Modern Vespa : My Rally 180 restoration project

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OP Capsurfer UTC details Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia
OP Capsurfer Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia	UTC quote Attention to detail and it is starting to come together.

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gmontag Addicted 1964 GS160 Joined: UTC Posts: 533	UTC quote How did you get that alumi-nee-um so shiny? Just rubbing, or did you use chemicals/compound?

OP Capsurfer UTC details Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia
OP Capsurfer Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia	UTC quote got one of my guys to use chemical polish.

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Molto Verboso

Gina, 1965 Vespa 180SS, Bella,1968 Vespa 150 Super, Mia, 2017 Vespa Primavera 70th Anniversary 150ie, Gabriella, 2017 GTS300 ABS

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Molto Verboso

Gina, 1965 Vespa 180SS, Bella,1968 Vespa 150 Super, Mia, 2017 Vespa Primavera 70th Anniversary 150ie, Gabriella, 2017 GTS300 ABS

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Location: Hamilton/Kirikiriroa, NZ

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Re: Engine pieces

Capsurfer wrote:

All the pieces looking schmick, just have to put them back together and get the carby sorted.

Love what you have done with all the engine parts, hydro blasting may be what we call vapour blasting. I have been working through my engine bits as I can afford to pay for them to be done, but I want to know a couple of things from anyone who is familiar with the 180SS motor I am doing.
1. How do/did you clean up the barrel, and
2. What finish is correct ex factory for the barrel?
Thanks in advance.

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pigletpilot wrote:

Capsurfer wrote:

All the pieces looking schmick, just have to put them back together and get the carby sorted.

I'm sorry I can't answer that as my engine mechanic prepared the engine for me and he did tell me how he did it but that was over 6 months ago.

pigletpilot UTC details Molto Verboso Gina, 1965 Vespa 180SS, Bella,1968 Vespa 150 Super, Mia, 2017 Vespa Primavera 70th Anniversary 150ie, Gabriella, 2017 GTS300 ABS Joined: UTC Posts: 1952 Location: Hamilton/Kirikiriroa, NZ
pigletpilot Molto Verboso Gina, 1965 Vespa 180SS, Bella,1968 Vespa 150 Super, Mia, 2017 Vespa Primavera 70th Anniversary 150ie, Gabriella, 2017 GTS300 ABS Joined: UTC Posts: 1952 Location: Hamilton/Kirikiriroa, NZ	UTC quote Thanks, I know the feeling of forgetting what happened 6 minutes; sorry, months ago is like.

OP Capsurfer UTC details Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia
OP Capsurfer Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia	UTC quote Couple more photos Front fork, installed

OP Capsurfer UTC details Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia
OP Capsurfer Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia	UTC quote Ready for Xmas Fingers crossed we will have it finished in time for the Xmas holidays.

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vespa auntie Ossessionato Joined: UTC Posts: 3406 Location: pacifica,ca.	UTC quote drop dead gorgeous

OP Capsurfer UTC details Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia
OP Capsurfer Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia	UTC quote

OP Capsurfer UTC details Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia
OP Capsurfer Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia	UTC quote up on two wheels Brakes done, front and rear, clutch, gear change, throttle and choke all connected - making progress

Davetopay UTC details Addicted Rally 180, li150, P125, p200, p200, p200 Joined: UTC Posts: 650 Location: Va
Davetopay Addicted Rally 180, li150, P125, p200, p200, p200 Joined: UTC Posts: 650 Location: Va	UTC quote Come do mine......

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Finally done!!

So after a bit over 12 months, apart from a few small details we are done and the restoration project has completed. Only real sticking point has been the really poor after sales support from SIP who supplied us a couple of the Vespatronic systems that were nothing like what we saw on Youtube. They were incorrectly wired and unlike the SIP product video had no timing marks. The SIP engineers didn't respond to questions, most of the time, and when they bothered to do so gave scant information, usually ignoring the main question that they were useless anyway!

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Ginch UTC details Veni, Vidi, Posti 74 Super, 75 Super, PX project, LML off-roader and '66 Blue Badge Smallframe Joined: UTC Posts: 10134 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia
Ginch Veni, Vidi, Posti 74 Super, 75 Super, PX project, LML off-roader and '66 Blue Badge Smallframe Joined: UTC Posts: 10134 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia	UTC quote Looks fantastic. Be sure to bring it to the national rally in Byron in September. SIP can be good but those two-word answers that don't actually tell you anything drive me crazy. You may be able to ask Tino Sacchi (the maker of the Vespatronic) on Facebook.

OP Capsurfer UTC details Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia
OP Capsurfer Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia	UTC quote Byron Thanks Ginch, Not sure about the Byron meet but am riding it to the National Scooter Rally in Canberra on the 6th April. You going?

Ginch UTC details Veni, Vidi, Posti 74 Super, 75 Super, PX project, LML off-roader and '66 Blue Badge Smallframe Joined: UTC Posts: 10134 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia
Ginch Veni, Vidi, Posti 74 Super, 75 Super, PX project, LML off-roader and '66 Blue Badge Smallframe Joined: UTC Posts: 10134 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia	UTC quote Re: Byron Capsurfer wrote: Thanks Ginch, Not sure about the Byron meet but am riding it to the National Scooter Rally in Canberra on the 6th April. You going? Yes. Three of us riding up from Melb (or thereabouts), it'll be fun. I'll look out for you.

OP Capsurfer UTC details Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia
OP Capsurfer Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia	UTC quote Great, what will you be riding and I'll keep a lookout for you too.

Ginch UTC details Veni, Vidi, Posti 74 Super, 75 Super, PX project, LML off-roader and '66 Blue Badge Smallframe Joined: UTC Posts: 10134 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia
Ginch Veni, Vidi, Posti 74 Super, 75 Super, PX project, LML off-roader and '66 Blue Badge Smallframe Joined: UTC Posts: 10134 Location: Ballarat VIC, Australia	UTC quote Capsurfer wrote: Great, what will you be riding and I'll keep a lookout for you too. This!

OP Capsurfer UTC details Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia
OP Capsurfer Enthusiast Vespa 2018 Sei Giorni & 1969 Vespa Rally 180 Joined: UTC Posts: 90 Location: Sydney, Australia	UTC quote Looks great. Easy to spot !

hibbert UTC details Molto Verboso Vespa Joined: UTC Posts: 1964 Location: California
hibbert Molto Verboso Vespa Joined: UTC Posts: 1964 Location: California	UTC quote Looks outstanding capsurfer! The color is fantastic! License plate is good.

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