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Customizing my `62 Vespa 150

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:49 pm
by AJs autobody
This is my `62 Vespa im customizing. Its an on/off project im working on occasionally. When everythings welded and changed up itll be taken apart completely, sandblasted and painted etc.


When i got it:

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Re: Customizing my `62 Vespa 150

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:49 pm
by AJs autobody
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Re: Customizing my `62 Vespa 150

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:50 pm
by AJs autobody
Started welding some of the seams shut, this will be all smoothed out when its gonne be prepped for paint:

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Re: Customizing my `62 Vespa 150

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:51 pm
by AJs autobody
The fenders are tilted vertically and stretched so the back end is less narrow compared to the front:

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Re: Customizing my `62 Vespa 150

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:52 pm
by AJs autobody
Some more seams shaved:

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Re: Customizing my `62 Vespa 150

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:54 pm
by AJs autobody
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Some bodywork to make the scooter look more low:

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Re: Customizing my `62 Vespa 150

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:55 pm
by AJs autobody
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Re: Customizing my `62 Vespa 150

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:57 pm
by AJs autobody
Because the fenders are sitting much lower the floor of the left one would have been way too low and not meet the frame. By creating an angle this has been solved. Also a frame was made for a radio + motorcycle battery that will be mounted in the left fender:

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Re: Customizing my `62 Vespa 150

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:59 pm
by AJs autobody
Thats it so far, ill update when i have done more.

Btw if anybody here has links to websites or topics of customized Vespa`s that would be great!

Re: Customizing my `62 Vespa 150

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:34 pm
by RICSPEED
AJs autobody wrote: Image
is it normal the front wheel being that far back on these ???