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Hi. My name is matt, I'm 39, from york.

Just bought my first scooter, going to do a full restoration. Pictures:-



















Going to be a fairly long restoration, I'll post pictures as I progress. Any advice/suggestions most welcome.

I'm in need of a leg shield, horn cast, side panels and foot boards, please let me know if anyone has some lying around.

Thanks for looking
Matt

Looks a nice find good luck with looking for the bodywork , may be worthwhile putting an ad in the wanted section

Thanks toddy. Will post in the wanted section.

Matt

My first update to this thread, been a while

Not much progress on the scooter. I was told by the wife that I'm not allowed to restore her in the garage (thought that's what garages were for? ). So was instructed to build a workshop in the garden. Work has commenced

Base



Deck



Walls



Helpers - see if you can spot them all, there's 4!



Another helper, my youngest daughter



No idea what is going on here



Walls finished, started the roof tonight. Hopefully be finished by the start of august, so I can move liberty in.



On the scooter front I've managed to source a few parts. Firstly some Indian side panels - £25 delivered for the pair





They seem to fit well. There's no hole for the panel handles, but I can add that plus a small boss easily enough. Any other differences to the Italian panels I need to know about?

Also obtained a mudguard from ebay



That's it for now, hopefully be on to stripping her by early august. Thanks for looking.

Matt

Hi Matt, sorry to say you've bought the wrong panels mate, the type you need have no recess in the pressing, so you'll need some like these....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lambretta-Ori ... 2c841f1b89

Best of luck with the scoot!

Great shed though

Looking forward to seeing this take shape, best of luck. And yes, great shed

TopSoundsRecords wrote:Hi Matt, sorry to say you've bought the wrong panels mate, the type you need have no recess in the pressing, so you'll need some like these....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lambretta-Ori ... 2c841f1b89" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Best of luck with the scoot!

Thanks for the info. Does the recess cause problems/clashing? Or is it that the Italian scooters just don't have the recess?

Thanks
Matt

Toddy wrote:Great shed though

Re: Liberty - 1961 series 2 LI 125
by Revvers » Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:10 pm

Looking forward to seeing this take shape, best of luck. And yes, great shed


Cheers boys shed is taking some time to build, and I'm itching to get into the strip down of the scooter. But a decent workshop is a good place to start I suppose

Matt

Great start to a resto project but how can you afford it with all those kids

Please assure us the little fellas with bare feet got past all those nails unscathed

pazwaa wrote:

TopSoundsRecords wrote:Hi Matt, sorry to say you've bought the wrong panels mate, the type you need have no recess in the pressing, so you'll need some like these....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lambretta-Ori ... 2c841f1b89" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Best of luck with the scoot!

Thanks for the info. Does the recess cause problems/clashing? Or is it that the Italian scooters just don't have the recess?

Thanks
Matt

Yes mate the Italian ones just don't have the recess, and look much better!

nickw wrote:Great start to a resto project but how can you afford it with all those kids

There's a sixth child somewhere, but she's a teenager now and won't let dad take photos of her

Unfortunately I have to work a lot of hours to fund my large brood, leaves little time for projects, which is why this one will probably take decades

wellerchap wrote:Please assure us the little fellas with bare feet got past all those nails unscathed

The little fellas, known as "the twins" are the ones who scattered the nails, monkeys!!! But yep, they were fine, poor lads have two older sisters and two old brothers, means they learn to be tough quickly

Matt

TopSoundsRecords wrote:

pazwaa wrote:

TopSoundsRecords wrote:Hi Matt, sorry to say you've bought the wrong panels mate, the type you need have no recess in the pressing, so you'll need some like these....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lambretta-Ori ... 2c841f1b89" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Best of luck with the scoot!

Thanks for the info. Does the recess cause problems/clashing? Or is it that the Italian scooters just don't have the recess?

Thanks
Matt

Yes mate the Italian ones just don't have the recess, and look much better!

Thanks for the heads up, much appreciated.

Matt

pop round mine and build us a workshop when you've done yours
cheers

pauLI wrote:pop round mine and build us a workshop when you've done yours
cheers

Lol! No problem, I'll add it to my list of things to do

Few minor updates.

Firstly workshop roof is on and felted. Wood preservative put on.



It's not finished, but the wife has already strategically placed plants

Need to do doors, windows, electrics, insulation and board the internal walls, then the restoration can begin

One more piece of the puzzle has arrived, lovely horncast.



Thanks Barrie.

Just need the leg shield and floorboards now.

Soon, very soon, I will lift a spanner and do scooter stuff

Great shed, but how are you going to get the scooter out ? There doesn't seem to be a path down the side of your house ?

JETEX wrote:Great shed, but how are you going to get the scooter out ? There doesn't seem to be a path down the side of your house ?

Good question! The garage leads to a utility room to the back garden, so long as the handlebars will go through a normal door, that will be fine.

More worrying is how I'm going to get the scooter into the workshop! The path the mrs had me build is about 75mm deep in stones, so the scooter will just sink into it. Then I've got to lift it another foot to get her inside!!

Perhaps a full strip down on the lawn