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Lambretta LD restoration: February 2010
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My 1955 Lambretta LD 150 restoration. Saturday, 6 February 2010. The big bits first. Needed a bit of feteling. First and a tad of mig. Welding. strip off old. Paint then weld and straighten as best as I can. My desire is to keep as much of the original scooter as possible. only replace when l have to. Soon on went some primer and knife putty. After laying on the paint l move the panels to the loft where in the Summer it has been 40 degrees C. More light sanding and primer. 4 coats o. Over the coming mont...
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Lambretta LD restoration: Electrics,,,,,, whatt a buz
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My 1955 Lambretta LD 150 restoration. Monday, 23 April 2012. Electrics, , , whatt a buz. Not much work to do before I book the MOT. First things first connect all the loose wire connections. The old wiring. Not sure what set up the previous owner had. A great friend Dan McGrath solderd on the new Condenser and tidied up the stator wiring. What a professional job, thanks Dan. With the aid of a 6V battery and tester I can check the cables. A good tester is so helpful. First build the headlight. Over the co...
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Lambretta LD restoration: November 2011
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My 1955 Lambretta LD 150 restoration. Monday, 14 November 2011. The original black seat covers have seen better days.I think a nice Tan colour will pop with the Beige paintwork. Any thing has to be better than original grimy black ones. 65279;. Strip off the old covers and clean up the steel work send out for Powder coat. It has to be Black Gloss for the frames. As I was unable to buy a spring set for the LD seats I had to trawl the tinter web and found a very helpful site The. Work on the LD wheels.
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Lambretta LD restoration: First ride
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My 1955 Lambretta LD 150 restoration. Sunday, 18 March 2012. Just a little spin before the MOT run. Passed the MOT today but on the way home the RH side panel fell off and received a nice gravel rash. Tried to touch up but had a massive reaction from the clear coat. So had to sand back to bare metal. 23 June 2012 at 04:47. Im restoring exactly the same 55 150 LD. Thank you for your help. Where I can find e-mail to you? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Is It All There? Over th...
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Lambretta LD restoration: Rear Brake
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My 1955 Lambretta LD 150 restoration. Tuesday, 28 February 2012. The cabling was changeling. There are plenty of diagrams but all are a bit confusing to me. this section shows the rear brake cable. First. I had to rig up a rear brake light switch. Hold in place with the leg shields in place to check clearance. A couple of decant jubilee clips around the bracket to secure. On with the brake peddle return spring. Washer Cir clip and grease nipple. Fit the feral then slip in to the frame bracket. Over the c...
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Lambretta LD restoration: Getting Lindy on the road
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My 1955 Lambretta LD 150 restoration. Thursday, 5 April 2012. Getting Lindy on the road. My journey so far. 1 Restore scooter £3600 (DONE). 2 Join the Vintage motor scooter club. - £10 Lambretta Club of Great Briton. 3 Apply for dating certificate from LCGB, send photos of Chassis and frame number. - £10 (DONE). 4 MOT scooter - £30.00 (DONE). 5 Request a V55/5 form from the DVLA (I had to do this 7 times still not turned up). They have taken 5 weeks to arrive. (DONE). V55/5 form filled in. 11 Receive V5C...
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Lambretta LD restoration: December 2011
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My 1955 Lambretta LD 150 restoration. Friday, 9 December 2011. Part of the MKll is a steel toolbox that sits on the inside of the leg Shields. This item was missing form my collection of bits from the previous owner. I foud a website in the USA which was so cheap it covered the cost of postage. When ordering I had a choice of no holes or two holes. So I ordered the no holes version as I am not keen on the blanking plate if l was unable to find an original wind up clock for the left hand side hole. The ca...
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Lambretta LD restoration: Legies
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My 1955 Lambretta LD 150 restoration. Thursday, 9 February 2012. Below are the legshields as they were when I picked them up. Some deep pitting and many dents. First I need to knock all the dents out and weld up the splits. After all the bashing and welding one coat of Acid etch primer and then some yellow spray filler. Each time i sand down this highlights the areas that need some attention. Starting to take shape. The original colour of the scooter was Beige. So on went the first coat. Is It All There?
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Lambretta LD restoration: April 2012
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My 1955 Lambretta LD 150 restoration. Monday, 23 April 2012. Electrics, , , whatt a buz. Not much work to do before I book the MOT. First things first connect all the loose wire connections. The old wiring. Not sure what set up the previous owner had. A great friend Dan McGrath solderd on the new Condenser and tidied up the stator wiring. What a professional job, thanks Dan. With the aid of a 6V battery and tester I can check the cables. A good tester is so helpful. First build the headlight. The DVLA so...
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Lambretta LD restoration: March 2012
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My 1955 Lambretta LD 150 restoration. Sunday, 18 March 2012. Just a little spin before the MOT run. Passed the MOT today but on the way home the RH side panel fell off and received a nice gravel rash. Tried to touch up but had a massive reaction from the clear coat. So had to sand back to bare metal. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Just a Blogg standard guy http:/ www.shermonkel.com/. View my complete profile. Is It All There? My short list contained the following:. Http:/ billy192.blogspot.co.uk/. Simple te...
