Choppy choppy
tig welded the sprocket to the vespa rear hub. This is the motor side sorted.
I machined an aluminum plug to hold everything concentric for welding.
Pull start mechanism underway. Over engineering 101.
Much like the original ones. However because I'm using a vespa motor (not an Ape motor) it has e start. So the pull start is just a backup.
I basically unraveled it. Keeping overall length more or less the same, and same volumes. It's just uncoiled and put back together differently to fit the route of the Ape.
It's just a collection of mismatched parts at the moment. But I like the stance I've given it. I've never seen a low T Bucket in person. Mines set at 100mm chassis hight. Most are more like 300-400mm high.
Maybe. I've parked it as I'm broke, as its one of those projectswith no time pressure. I set myself a 5 year goal to complete it... so I'll do fuck all for 4.5 years, then finish it in 6 months lol
Fuck yeah!
The seat will cover the rest.
it's not supposed to be air tight, as the back of the engine bay is open. But it's much nicer covered as much as possible.
That'll do for now. I can see it taking shape. All the Kaos in my head, obsessive thought loops are now starting to materialize into physical parts. Pretty happy with that.
It's now got a fairly solid foundation to build off.
Spot welded in. Fuck I hate this old steel...its 50/50 on burning a hole right through it. I can weld the new steel all day, but that old stuff is hard work.