Ldi or should that be Lid ?

[carlos fandango]

Well time for a winter project

I brought a basket case LD 57 80% complete about 4 years ago with the intention of putting a Cagiva mito / RS125 engine in it. unfortunately the very next day i came off on the way to work on some diesel and tore a ligament off my thumb which meant three month off work and the project got shelved.

In the last four years i decided the bike engined conversion was probably beyond my skill level and thought id settle on a "normal" S1,2,3, engine.
I got the tube off a friend who was restoring an S2 and needed a new loop .

So out with the grinder

[carlos fandango]

Ok not to sure if anyone is interested ? so ill carry on regardless
So this was the first fit ,and just trying to decide where to cut. This is/was a mk3 57 model and has a tool box in the back, and i decided i wanted to try and keep it if possible . It would of been a lot easier to cut it out ! but, hey, who want easy

so out with the grinder again.

and its getting nearer .

I had to make up a shroud to go around the shocker and seal the tool bxo up, as you can see , i initially cut a little to much out to start with but that can be welded back in

The shocker top mount is a problem area , as really the loop needs to go lower , but would mean cutting the loop around the shocker , but thats no good, so a few hours of trial and error, and head scratching to decide on the best position .

[Minority]

Keep posting, I love seeing the engineering involved in these one off creations.
Blue cylinder?

[carlos fandango]

Well blue is a cold colour, so i thought it would help with the cooling ? lol ...................not really, the engine came like it ?

[Mr G in NYC]

Should be a ...... LOW RIDER.........U gonna slap some
neon lights under it ? once done .....? Looks Fab G .

[LI150]

Keep pics coming I really admire these well engineered projects

[gerryjunior]

looking good , trial and error i found,

[Hong Kong Phooey]

You don't do simple do you Russ. Looking good, love the shape of the LD but don't like the speed. This will be the best of both worlds, keep up the good work.

[a.j]

'' tore a ligament off my thumb''

F'k ME that must've smarted.

[carlos fandango]

'' tore a ligament off my thumb''

F'k ME that must've smarted.

didnt hurt much TBH i took my glove off, and my thumb was 90deg to normal pushed it back , and just thought id dislocated it but the hospital told me different , and surgery was required ...its called "skiers thumb"
as its a common skiing injury.