Brake Cable Thingy & Seat Creation

First I thought I would share our work area as of recent. Since moving into an apartment Bill has been nice enough to let me use his back yard to work in, which i'm sure he prefers. He has been doing most of the work as of recent. 

Alright, I got to spend another day working on the moped. Today we installed the rear brake cable and made the seat.

Punch Starter Hole

Drill

Cut

Done

Wood

Sand curve to go over tank

More Sanding

Measure to cut for clearing of stock tank mount

router out area

Done 

Marked Mounting Holes

Drill Holes

Hammer Tee Nuts?

Done

Bolts & Rubber Washer

Cut Seat Length

Shape Seat

More Shaping

Light Sanding

Bevel Edges

Done
Staining Required

The Magnum Roars!

The magnum finally took it's first breath and created fire and smoke. Tonight was the very first time this engine has turned over and all went better than expected. I still have a lot to do before I can call it finished but it's great motivation hearing it run for the first time.

Other stuff done last night (spark plug boot, fuel line, grounded, added transmission fluid, a few other thing)

Custom Exhaust Bracket

Using the old left over piece of the L bracket from the tank mounting hardware, a exhaust bracket was born.

Pound It

Grind It

Yay Sparks!

Be amazed that it lines up and tighten.

This design might be reworked, we talked about using some square pipe but for now this will work. 

Chain Adjusters

Well it is now time to install the chain adjusters. The only problem is, I only have chain adjusters for a Maxi.  So what do we do next; Fab them. I'm going to use the eye bolt from the Maxi adjusters and make the back brackets.

Square Tubing 

A Little Sanding 

Hole Punch

Drilling

Cutting

Splitting

Rough Cuts

Smoothing

More Sanding

The Finished Product 

Painted and Installed