Kimjon's 50cc (then later ... 150cc and 400cc...then 1000cc) of awesomeness! Oh and a 2+1 wheeled machine...

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And fuck yeah...my favorite part of this build so far!

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Here's a photo for scale, to see just how small the Ape really is.

@flyingbrick's reaction to it yesterday looked like he'd ordered a Ford F150 off wish.com and only to received this in the mail. As a male who's used seeing disappointment on the faces of others, this didn't come as a shock to me.

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Rust, rust...rust. all cut out, fresh steel put back in.

 

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My overly complicated drive train. I want to keep the vespa motor absolutely stock in terms of it's cases, footprint and mounting etc. My logic is so I can swap it out with another stock or modified vespa motor in the future if required.

 

 

There's a bit of time invested in this, and I have no idea if it's actually going to work.

 

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Catch up with photos 

4m of welding and the roof is back on...

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Think that's the rust repairs done. Lots more welding, metal shaping, fab work, followed by even more hammer and dolly work to go...

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And meters of welding later...

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Still fuckloads to do, but small steps...

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Framing up the pillars, creating a strong door frame and drip rail.

Welding...Welding...more Welding. Followed by grinding, grinding and more grinding...

I've cut the frame supports to follow the contour of the body. This is stage one, tacked in.

 

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Now sporting more patches than the Coromandel has.

But the cunty jobs are mostly behind me now, with the rust repairs all but done.

*showing my boomer side, with finger in photos 

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Last of the door frame structure.

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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.

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Now to semi seal the weather out. It won't even come close to weatherproof...not close at all. But it'll look about right.