REAR INNER FENDER FINISHED

I decided to duplicate the tank's finish on the rear fender. This is under the body and not something you can see. It required a lot of repair, and I felt the need for a stronger coating on it to help preserve it for the future. A very slight departure from the original, but a preservation effort of an original piece that will keep it for the next generation of collector.

TANK FINISHED

With the frame, rear spings and other assorted bits back from paint, I finished up the tank. It was full of holes and needed a lot of work to bring it around. It originally had a textured-type paint finish to it, which I replicated to help strengthen it and preserve it. Lots of body solder and brazing to this puppy... but it paid off. I have not removed the masking tape from the filler neck in this photo, yet.

MALE STRIPPER

My good freind Tomas, donating some knuckle-skin and brain cells to the Iso cause by getting the last bits of old paint off the front fender.

SHADES OF GREY, INDEED

There has been a lot of debate over the correct color on the machine, as it had been stripped and repainted pretty well a long long time ago. The difference in the color is not as dramatic as in the photo here, due to the light, but the original is a bit more green-grey than the blue-grey that was on the machine. The blue-grey color is also a correct color for the Iso, which adds to the confusion! Luckily, I found someon here in the US that had been through this before with another model and had the right info for me. He heard about the blog through someone in in Sweden. The internet.. ain't it great!

PETCOCK

Nice Orlandi petcock... and does not need much to work properly. This is good, because this one is just a little-bit-different than the others I have seen in the shop. The body is basically the same but the lever assembly is different than what you find on most other Italian scooters and lightweights. After sitting dry for years, I thought the rubber would be shot... but it ain't! Lucky!