Winter Model, Summer Restoration...

[Fenian Mick]

Some really good work going on. Keep the updates coming its a great post.

On the look out for a winter model for myself so might be picking your brain some of your findings sometime soon

[soulsurfer]

It's been really slow on this too, but I popped in to the bodyshop yesterday, expecting to throw it all in the car and tell him to pokevitcand no more referrals from me, only to see my frame in the oven ready to etch prime. Unfortunately I had to stop him as it still needs welding and beating, also the legshields and footboards need to be fitted to the frame and fettled before the frame goes for blasting and powder coating.
Bless him

Standard is not an option

[Andy Pickering]

I have to say, that looks like MB have done a great job with that switch housing!

If you ask Mark really nicely he might do one for you....there again he might say not

Im with Eden its a cracking piece of work by MB

[soulsurfer]

I collected the re-upholstered seat today from the man known as Andy Nixon.

From this...


...to this...






Unbelievably it is the same seat It required the back edge to be extended prior to covering, an excellent job in my opinion

[clyde]

Have you filled the hole in the foot board? Just checked mine andthink its got one in exactly the same place!! Must be a pressing to be exactly the same.
Looking for some spanish parts myself if anyone can help. Not winter model just S2 (headlight, speedo mechanism and a S1 rear light lens for starters, followed by levers etc etc)

[clyde]

Forgot to say mines was the same colour behind the horncast.

[soulsurfer]

It's been very slow on this project this year, mainly due to the bodyshop doing next to nothing whilst watching the bare blasted metal rusting, so I took the opportunity to rescue it back to my garage. I've lined up another painter but really need to get on with the full dry build and hopefully have this finished over the Xmas break.

After some tw@77ing with a hammer I managed to get the floorboards lining up on the frame albeit with a large panel gap under the side panels. After examining many pictures of Spanish and Italian models I've come to the conclusion this is normal on the Spanish variety...



...and that the seat arch is taller resulting in the reason for the unique bridge piece...



A lot more to do, but its a start



Another thing bugging me is the radius on the rear foot boards not matching the legshield Is this normal?

[soulsurfer]

Well, some more slow progress, the dry build is done and some chrome powder coating...






Hope to have the seat arch, toolbox door etc. painted in the next couple of weeks, but not holding my breath...

[soullad]

As ever, great attention to detail Mike. You've no damper top lugs welded on for your bgm dampers, are you using clamp on brackets instead?
Don't suppose you could pm me the contact details of the guy who turned the rim into a silk purse?

[MADSPEEDRB260]

Looking good well done...