More Things Painted

The hub was stripped then blasted before painting then new bearing, seals and shoes were fitted. The brake lever is away with some other parts at the the chrome platers. The tank and other stuff were also blasted before painting

Casings

The casings have now been cleaned and inspected, one of the barrel stud threads had gone which has been helycoiled. I have also found a snapped stud which holds the mag housing on luckily i managed to get it out without damaging the thread. One of the things i have noticed is that the casings were fitted with Russian bearings, seems a bit odd maybe this is common on Spanish lambrettas, these will all be replaced anyhow along with a new mag housing as there is a crack running around the circlip slot.

New Arrival

I have now got my spanish beauty, as you can see theres a lot to do but the frame is solid and the speedo reads just under 1000k and it looks like its got its first set of tyres on, the engine does not run as there is no spark but it has good compression. I will not be starting the restoration until the sportique (vbb-vespa.blogspot.com) is done and i have still got some issues with the p2 (vespapirate.blogspot.com). I have got a new toolbox door off ebay as the original one has nearly rusted away, which is weird as the rest of the scooter has only surface rust.