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 To restore or not to restore (currently 1733 views) |
| Ricou |
| Posted on: Thursday, March 7th, 2013, 12:43:44am |
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I'm a bit sad to read you're scrapping it, but not that much because the good thing here is that you're not heartbroken by this outcome I think 
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| Erik |
| Posted on: Thursday, March 7th, 2013, 9:06:41pm |
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| Yes Ricou, I think you're right, it finally almost comes as a relief... Guess I'm not made for restoring cars |
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Thursday, March 7th, 2013, 11:15:35pm |
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Well, at least you're good at taking them apart, that's not nothing  |
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| Erik |
| Posted on: Friday, March 8th, 2013, 12:25:28pm |
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| Absolutely, I learned a lot, not only about disassembly but also about my limitations |
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| Erik |
Posted on: Sunday, March 24th, 2013, 2:38:13pm
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I thought this thread was finished but here's a little footnote. I stumbled upon some pictures reminding me I had gone this road before...
20 years ago I found a Suzuki Fronte in a garden, very rusty. It had led a hard life, at one time it had been used as a slalom or gymkhana car.
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| Erik |
Posted on: Sunday, March 24th, 2013, 2:57:39pm
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| So it got dragged home, still the same place as now but the neighbours have since constructed their garage here in the background. |
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| Erik |
Posted on: Sunday, March 24th, 2013, 3:00:23pm
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| So diassembly took place...here you see the rear, more detail in a minute... |
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| Erik |
Posted on: Sunday, March 24th, 2013, 3:04:00pm
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| What you can see here is the two stroke oil tank in the right, the theer cylinder air cooled engine is mostly covered by the forced cooling cover and the exhaust hanging behind this all. |
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| Erik |
Posted on: Sunday, March 24th, 2013, 3:05:07pm
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| The interior and you can see that here also, as in the Cappuccino, the sill is rusted through, as is the floor of the car. |
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| Erik |
Posted on: Sunday, March 24th, 2013, 3:10:24pm
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What we have been missing in the rear is the fuel tank, and that's because it is nicely and securely placed right at the front of the car.
One doesn't want to imagine what happens when you have an accident crashing into somebody or something 
So this is it, the end of 'To restore or not to restore', the bodywork of the Cappuccino is gone, the Moto Guzzi V35 Imola is the next project... |
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| Ricou |
| Posted on: Sunday, March 24th, 2013, 7:42:40pm |
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| I take it you didn't restore the little Suzi Front then ? |
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| Erik |
| Posted on: Sunday, March 24th, 2013, 9:17:50pm |
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| Sadly it finished the same way as the Cappuccino, the bodywork got crushed and the parts were bought by someone who had a driving Fronte. |
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