Puch Maxi - N
Restoring/Customizing a Puch Maxi type N - I did a lot of welding and added a VDM Kickstarter kit.
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It started with this frame I had bought.
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It was in a bit of a sorry state, and I demed the fuel tank unusable.
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It did not come with the rear fender, so I also bought a donor Puch Maxi S. There is a abundance of Maxi S type Puchs. The N type, is however, more desireable
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This is the "donor Puch" I was planning on using most of the parts and the fuel tank, however, the fuel tank is part of the frame. I had seen on
Moped army how the frame is constructed
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This is the end goal I had invisioned, I will have to do some consessions, I have some really good tyres, so the white walls will have to wait. Also I will be fitting a E-50 engine with kickstart. Instead of the 2-speed on this inspirational Maxi.
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I started by building a welding jig to keep the frame aligned whilst welding on it.
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The frame was built from an old piece of hollow section and some pipe to line up the steering tube.
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At the rear I made another bracket. I was planning on taking this measurement from the maxi-s. However because of the suspension, that frame is slightly longer.
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Another mount that attaches to the engine bolts.
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The two frames side by side.
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These conical bushes helped to align the angle of the front forks
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Marked for cutting, using masking tape.
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Here you can see that the fueltank actually extends into the frame quite a bit. Just as I had seen on
Moped army
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The donor front-end offered up for welding
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Clamped in place
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here you can see the frame after welding.
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With some primer, it is all protected, the edge near the weld is actually from old layers of paint. (the rear frame had quit the build-up.
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Me grinding and making the old moped beautiful again.
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Done after all that welding
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Welded in a new tube for the pedals, got the measurement wrong after checking.. should be 22mm (I welded in a 20mm tube) I also fabricated some nylon bushes for the M12 threaded rod that holds the BMX pegs
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Attached a new threaded insert for mounting the fender
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Test fitting the engine
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That nice VDM Puch parts
kickstart converstion just bolted on! Very cool kit, although it does not come with all the bolts.
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BMX peg fitted
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I think I have everything welded. This is the end-result of part one of this build. Now I will be dry-fitting the parts to make sure everything is correct. Then paint, but what colour will I pick!