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Post by triffid on Aug 11, 2014 18:24:13 GMT
I was at a local (ish) agri show doin me archery stand and the weather was chucking it down so it gave me the chance to have a look around the other stalls etc. There was a tent there with some protective spray that you just spray on and it sets rock hard in seconds and is like a hard rough plastic cover. They were demonstrating it in the back of pick up trucks and the likes and I thought that would be good for the underside of the scoot (or even all over if they did a smooth version!) Unfortunately though due to the pants weather the stall holders must have buggered off to the beer tent and I couldn't get any info and forgot to take down the name of the stuff doh.
Scoot is looking good too btw
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Post by tzsteve on Aug 21, 2014 19:50:46 GMT
progress has again come to a crawl, got a 12v dc horn it did fit,, after i removed all the bolts holding the front on and replaced three of them with small rivets.
borrowed a beading tool from a forum member (Big thanks for that) got the beading on not a job i ever want to do again the tool worked great, the problem was my lack of practice, i guess the bloke who does it in the factory every day could do it blindfolded. i`m not very pleased with my attempt. its on but you can tell its an amatures attempt.
now waiting for cables, runners, and a battery. all ordered today so i`ll be able to have another play in a few days,
next thing is fit the forks waiting on the fork lower bearings to arive from some wazzack foot-draging ebay dealer ordered a few 1/4 inch ballbearings ( i use loose balls for the lower fork track ) still not arived 10 days later.
so it should be mostely finished and ready for testing in a couple of weeks.
then its the badges etc.
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Post by henri on Aug 25, 2014 9:51:47 GMT
ive never done the chrome/ali edge trim as ive been told its a absolute bugger to get right ,correct tool an 2 man job an half a day, also was told to buy 2 trims as its a cert you'll mess up ya first go, if you want a second go i got a new trim bit with the parts spanish rob sold me an probably wont use it , an in future if ya want bearings try "look now more" a e bay shop for modelling/tool steel/brass etc, he does metric n imperial sizes of loose bearings at a reasonable price an posts first class nxt day , have used him for bearings an bar stock to make spacers an its all been spot on ,have thought about using loose bearings in my forks as the piaggio 1's are a bit weedy ,but intended to do top n bottom as top is the weaker 1 , but well fiddly to do with loose i guess , H
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Post by tzsteve on Sept 2, 2014 0:01:59 GMT
ordered some bearings last night from some other bloke, see what happens. the loose bearings are quite easy to fit just a big blob of grease. a top lambretta man i know uses loose bearings top and bottom he says its a lot smoother.
i`ve always found just doing the bottom ones worthwhile.
I`m tempted to remove the beading from the legshield and find some rubber trim and a tube of super glue.
the legshield trim was £8 from turners on the wirral. i imagine the postage would be more than that just cos` of the size of the parcel. but thanks H
i have never heard of any dealer fitting these trims though they all say "yes i have the beading in do you want to borrow the tool for a little deposit", so guess they bought the tool had one go and said never again
i needeed some of those little spring clips to hold the rear badges on. £1 each on fleabay. a mate mentioned teddybare eyes are held on with simillar clips (thanks dave) £1.45 for a pack of six available in 3 sizes small ones do the badges the biggest do the mudguard crest.
not had the chance to do much as i still aint got the forks in. so: cables not fitted, head set not fitted, engine not fitted, etc, etc, etc.
but should come together soon.
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Post by henri on Sept 2, 2014 8:57:54 GMT
yep reckon it would be more smooth/better supported with loose bearings, as theres more of em=more area of contact ,less likelyhood to notch races from potholes or going up n down kerbs , which we all know we shouldnt but do anyway eh. an when drunk got brave/reckless n ordered a trim/beading tool , so reckon i'll have my first go at ali trim , but still keeping other trims as plan b , if ya lookin for trim check out "woolies" website, they do all trim/rubbers/clips for classic car's . there 10mm woven look black trim looks good against the right colours on a scoot ,as does the grey cloth 1 against the red of my daily hack.i'm lucky as i found a local guy who does vw campers an bought rolls of diff trims from woolies an sells it by meter . good tip on badge clips ,will have to have a look local for some , H
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Post by vader19 on Sept 2, 2014 22:29:55 GMT
There's some great stuff in here Steve.. the work on your tree and crank look killer..
