Monday, October 25, 2004
The curse strikes again
I was supposed to be making room in the garage so that the new lambro (the one with the cutdown cab) could come in out of the rain. This would involve finishing off stripping the other one (which would mean removing the forks, rear wishbones, driveshaft etc) and I just couldn't be bothered. So the new one stays outside for the moment.
I was having a bit of a tidy up, taking some pictures of the new lambro and the model c and the curse struck again and before I knew it the model C was a pile of bits! Luckily a stripped down model C doesn't take up a lot of room and there aren't a lot of parts to misplace.
It came apart quite easily and I didn't break anything apart from the HT coil which was already half broken. Let's hope they are available!
Lot of things a bit worn as you would expect from a 54 year old scooter (Got the dating cert from the LCGB, my C is from 1950). Nothing too bad, just a bit of bodywork to do and sort out some new parts.
It will be interesting to see what I can get and what I can't. The fork bolts are worn (on the surface that the links pivot on) so I suppose it would be worth getting some, if I can't then I'll have to look into getting some made.
Got the engine out of the frame but didn't start stripping it yet. It needs doing as there is a lot of play in the rear hub region. Nice cast finned head with the fins in the right direction for direct air cooling. The cylinder studs are only 6mm, hope they are up to the job!!!
The flywheel came off quite easily, it uses the same extractor as a Series 3 flywheel. I think I will have to make a holding tool when it comes to the rebuild.
I'm not sure of the history of the model C, it had a Milan plate on it when I saw it in Italy.
A lot of the frame is red but the legshields are khaki, the front mudguard is olive green and the rear is metallic blue. Apparently these were all colours it could have been but it is hard to say which is the correct one.
After taking the engine out it looks like the olive green is the winner as there are parts in that colour that look untouched.
Sent off for a parts book and handbook for it today, should help me source what I need.
I think I might do the C next on the basis that if I can manage a C then anything else should be easy but I'm not sure if that is true. A C looks comparatively easy as it has very little bodywork etc. We shall see.
I was having a bit of a tidy up, taking some pictures of the new lambro and the model c and the curse struck again and before I knew it the model C was a pile of bits! Luckily a stripped down model C doesn't take up a lot of room and there aren't a lot of parts to misplace.
It came apart quite easily and I didn't break anything apart from the HT coil which was already half broken. Let's hope they are available!
Lot of things a bit worn as you would expect from a 54 year old scooter (Got the dating cert from the LCGB, my C is from 1950). Nothing too bad, just a bit of bodywork to do and sort out some new parts.
It will be interesting to see what I can get and what I can't. The fork bolts are worn (on the surface that the links pivot on) so I suppose it would be worth getting some, if I can't then I'll have to look into getting some made.
Got the engine out of the frame but didn't start stripping it yet. It needs doing as there is a lot of play in the rear hub region. Nice cast finned head with the fins in the right direction for direct air cooling. The cylinder studs are only 6mm, hope they are up to the job!!!
The flywheel came off quite easily, it uses the same extractor as a Series 3 flywheel. I think I will have to make a holding tool when it comes to the rebuild.
I'm not sure of the history of the model C, it had a Milan plate on it when I saw it in Italy.
A lot of the frame is red but the legshields are khaki, the front mudguard is olive green and the rear is metallic blue. Apparently these were all colours it could have been but it is hard to say which is the correct one.
After taking the engine out it looks like the olive green is the winner as there are parts in that colour that look untouched.
Sent off for a parts book and handbook for it today, should help me source what I need.
I think I might do the C next on the basis that if I can manage a C then anything else should be easy but I'm not sure if that is true. A C looks comparatively easy as it has very little bodywork etc. We shall see.
