Vespa restoration, complete at last!

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meh, its a scooter :lol: cant see the pics anyway , don't want to tbh, i like proper bikes me though :lol: well done anyway ;)
 
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Bigfoot said:
Been doing this up for ages, took so long 'cos I didn't really know what I was doing, plus I had to save for some parts as I was a bit skint. Here's a few pic's, It's actually not fully finished, still need a couple of badges etc but nearly there. :D
Before I started (that's not me on it btw)
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This is as I started to strip it down, you can see a lot of rust and weld marks on the back like.
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I ended up having to cut the mudguard off 'cos the screw holding it was rusted to buggery, it was pretty fucked anyway.


Underside was a bit of a f***ing state like! :lol:

Welding been previously done, looked like shit.





Hmm, some of the pics have disappeared, I'll try again!




There, that's the first 3.
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I seem to be the only one who cannot see these images.And no,its not because my eyes are closed.
 
Bigfoot said:
Haway man y'bassas! :lol: I can't work it out, I've done it before loads of times but it's just not having it today, they did actually display at first, but bizzarely then disappeared. :confused:
Woah, had on, I think it's worked!
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Looks class, great job. Now get the rest up.

You're smaller than I imagined.

You get any before pictures too?
 
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http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore7_zpsc9aad926.jpg.html
http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore5_zps15d85278.jpg.html

http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore_zps96af57c4.jpg.html
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http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore3_zpse0bca865.jpg.html

Goat Eyes said:
Looks class, great job. Now get the rest up.

You're smaller than I imagined.

You get any before pictures too?
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It is the bloody before picture man! :lol:

http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore4_zpsd9d46565.jpg.html
http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore8_zps78417a38.jpg.html
http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore9_zps73b63bf7.jpg.html
 
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http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore7_zpsc9aad926.jpg.html
http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore5_zps15d85278.jpg.html

http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore_zps96af57c4.jpg.html
http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore2_zps96d2cc74.jpg.html
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It is the bloody before picture man! :lol:

http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore4_zpsd9d46565.jpg.html
http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore8_zps78417a38.jpg.html
http://s1256.photobucket.com/user/Norman_Scouler/media/restore9_zps73b63bf7.jpg.html
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Looks like it's come a long way, should've done a full resto thread...

How much dos you do yourself?
 
Great job marra.
Did you buy it knackered with a view to restoring it?

If not ... well I'm always a bit intrigued as to why people let a classic ride like that deteriorate in the first place. Pretty sure I have two mates with a couple of T5s rusting away in their garages.
 
Tex said:
Great job marra.
Did you buy it knackered with a view to restoring it?

If not ... well I'm always a bit intrigued as to why people let a classic ride like that deteriorate in the first place. Pretty sure I have two mates with a couple of T5s rusting away in their garages.
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It was like that when I got it, falling to bits really, my first Vespa was a T5, looked great, engine was a dog though.
 
All credit to you then (and mate of course). Great job. What do you think of Scomadis?
 
I had a beetle which was taking up space, sold it as I needed the space in the lock up but wish I'd kept it now.

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Done a few bits with my camper but not a full resto and got a Merc sitting there that needs some TLC. Wish I'd kept the Beetle though.

Takes a lot of hard work, dedication, money and love to pull it off. :) Well done!
 
Tex said:
All credit to you then (and mate of course). Great job. What do you think of Scomadis?
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They look pretty good mate don't they, there's another company does replica vintage vespa's, neco they're called, they look really good.
 
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