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Ldi or should that be Lid ?
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:50 pm
by 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
Re: Ldi or should that be Lid ?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:47 pm
by 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 .
Re: Ldi or should that be Lid ?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:59 pm
by Minority
Keep posting, I love seeing the engineering involved in these one off creations.
Blue cylinder?
Re: Ldi or should that be Lid ?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:18 pm
by 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 ?
Re: Ldi or should that be Lid ?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 3:26 am
by Mr G in NYC
Should be a ...... LOW RIDER.........U gonna slap some
neon lights under it ? once done .....? Looks Fab
G
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Re: Ldi or should that be Lid ?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:01 am
by LI150
Keep pics coming I really admire these well engineered projects
Re: Ldi or should that be Lid ?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:27 am
by gerryjunior
looking good , trial and error i found,
Re: Ldi or should that be Lid ?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 12:03 pm
by 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.
Re: Ldi or should that be Lid ?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 3:11 pm
by a.j
'' tore a ligament off my thumb''
F'k ME that must've smarted.
Re: Ldi or should that be Lid ?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:31 pm
by carlos fandango
a.j wrote:'' 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.