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Post by tzsteve on Sept 3, 2014 15:37:29 GMT
H, any chance of a link to that site. i`m so not happy with the way the trim turned out. seen some car boot trim £3-4 per mtr on fleabay
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Post by henri on Sept 3, 2014 17:23:45 GMT
links ? ,sorry my brain n 1 fat typing finger dont understand ,puters not my game, google "woolies" or "classic car trim" , hang on found the catalogue , its "http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk" ,i dont know how to link ,an before somebody tries n explain i dont want to ,puters are all the devils work an they dont like/get on with me , i'm old, skool , H
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Post by henri on Sept 3, 2014 17:23:58 GMT
links ? ,sorry my brain n 1 fat typing finger dont understand ,puters not my game, google "woolies" or "classic car trim" , hang on found the catalogue , its "http://www.woolies-trim.co.uk" ,i dont know how to link ,an before somebody tries n explain i dont want to ,puters are all the devils work an they dont like/get on with me , i'm old, skool , H
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Post by tzsteve on Sept 3, 2014 17:44:18 GMT
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Post by henri on Sept 3, 2014 19:13:25 GMT
there aint half been sum clever buggers ,to quote mr i dury , thats the 1 steve , H
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Post by tzsteve on Sept 4, 2014 15:26:12 GMT
progress again, bearings arived so 25 loose bearings now where they should be. put the engine in and noticed that the frame hole for the manifold is a little small so thats a job for tomorrow, started putting the cables in. i find it easier to have the clutch, throttle, speedo, front brake cables and wiring loom in place before fitting the head set. headset in place. with twist grips fitted.
tomorrow after enlarging the manifold hole i should be able to make some more progress, lets see what can be done and what can go wrong. with a bit of luck i should have it running in a couple of days.
now that its got wheels on i can wheel it out of the kitchen and into the shed. getting my house back to normal at last.
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Post by henri on Sept 4, 2014 16:55:24 GMT
an leavin room for nxt 1 in kitchen , lucky bugger,bet ya got hot n cold runnin drinks an heating in there , i do same with cables n loom fitten an pulled up higher n headset hanging from roof in my unheated/no drinks shed , connect em all up n feed em down as ya lower headset onto stem , easier to get em right into top hats n bracket that way, an yes i'd prob do 1 in my kitchen if it werent up 2 flights of stairs , tho if i move the pile of boxes for e bay sales/stuff might get away with 1 in bedroom ,H
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Post by jeanshorts on Sept 5, 2014 3:27:33 GMT
Such modest title for such a great thread. Glad I finally had a look. Thanks for taking the trouble to document your work for us, very interesting. Really appreciate seeing old school creativity and craftsmanship over deep pocket building( I like that too though).
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Post by tzsteve on Sept 5, 2014 15:12:58 GMT
another play with the spanners today: gear cables done, front brake done, engine now fully fitted bar the exhaust, made some progress on the wireing, brake pedal in and bolted up only to find that the brake light no longer works (could be a connector pulled of the switch)so thats a tomorrow job, horn fitted and working, tail light working, alarm fitted and working, carb fitted after a slight adjustment to the manifold hole, the cv gaiter looks like a good idea, i forgot that the standard twist grip limits the amount of throttle size you can use so ground a bit off the throttle stop (i wounder how many others have not checked this detail when fitting a bigger carb).
i lost a couple of little bits during stripping and storing so now waiting for a split barrel and an end for the clutch outer at the lever end, also lost the big fat washer for the rear hub nut (all in the post from turners now)
so tomorrow i hope to have all the wireing done, saturday all cables done speedo and light fitted. getting close to the first kick.
with a bit of time i`ll sort the pics of the last couple days playing with the spanners.
