Post by sugarlump on Sept 15, 2009 14:57:40 GMT
So here's a project that's sat in the shed for a bit, it's passed through a few hands before me so now it's my turn to have a crack... Frank is short for frankenstein btw.
Bit of background - So it's basically an Italjet Velocifero 50cc -
Arguably the ugliest scooter ever made Strange thing is though that if you ditch the headset and rear loop you're left with a set of original vespa leggies and an auto subframe. Italjet must have bought pressings or tooling cause they're deffo vespa. Anyway, previous owner then got the rear loop off a rally, chopped the panels and welded them tight to the body. Then bodged an extension to the subframe for it all to sit on. Tank was modified to avoid this bit of the frame. So here's what i bought...
And after sticking in a random set of et4 forks...
Wacky subframe additions which i think have been made out of an office chair... (shocking welding too)
So the plan is thus...
- Find a donor engine. Been doing lots of homework into Runners, Skippers, Typhoons, Zips and all other autos for the best choice. 125cc + a 172 kit should give me the smile factor ;D Really it needs a 10" wheel because of clearance, aircooled would be simplest but not adverse to the challenge of an LC. Engine mount will need to be custom made (may be calling on the services of frank sanderson for help keeping this process professional, it needs to be true.
- Subframe additions need to be removed and replaced with tube properly welded. At least i can use the chair bodge as a template to get the tube made and bent so not a total write-off.
- Loop attachment, probably using dzus fasteners.
- rear light - thats a secret
- Seat has been chopped up in the past so needs modifying, that's just the foam in the piccies.
- Front end, got a choice of quite a few headsets (at the mo leaning towards a 50 spesh one), deffo going to keep a smallframe mudguard on it, disc brake essential.
- Headset, got one off a 50 spesh but open to ideas, maybe a primmy or rally or lammy or ?
- Paint - got a couple of ideas but still up in the air. Been dying to do something in vreeble but don't think it'll suit this project sadly...
This is vreeble by the way on a sexy cutdown...
This threads gonna run for a while so don't expect immediate progress, it's more to give myself a kick up the arse to get on with it
Bit of background - So it's basically an Italjet Velocifero 50cc -
Arguably the ugliest scooter ever made Strange thing is though that if you ditch the headset and rear loop you're left with a set of original vespa leggies and an auto subframe. Italjet must have bought pressings or tooling cause they're deffo vespa. Anyway, previous owner then got the rear loop off a rally, chopped the panels and welded them tight to the body. Then bodged an extension to the subframe for it all to sit on. Tank was modified to avoid this bit of the frame. So here's what i bought...
And after sticking in a random set of et4 forks...
Wacky subframe additions which i think have been made out of an office chair... (shocking welding too)
So the plan is thus...
- Find a donor engine. Been doing lots of homework into Runners, Skippers, Typhoons, Zips and all other autos for the best choice. 125cc + a 172 kit should give me the smile factor ;D Really it needs a 10" wheel because of clearance, aircooled would be simplest but not adverse to the challenge of an LC. Engine mount will need to be custom made (may be calling on the services of frank sanderson for help keeping this process professional, it needs to be true.
- Subframe additions need to be removed and replaced with tube properly welded. At least i can use the chair bodge as a template to get the tube made and bent so not a total write-off.
- Loop attachment, probably using dzus fasteners.
- rear light - thats a secret
- Seat has been chopped up in the past so needs modifying, that's just the foam in the piccies.
- Front end, got a choice of quite a few headsets (at the mo leaning towards a 50 spesh one), deffo going to keep a smallframe mudguard on it, disc brake essential.
- Headset, got one off a 50 spesh but open to ideas, maybe a primmy or rally or lammy or ?
- Paint - got a couple of ideas but still up in the air. Been dying to do something in vreeble but don't think it'll suit this project sadly...
This is vreeble by the way on a sexy cutdown...
This threads gonna run for a while so don't expect immediate progress, it's more to give myself a kick up the arse to get on with it