After 14 years of being apart this Isetta is finally one again!
noah and isetta
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The Isetta 300 engine
First off my Isetta motor #'s do not match my frame and vin #. But they are close and I have a very hard time believing that the motor is not original to the car. So someone can chime in about this if they like. My vin # is 493784 and engine # is 501001. The motor seemed to be well maintained through its life and was in pretty good shape. The gear box on the other hand lived a rough life and I found a complete replacement for it. We had CycleWorks in Kansas rebuild the crank with a steel conrod. They also did a valve job and rebuilt the head for us. The cylinder got a new oversized piston and the motor a standard rebuild. The dynastart and electrical all seemed to work as it should with replacement of the points and condenser of coarse. The motor is up and running and sounding great. I accidently fried my original ignition coil setting the timing. as seen in the video. Luckily I had a old 12volt Lucas motorcycle coil lying around that did the job until I get a new one.
Isetta chrome parts
Here are a few shots of all the parts I sent out to get replated. thechromeshop in Rock Island Il. did a great job. I had to take apart my original pop out brackets to get it all replated It was a challenge putting the brackets all back together correctly. Also decided to chrome my Ebrake handle and cover to get some more bling in the interior.
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