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Got this frame cheapish so I'm going to build a Bitsa. Frame is 62 li150 chrome ring s3.

20190423_184109 by richardhenderson1968, on Flickr

Checked the frame main dimensions using sticky's and it seems okay, but floor struts are aal awa the shop....lump hammer sorted that.

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I just hammered my GP struts back into place - I was surprised (pleasantly) how strong they felt under the hammer blows.

Got your Mojo back then buddy

Toddy wrote:Got your Mojo back then buddy

Aye, once more into the fray. Slightly more daunting this time as I'll be doing it myself.

good luck with a bitsa build as you'll still need a mortgage for some chrome ring (only about 400,000 made) leggies
or you cut that ring off...………..

hullygully wrote:good luck with a bitsa build as you'll still need a mortgage for some chrome ring (only about 400,000 made) leggies
or you cut that ring off...………..

Got some in the loft

I've been slowly amassing parts that l felt were below the going rate for about 2 years.

But you're probably still right. It'll most likely cost more than buying a project; I just felt like building one from nothing. As the kids would say, "Just coz".

Just going to sling it together with some acf50 and use as a plaything for a couple of years. Then I'll do a full restoration on it....at least that's the current plan.

go for it, @ least it'll be another Lammie on the road

All the holes on the end of the struts were wrecked so I welded in some scrap pieces and slotted and filed them. Not pretty but functional.
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Some T section aluminium makes an excellent long straight edge. Pretty easy to manipulate the outriggers
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Before I bent them straight you can see an obvious gap.
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After...
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Struts weren't perfectly level either. Easy to sort
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Better
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I thought the panels fitted well, but something seemed amiss. Comparison with others said this dimension should be about 773mm. Mine was about 745 mm.
LI3 frame by richardhenderson1968, on Flickr
You're kidding yourself if you think you can bend it this way. I just got a bit tired. My mate popped in while I was wasting my time and suggested jamming it under his car lift with some wood chocks, worked brilliant and I used the steering tube to manipulate the frame until it was perfect. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture.

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These individual tasks all had an impact on each other and I found that it was an iterative process, checking all dimensions and straight lines after any change but it's cock on now. So I've started putting it together. Acf50 rubbed into every part as I fit.

Lambretta LI150 bitsa by richardhenderson1968, on Flickr

Rebuilt the forks with bgm springs and scootopia dampers. Shocky added damper mounts to the links and I used my extremely limited welding skills to add top mounts to the forks.

2019-06-17_09-50-55 by richardhenderson1968, on Flickr

Motor in. You can see I've used a capacitor instead of a battery. I've gone for 10,000 microfarads this time as opposed to 22,000 I used last time. Should make it a little easier to start.

2019-06-17_09-36-19 by richardhenderson1968, on Flickr

New gearchange didn't fit well

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A while with some grinding paste and all was well

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I put quite a bit more thought than usual into cable routing. the throttle cable goes 'the wrong way' but has no tight bends. The clutch cable is a flat coil, multistranded one from chiselpseed and there is only one cable tie on the whole route of any cable. This has paid off, the clutch is really light but doesn't slip and the gear shift is effortless. I'm really pleased with it.

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One of those new-fangled rear brake cables. Expensive but good.

Lambretta qr2 rear brake cable by richardhenderson1968, on Flickr

I had the choice of 2 back plates for the front, but was happy with niether. One has the thin strengthener and the other is notched where the peg locates; I'd taken this one of another bike because it knocked, so it wouuld be pretty stupid to fit to a new bike. Why do we hang on to crap?

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Reverse pull drum. Works nicely

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The lights and horn didn't work; I wonder why?

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I don't know where I got this nut from unfortunately, but when I torqued it up it did this!

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Anyway, I finished it on Friday and took it to the WWSC blackadder rally.

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L by richardhenderson1968, on Flickr

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L by richardhenderson1968, on Flickr

I love this bike, but unfortunately it died on the way home. See "small block home tune" for the reason.

I think you've done a cracking job with that frame/scooter. The frame straightening was brilliant, well done.