July 24, 2008, 06:46 AM: Amazing Phil - you're a clever fella!

I do love a good bit of resto!
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: condor96 on July 24, 2008, 06:59 AM: very nice! glad to see em saved and not tossed!
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: Mattdub on July 24, 2008, 10:15 AM: Awesome work Phil you never cease to amaze ;)
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: double chevron on July 24, 2008, 10:30 AM: Wow !!!

Courage and skills make miracles :4_17_5:
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Post by: diesel on July 24, 2008, 11:19 AM: WOW!!

email sent
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: JT71 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.

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: MartyC 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 :daumenhoch:.
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: subversion on July 24, 2008, 03:02 PM: top job that man :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: sawzall 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 :smitten:....and yes i will be going to mk so will the finished mrd :daumenhoch: :Great_Britain:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: dan-dare on July 24, 2008, 05:44 PM: Wow Phil, top braze there dude!!!! :shocked: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: animal on July 24, 2008, 07:00 PM: Words fail me fella :daumenhoch:
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Post by: scary_leary on July 24, 2008, 07:16 PM: Amazing :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: stumpy on July 24, 2008, 07:29 PM: Stunning work, :daumenhoch:

Stumpy
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: Haro82 on July 24, 2008, 07:47 PM: Excellent work there Phil :daumenhoch: but I already know how good your work is ;) :4_17_5:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: daz bmx it! on July 24, 2008, 08:50 PM: Top Job! :4_17_5:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: Bigplinky on July 24, 2008, 09:24 PM: Phil, can't wait to see the finished bike no doubt it'll be a stunner, well done top job :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: keep it lit! on July 24, 2008, 10:22 PM: :coolsmiley:

:daumenhoch:

:crazy2:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: etriedes on July 24, 2008, 10:36 PM: Awesome work as usuall phil .. look forward to seeing it at mk mate :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: PHIPPSIO on July 24, 2008, 10:53 PM: Thats brilliant, thats restoration at its best, great job Phil :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: sawzall on August 10, 2008, 07:54 PM: heres some pics of the finished mrd,big thanks go out to steve (firebird)for the fantastic job he did on the pads ;)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/mrdwhitehawkrebelbirminghamwheels00.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/mrdwhitehawkrebelbirminghamwheel-4.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/mrdwhitehawkrebelbirminghamwheel-5.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/mrdwhitehawkrebelbirminghamwheel-8.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/mrdwhitehawkrebelbirminghamwheel-9.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/mrdwhitehawkrebelbirminghamwheel-12.jpg)
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: Gashead on August 10, 2008, 07:57 PM: :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: Del on August 10, 2008, 08:02 PM: That is stunning! fantastic resto :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Moose on August 10, 2008, 08:08 PM: That's wicked mate - great job :4_17_5:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: greentoad on August 10, 2008, 08:59 PM: Hi Phil

Amazing restoration.

You must be very proud.

:4_17_5:

J.
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Post by: stuntmaster on August 10, 2008, 10:05 PM: great job and very sweet looking
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Post by: bmxmatt1974 on August 10, 2008, 10:11 PM: :4_17_5:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: magna13 on August 10, 2008, 11:13 PM: :smitten: :smitten: i love MRD's... yours is fantastic!
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: daz bmx it! on August 10, 2008, 11:20 PM: That bike is an absolute dream! :4_17_5:
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: jonpaul11 on August 10, 2008, 11:40 PM: Really great job...

I love MRD's and still own my from back in the day. I really need to get it out my mums shed restore it... it just needs a wipe down after last time I saw it. it's all still there down to the Araya 7L's.

I raced my MRD in the 13, 14. 15 and 16's expert in the NE region. I was a year or two below Andy Lincon (who commented a couple of post ago here) who was always up against my mate 'Clarts' who lived along the road from me in Gateshead.

I got my MRD from Darkes in Sunderland... I can remember hanging around in Darkes with Plinky (who was on crutches after breaking an ankle on a skate board or something), Clarts, Dave Young, Nelly Robinson and a few more on a Saturday afternoon...

well done on the build.
Title: Re: mrd frame resto completed
Post by: greentoad on August 11, 2008, 12:03 AM: Hi all.

Just a thought whilst the thread is alive, please post a picture and serial number (or PM if preffered) if you have an MRD.

Do I have this serial logged Phil?

Thanks.

J.