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Offline sawzall

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CHAS SMITH RESTO now with parts run down
« on: October 04, 2015, 07:18 PM »
here's some pics of my recently restored chas smith pro
from wreck to resto....... :Great_Britain:



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FRAME AND FORKS-CHAS SMITH PRO -RESTORED
BARS-STEVE WILSON -RESTORED
STEM-EARLY TUF-NECK-RESTORED
HEADSET-TANGE 125- NOS
DIRT SKIRT-SST-NOS
RIMS-Z RIMS -RESTORED
HUBS MAILLARD HELICOMATIC-NOS
TYRES-ORIGINAL 80'S CHEN SHIN
SEAT-UNI HAMMERHEAD-RESTORED
CRANKS-SHIMANO 600 -NOS
CHAINRING DURA ACE-NOS
CHAINRING BOLTS-SHIMANO DURA ACE-NOS
CHAIN-SEDIS BMX-NOS
PEDALS-ARAI BMX 500-NOS
BOTTOM BRACKET-SJK SEALED-NOS
BRAKE SET WEINMANN 1020 RESTORED
BRAKE CABLE-CLARKS-NOS
BRAKE GUARD-MRD-NOS

EX PRO LITE RIDER CHAS SMITH TEAMED UP WITH A BUSINESS MAN TO HAVE

HIS OWN FRAME AND FORKS MADE,THE FRAMES ARE REYNOLDS 501 WHICH HAVE

BEEN FILLET BRAZED THEN FILED AND BLENDED FOR A SMOOTH SEAMLESS FINISH


« Last Edit: October 07, 2015, 08:53 PM by sawzall »
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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2015, 07:32 PM »
 "wantit" Outstanding!  :4_17_5:

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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2015, 07:34 PM »
Quality Phil, I saw this at MK, I've never even heard of Chas Smith.  :coolsmiley:


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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2015, 07:40 PM »
Lovely job Phil... like the forks.  :daumenhoch:
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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2015, 07:43 PM »
Lovely build Phil, what's the story? Never heard of him  :-[

those front drops look pretty funky  ???
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« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2015, 07:44 AM »
Sweet as a nut, Phil!

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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2015, 08:37 AM »
quality looking build and work - as always  :daumenhoch:
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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2015, 08:42 AM »
Really like that - nice to see something different. Love the dropouts on the forks.

The bars have a really nice shape to them - what are they Phil?

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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2015, 09:12 AM »
Lovely that, never even heard of em. Any info?
Gertcha!

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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2015, 02:31 PM »
Same as the general consensus: great resto, nice looking frame - loving the pierced top tube and fork drop outs.

Know nothing about them though.

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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2015, 02:51 PM »
top notch   :coolsmiley:

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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2015, 11:19 PM »
Had a good gander at this over the MK weekend, great to see the resto pics Phil  :daumenhoch:

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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2015, 08:55 AM »
Yeah Phil!!!  :4_17_5:  This floated my boat at MK. Lovely!!  "wantit"

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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2015, 09:38 AM »
Lovely work, it looks amazing. Like others have said- any more info on it? Never heard of them before

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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2015, 10:15 AM »
Saw this at mk and loved it, something different.   :daumenhoch:

Oh like the bars too Phil  :)

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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #15 on: October 06, 2015, 10:51 AM »
Awesome work as always Phil  :4_17_5:  Great bike   :4_17_5:

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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2015, 11:49 AM »
one of my favourite things to see at mk  :4_17_5:

the bike was nice too  ;D
stunning in fact  :Great_Britain:
« Last Edit: October 06, 2015, 02:08 PM by brummie »

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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2015, 01:43 PM »
Come on Phil dont keep us all in suspense.  :)
Also what are the black flange things with holes in either side of the BB?
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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO
« Reply #18 on: October 06, 2015, 02:43 PM »
Fark, who would have thunk that a beauty was lurking beneath that paint!

Stunning work Phil  :daumenhoch:


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« Reply #19 on: October 06, 2015, 10:06 PM »
Nice love the black and white  :daumenhoch:
If in doubt flat out.

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« Reply #20 on: October 07, 2015, 08:22 PM »
THANKS FOR ALL THE NICE COMMENTS,SPEC LIST NOW INCLUDED :daumenhoch:
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Re: CHAS SMITH RESTO now with parts run down
« Reply #21 on: October 12, 2015, 02:28 PM »
Coming to this a little late - i've not been in your garage for a while now Phil  :'(

Love this build mate. Those welds are gorgeous  :smitten:

Nice choice of components, sweet resto - another quality Sawzall production  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #22 on: October 12, 2015, 02:52 PM »
Another cracker  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #23 on: October 12, 2015, 03:21 PM »
Excellent job. Love the forks.  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #24 on: October 12, 2015, 08:38 PM »
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