project zip

right i have finally got my hands on a project moped at a absolute bargain price of £35 :cheers: :yahoo:

has a few problems as follows (and before you say no its not stolen already done a check haha)

no keys
barrels are fucked
seats fucked
front panel is fucked
hasnt been heard started for a few weeks (got it running today)
stand is fucked
oh and no documents as of yet
front light lenses broken
spoiler light broken
no front brake
speedo cable broken
no tax
no mot

to be honest its not as bad as i thought lol

heres the pics of her







plans are

visual

handle bar conversion
l.e.d spoiler light
complete headlight conversion
respray in a different colour
checkered floor plate
no front mud guard
cut down rear mud guard
number plate relocated to side of crank case
new seat

thats about what i can come up with so far

tuning

right this is where im going to need help as not sure what is the best set up for a zip

i will be going for stage 6 pro replica chrome exhaust but not sure what 70cc kit to use, air filter, rollers, jet size ect

so if somebody could give me an idea of the set up to go for would be a great help

 

ah cheers dude

i think i understand that lol

what jet size did you use for the air filter?

and did you change your reeds atal?

 

right i have come up with a list of tunning parts and its as follows

stage6 crank
polini 70 sport kit
stage6 intake/inlet manifold kit
17.5mm carb but may go to 21mm carb
stage6 pro replica exhaust
malossi fly clutch
polini high speed variator kit
stage6 drive belt
malossi covered air filter

not sure what jets would be best to use

let me know if anything in that set up wouldnt be any good

 

ah cool how well does yours go?

i have been stripping the engine down today at work to get it ready for a clean up and rebuild once i start getting parts but have come across a problem, cant seem to get the clutch off i have removed the nut but it doesnt seem to want to budge, you have any ideas?

 

i managed to get the clutch off in the end i was having a stupid moment lol

ah that will be enough power for me for the time being as the majority of roads in devon are either hills or country lanes lol

heres some pics of the progress so far

as the front panel was fucked i thought i would use it as a template to see if i would work out away that i could fit a set of headlights with a beam pattern as i will be doing a handle bar conversion

the headlights i found kicking around at work were these



i then cut the indicator backing from the front lights



i measured the size of the light lense and cut the hole size in the front panel



however this didnt work due to the shape of the front panel and also didnt take into consideration that the headlights have to point a certain way for the beam pattern so that idea kind of went out the window but i have a new idea when it comes to it as i will be using a zip sp front panel

removed the engine from the bike and stripped it down ready for when i have the money to get tuning parts





have put them in a safe place so that the kids we teach mechanics to dont touch it



once all the panels were removed i then got to see what condition the frame is in and tbh its not as bad as what i tought it might have been considering its been left outside so there is just surface rust



have painted the rusty areas with black hammerite to help prevent rust

i was still bored at work so made a start on the wheels

polished up the lip



took some work as they were in a bit of shit condition

and sprayed the centres black



next is to cut down the rear mud guard as i will be mounting the number plate on the side of the crank casing



the line is where i will be cutting it to

and thats as far as i have got so far as i havent been able to clean the engine up due to ot being able to remove the stator but i have ordered the puller tool then it will be a case of removing the crank cleaning all the casing up and rebuilding it bit by bit with the performance parts once i have money to buy them

all comments welcome

 

cracked on with abit of smoothing today

cut along the mud guard line and smoothed in the rear reflector









then started to smooth the rear plastics, screwed the rear light lenses in place so that i have the right level and will be replacing them with l.e.d side ligths and indicators







next it to sand it to shape and add primer and paint then order new front panel

just want to crack on with it lol as have been wanting to do a moped for a while and do something different thats cheap yet can still have the same effect on people as a car

all comments welcome

 

Lookoing fab mate cnt wait too see this

 

cheers dude

bit more of an update

finished off smoothing the rear end today just need primer and paint then they are pretty much done other then adding l.e.d strips for indicators







all comments welcome

 

did you get most of the ideas off my zip by any chance lol ?
http://www.scootershack.co.uk/scoot...c3-conversion-zrg-nearly-finished-t24533.html

be a nice zip when its done tho

 

i would say i got insperation from yours

im using a zip sp front end now though

with the plans i have in my head will be different and have a mix of new school and old school style

 

so pretty much got some of the ideas from mine then lol

fair play mate going to look good when its done keep us posted

By the way if you've never done a bar conversion on a zip before your going to be in for a big surprise if your going to be using zip forks the stem will need some engineering if you want to fit it correctly (The clamp on a aftermarket stem wont work properly as the stem coming up from the forks isn't long enough you'll know what i mean when you get to this stage lol)

If you need some help just ask and help with what i can.

 

well in yours you can roughly make out what a smooth back end would look like so thought fuck it smooth it right up lol

yea will deffo keep the updates coming whenver there is progress

na i havent done a bar convervion on a zip before well any ped for that matter lol

but being a mechanic i know a machineist as he made my custom exhaust tips for my car :good:

 

lol
ahh ok fair play looking forward to when its done theres only mine and a few other zips with bars conversions lol

 

ahh ok well i will keep the updates coming and what problems i had doing the bar conversion so people will know lol

its just trying to keep all the wiring hidden, not that there is going to be alot of wiring lol

 

you should be fine with the new wiring for the new lights if that whats your on about there's loads of spare room in the front of zip front panels. if it was liquid cooled there probs wouldn't be as much room because of the radiator lol

 

have some updates today and after spending near on 45 mins in halfords putting colours next to eachother and seeing what looks good i have chosen the 2 colours im going to use (cant remembers the names but its a light metalic blue and a creamy tan colour, havent got the tan colour yet as didnt have enough money lol) so heres the pic

primer





and blue (needs more coats as if bloody hard painting metalic from a can)





all comments welcome as usual

 

should of went for brown and creamy color , but this one still nice