hi folks,
i bought an engine casing from a well known auction site last year which had been converted to use a motorcycle style barrel which i was told was rotax. after much searching ive not been able to find the cylinder that fits. i suspect it was an old air cooled version, and i want liquid cooled, any way ive now got the barrel i want to use, a rotax 580 twin, im only using one cylinder hence the title lambretta 290, 76mm piston and 64mm stroke. cylinder i bought is nos jetski version, ive got a head on the way from the states(snowmobile version) and piston to order yet, this conversion has already been done before if you look under rotax 300, built by ryan mason, im going to try and keep it as simple as poss, will stick a few photos up, but its not going to be a quick project by any means, will keep pics coming as i go along.
dc2ed206334ef21c6e8eec685885452a3_zpsrxokm7xg by stephen holt, on Flickr
8ff6f18d4604d05a50f65d5f00cb43ad1_zpsftur22vo by stephen holt, on Flickr
632f5d97c38bad262f476b73d5ee7e095_zpsqrha924a by stephen holt, on Flickr
and this is the barrel , nos
rotax 580_zpsxssx9ipv by stephen holt, on Flickr
IMG_1713_zpsp3ckpuma by stephen holt, on Flickr
lambretta 290 rotax
-
- registered user
- Posts: 908
- Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:52 pm
- Main scooter: lambretta gp
- Location: east yorkshire
- Contact:
first job is to make an exhuast stub, the water feed port under the exhaust port is going to be the water inlet from the water pump, i like the 4 studs to hold it on, its a big exhaust port, will weld a stub to the plate.
IMG_1719_zpsurdjnfpq by stephen holt, on Flickr
IMG_1720_zpsoaaveysv by stephen holt, on Flickr
IMG_1719_zpsurdjnfpq by stephen holt, on Flickr
IMG_1720_zpsoaaveysv by stephen holt, on Flickr
Last edited by holty on Fri Jul 28, 2017 6:09 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Love it, keep the pictures coming.
-
- registered user
- Posts: 908
- Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:52 pm
- Main scooter: lambretta gp
- Location: east yorkshire
- Contact:
the inlet on the rotax is a disc valve crankcase induction, i am going to do reed valve induction into the crankcase, i was hoping to use rb reeds as they are compact and easy to get spares for, i might want a scrap rb barrel to cut up to make the inlet, head has just arrived today, just needs a clean then cutting in half as the snowmoblie its off is a twin, will post pics later.dave411 wrote:Where is the inlet port?
-
- registered user
- Posts: 198
- Joined: Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:23 pm
- Main scooter: P200e
- Contact:
Like this?holty wrote:i am going to do reed valve induction into the crankcase, i was hoping to use rb reeds as they are compact and easy to get spares fordave411 wrote:Where is the inlet port?
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=32368&p=239478&hili ... ed#p239478
-
- registered user
- Posts: 908
- Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:52 pm
- Main scooter: lambretta gp
- Location: east yorkshire
- Contact:
Like this?Spanish Fly wrote:holty wrote:i am going to do reed valve induction into the crankcase, i was hoping to use rb reeds as they are compact and easy to get spares fordave411 wrote:Where is the inlet port?
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=32368&p=239478&hili ... ed#p239478[/quote
yes similar idea to that.
-
- registered user
- Posts: 908
- Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:52 pm
- Main scooter: lambretta gp
- Location: east yorkshire
- Contact:
hi andy,GBCS wrote:Ahh Steve, you are at it again
Does this mean you will be wanting to book spray booth time again in the summer ?
i dont know if i dare ask you to do another, but if you insist
i am going to require a little bit of aluminium welding to the engine case, and the head will need welding when ive cut it in half,
i will pop round with the bits and show you what ive got, its going to be a beast no2.
holty