Scooterotica

So much for that theory then

Well, finally started the rebuild and got the engine put together over a couple of weekends. The casings were in a terrible state, all furred up and caked in grime. Lots of elbow grease, WD40 and wet and dry and they have improved a bit. I didn't want to get them blasted as I'm going for the old worn look (I'll reserve the word patina for Italian furniture and sculpture) rather than brand new. The gearbox turns out to be Li150, which is a bonus and the crank is the odd GP200 type one with full circle webs but smaller bearing collar size. All the bearings were changed, which was fairly un eventful and straightforward. I used the oven to heat the cases and the bearings just dropped out. Buzzsolomoto changed the engine mounts for me and repaired a couple of casing threads, great service. The clutch plates were also replace but the rest of the motor is all innocenti except the kickstart shaft. I couldn't find a decent Italian one so went for a genuine SIL one. At the moment I'm undecided as to what to do for the top end.

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Not sure if the pic has worked, pretty useless at IT

Chris Tindal wrote:Well, finally started the rebuild and got the engine put together over a couple of weekends. The casings were in a terrible state, all furred up and caked in grime. Lots of elbow grease, WD40 and wet and dry and they have improved a bit. I didn't want to get them blasted as I'm going for the old worn look (I'll reserve the word patina for Italian furniture and sculpture) rather than brand new. The gearbox turns out to be Li150, which is a bonus and the crank is the odd GP200 type one with full circle webs but smaller bearing collar size. All the bearings were changed, which was fairly un eventful and straightforward. I used the oven to heat the cases and the bearings just dropped out. Buzzsolomoto changed the engine mounts for me and repaired a couple of casing threads, great service. The clutch plates were also replace but the rest of the motor is all innocenti except the kickstart shaft. I couldn't find a decent Italian one so went for a genuine SIL one. At the moment I'm undecided as to what to do for the top end.

Ho did you manage that Dave?

Chris Tindal wrote:Ho did you manage that Dave?

Chris left click on the IMG bit on photobucket and it should go yellow ( the box), then right click on here,comes up with a short menu, choose paste and away you go - you can check before you post if its worked by selecting preview - on the left of the submit button to see if the photos worked

Thanks Dave I'll try again

Great to see you've started Chris, I'm looking forward to your updates. Trev.

Thanks Trev, it,ll take a while but I'll keep posting as and when.

Chris,you got your cable adjuster block on the wrong way round!!

kevspeed wrote:Chris,you got your cable adjuster block on the wrong way round!!