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Post by SpoonTuning on Sept 5, 2014 15:29:20 GMT
Cant wait to see these pics, sounds really good! good luck with the rest of it mate
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Post by briggsy on Sept 5, 2014 19:31:25 GMT
another play with the spanners today: gear cables done, front brake done, engine now fully fitted bar the exhaust, made some progress on the wireing, brake pedal in and bolted up only to find that the brake light no longer works (could be a connector pulled of the switch)so thats a tomorrow job, horn fitted and working, tail light working, alarm fitted and working, carb fitted after a slight adjustment to the manifold hole, the cv gaiter looks like a good idea, i forgot that the standard twist grip limits the amount of throttle size you can use so ground a bit off the throttle stop (i wounder how many others have not checked this detail when fitting a bigger carb). i lost a couple of little bits during stripping and storing so now waiting for a split barrel and an end for the clutch outer at the lever end, also lost the big fat washer for the rear hub nut (all in the post from turners now) so tomorrow i hope to have all the wireing done, saturday all cables done speedo and light fitted. getting close to the first kick. with a bit of time i`ll sort the pics of the last couple days playing with the spanners. Hi steve......keep going!! Really interested in seeing the CV gaiter. That first kick feels awesome, makes it all worth while.
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Post by henri on Sept 5, 2014 20:08:24 GMT
yep probably the connecter come of the switch ,have had that myself , an good tip on the throttle stop hadnt thought of that , an def going to copy ya cv trick, ya mention turners ,not a name i know well ,who is it a local shop or a good dealer for smallies as all the ones ive used before are def more large frame orientated , an please no links ,ive read the pm an my ignorance stands ,i can just manage 1 fat finger typing into google ,an well jealous your streaking ahead on ya build an mine only gets it at weekends , might hav to skive a week n race ya to the finish , a pint of finest dark ale to the winner . H
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Post by tzsteve on Sept 5, 2014 20:29:53 GMT
len turners, little sutton. 0151 348 0900
been in the business for over 40 years. will send items by post the next day. safe to give card details over phone 100% reliable and helpfull but no go faster stuff except for standard items in go fast chrome or go fast black. prices are normal vespa lambretta not race shop prices.
the only reason i made progress was a bit of overtime when my work mate was having his prostate removed. that paid for the engine and exhaust, then my boss overpaid me by a massive amount that paid for the paint and blasting ( and the holiday in malta) all i need to do now is repay my boss for the interest free loan.
the time spent on doing the scoot is daytime i work afternoons and evenings like now. that helps as the weekends just aint long enough
just fate and good fortune
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Post by tzsteve on Sept 6, 2014 16:07:17 GMT
the cv gaiter in all its glory, i only used this cos i made the hole bigger and the standard bung was now too small. from underneath and above and with the carb fitted 2 views the rectifier is from an rd350/lc350 typical 3 phase unit. the plan is to cobble up a 3 phase stator at some time. this rectifier cost about £12 from fleabay and can be used with a single phase system (as can most 3 phase rectifiers) and is ok for about 160 watts. the back light is normaly fitted with an m7 bolt from inside the frame ( a bugger to get to once the engine is fitted ) i have never liked this, i have used a nutsert or rivnut m6 thread, these are fitted from the outside of a pannel and put a threaded insert into handy places. this is the tool and a couple of inserts this is what it looks like when fitted i then used an m6 bolt from outside of the frame to fit the rear light neat and easy the tool is about £15 - £20 this is what the scoot looked like yesterday morning a little more done today, i`m now thinking of buying the gear oil and a can of go go juice (petrol). might be able to kick it over next monday or tuesday it will need a good wash its now got greasy hand marks on nearly every part of the frame. still realy pissed about the legshield trim i think it will be removed and replaced i`ve seen some 15mm car boot trim at about £3 per meter. the problem with the brake light was that i forgot to connect the battery to the power line (ie switch on the power) ho ho
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