Modern Vespa

I am working on this "custom" Sprint Veloce. Would appreciate it if someone can post a pic as how the battery gets strapped in. All original components a ++.

Here's the OG setup from my SprintV when it came to me.

The other side hooks into the notch punched into the bottom of the tray.

So just a standard battery strap from p-range then. Got it. Seems like there is more going on there.

Not on mine, which was as OG as they come when I got it (second owner, never tweaked/tuned a thing). It was still the original 6V electrical when I got it.

The three spots circled, any idea what purpose these serve?

on the bottom, I think there's supposed to be rubber buffers that somewhat cradle the battery. on the top, I seem to remember a fuse holder? but don't hold me to that.

I'll peel thru my pics and see if I can firm up those suspicions.

to have rubber buffers for the battery makes sense. otherwise, you just have the battery there secured by only the strap. there is a small lip on the bottom, but not much.

there was a gray plastic cover that hooked on the lower tabs and had a spring loaded quarter turn latch into the top bracket. assured nothing shorts out the battery terminals.

Been ~30 years since I saw one.

Pretty sure I used a P series strap.

The three holes behind the battery are for rubber bumpers.
Grey pad under the battery.
Two holes above the regulator are for the clear covered fuse box.

The elusive battery cover:

Oooohhhhhhhhs
Aaaahhhhhhhhs

oh wow, that's some ark of the covenant right there.

*face melts*

I couldn't even find a picture of it on teh Interwebs, and Mike just goes and pulls one out of his parts stash.

Yet another reason I love this place.

I was actually starting to think I had imagined the cover during some youthful experimentation.