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by T5-190
Sat Mar 26, 2022 6:48 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Sneak Peak
Replies: 67
Views: 54319

Re: Sneak Peak

Next I grafted on a belly pan/spoiler. this was bolted on then filled in and blended. The hole part was then sprayed with polyester primer then with a couple of heavy coats of polyester high gloss mould top coat. This is then sanded with various grades of wet and dry then machine polished to a high ...
by T5-190
Sat Mar 26, 2022 6:32 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Sneak Peak
Replies: 67
Views: 54319

Re: Sneak Peak

Good afternoon gents, so I have a few more pictures and a little update. It's been a little slow in the shed, the company I work for are back into full swing and are busy. This entails a fair bit of world wide travel. To speed up making moulds I bought a set of fibreglass PK leg shields from a Itali...
by T5-190
Tue Sep 28, 2021 4:00 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Sneak Peak
Replies: 67
Views: 54319

Re: Sneak Peak

A little more done, I made some ally plates to mount the battery tray, fuel pump and electrics on. I will be changing the regulator/rectifier for a full wave unit. I think the one supplied is only a half wave unit and I need to run quite a lot of DC items from the battery. The ally plates may get ch...
by T5-190
Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:56 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Sneak Peak
Replies: 67
Views: 54319

Re: Sneak Peak

At this point I thought is was a good idea to fit a fuel sender in case I want to fit a fuel gauge. This will also give access for a 32mm socket to the fuel tap nut. Fuel sender bought also from Amazon about £20, it has a float that rises up a stainless steel shaft that has a coil of wire in it. 0 t...
by T5-190
Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:46 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Sneak Peak
Replies: 67
Views: 54319

Re: Sneak Peak

A few more, the fuel tank is next. Due to the tube framework I was unable to use the standard Vespa PK tank. I mocked up a tank in the space available using card, paper and masking tape. Next was to transfer the patterns to a flat sheet of 3mm aluminium. Ally tig welding the tank was fun to do, I ha...
by T5-190
Sat Sep 18, 2021 4:05 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Sneak Peak
Replies: 67
Views: 54319

Re: Sneak Peak

On with the show, framework next. The framework to support the rear end section is made from 20mm steel tube. We use a lot of this at work and is nice to bend and tig weld. I have a cheap plumbers pipe bender that I've welded some flat bar to so that it clamps nice in the vice. Most of the tube to t...
by T5-190
Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:24 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Sneak Peak
Replies: 67
Views: 54319

Re: Sneak Peak

A few more . https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51478723191_47dd597bce_k.jpg 20210804_123217 by mark christie , on Flickr This one shows the cut and re shut rear end parts just sat in place to get a few dimensions for the frame. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51479442114_b804bb3541_k.jpg 20210...
by T5-190
Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:45 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Sneak Peak
Replies: 67
Views: 54319

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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51478723396_1789f0f6e2_k.jpg 20210804_121157 by mark christie , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51478956243_4d5f3c5d7b_k.jpg 20210804_123136 by mark christie , on Flickr Like I said feels weird and looks weird, next will be a 20mm steel tube frame t...
by T5-190
Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:33 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Sneak Peak
Replies: 67
Views: 54319

Re: Sneak Peak

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51478723676_ccf29113e7_k.jpg 20210804_111915 by mark christie , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51478723576_d01a675a76_k.jpg 20210804_113247 by mark christie , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51479442529_399fa334fc_k.jpg 20210804_11410...
by T5-190
Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:30 pm
Forum: Vespa Tech
Topic: Sneak Peak
Replies: 67
Views: 54319

Re: Sneak Peak

So after a long hiatus I have finally got this project back on the bench. I've had to re upload some of my pictures from photobucket to flickr. SO here goes, the carbon fibre rear end I had made was not wide enough to go over the Quattrini engine cases. They are about 25mm - 30mm wider than stock so...

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