05 Motofino 49cc to 150cc

MEAN_MOTOFINO · 01-28-2013, 02:20 AM

I am in the process of completing a 150cc swap... all I have left to do is make a seat and a tail light, and find a few more plastics.

I will slowly be updating this thread as my internet connection sucks... lol

Here she is when me and my friend Scootin150 Picked her up

scootnwinn · 01-28-2013, 02:24 AM

Dang was it saved from a house fire?!?

**inuyasha** · 01-28-2013, 02:26 AM

Hi
Welcome aboard
Pleased to make your acquaintance
Looks like a great project, cant wait to see how it all turns out
Take care and ride safely
Yours Hank

MEAN_MOTOFINO · 01-28-2013, 02:34 AM

Thanks Hank! Welcome to my Thread

Scootnwinn I could not tell you what happen to the scooter before I got it. What I CAN tell you is that the original 50cc engine that was on it DID catch on fire a couple times when we tried to get it running. That is when I decided I was tired of messing with such a small underpowered pathetic engine!

scootnwinn · 01-28-2013, 02:40 AM

Well looks like you got a ways to go you better get to it if you are going to ride tomorrow...

scootin150 · 01-28-2013, 02:41 AM

Man i didnt know u still had that old pic i think we gave like 40 bucks for it or something def. a good find and wait till everyone see's the outcome...

MEAN_MOTOFINO · 01-28-2013, 02:43 AM

Here I am grinding the frame down after I welded the mounts for the 150cc in. I also had to rewire my harness because I kinda ruined it by letting it short out. But its all good now

MEAN_MOTOFINO · 01-28-2013, 02:52 AM

Kinda Jumping around on this build thread...

I had the 150 running for while and it ran pretty good, til the exhaust fell off one day. So I had to take the head off to retap the holes for the exhaust studs, and when I did that I found out the headgasket had been leaking.

So long story short, now I have a ported and milled head (.070" shaved) , Running no base gasket and also running a hand made manual chain tensioner. I had to basically make my own head pipe because I hhad ported the stock one and it broke on me. So now I am in the process of replacing the broken part with larger tubing

MEAN_MOTOFINO · 01-28-2013, 03:01 AM

My Before and after cylinder head pics

Warped:

Milled:

Prepping engine for Top End Installation:

MEAN_MOTOFINO · 01-28-2013, 03:16 AM

I had to repaint the scoot because the plastics were broken into two pieces... when this particular year Motofino had a one piece front end. So I had to bond the nose back together to make it solid and do body work on it. Here are some Pics. I still need one more panel for the passanger side.

MEAN_MOTOFINO · 01-28-2013, 03:19 AM

Here are some current pics

MEAN_MOTOFINO · 01-28-2013, 03:23 AM

I forgot to mention...This scoot weighs 120lbs Minus Fuel. So I am hoping to get good gas mileage out of it especially with the torque I have with the high compression

**inuyasha** · 01-28-2013, 03:23 AM

Hi
Outstanding
I LIKE HER

very nice work

Take care and ride safely
Yours Hank

MEAN_MOTOFINO · 01-28-2013, 03:31 AM

Had to mount a new headlight, as the old one blew out and had a non replaceable bulb. This one is BRIGHT at 55w lol

MEAN_MOTOFINO · 01-28-2013, 03:32 AM

Thank you Inuyasha....shes still UGLY tho haha but very torquey

01-28-2013, 02:24 AM	#2
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01-28-2013, 02:34 AM	#4
MEAN_MOTOFINO Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: South Carolina Posts: 233	Thanks Hank! Welcome to my Thread Scootnwinn I could not tell you what happen to the scooter before I got it. What I CAN tell you is that the original 50cc engine that was on it DID catch on fire a couple times when we tried to get it running. That is when I decided I was tired of messing with such a small underpowered pathetic engine! __________________ 05 Motofino 150cc
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01-28-2013, 02:41 AM	#6
scootin150 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Anderson Posts: 52	Man i didnt know u still had that old pic i think we gave like 40 bucks for it or something def. a good find and wait till everyone see's the outcome... __________________ http://houseofscoot.proboards.com/
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01-28-2013, 02:43 AM	#7
MEAN_MOTOFINO Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: South Carolina Posts: 233	Here I am grinding the frame down after I welded the mounts for the 150cc in. I also had to rewire my harness because I kinda ruined it by letting it short out. But its all good now __________________ 05 Motofino 150cc
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01-28-2013, 02:52 AM	#8
MEAN_MOTOFINO Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: South Carolina Posts: 233	Kinda Jumping around on this build thread... I had the 150 running for while and it ran pretty good, til the exhaust fell off one day. So I had to take the head off to retap the holes for the exhaust studs, and when I did that I found out the headgasket had been leaking. So long story short, now I have a ported and milled head (.070" shaved) , Running no base gasket and also running a hand made manual chain tensioner. I had to basically make my own head pipe because I hhad ported the stock one and it broke on me. So now I am in the process of replacing the broken part with larger tubing __________________ 05 Motofino 150cc Last edited by MEAN_MOTOFINO; 01-28-2013 at 03:34 AM.
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01-28-2013, 03:01 AM	#9
MEAN_MOTOFINO Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: South Carolina Posts: 233	My Before and after cylinder head pics Warped: Milled: Prepping engine for Top End Installation: __________________ 05 Motofino 150cc
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01-28-2013, 03:16 AM	#10
MEAN_MOTOFINO Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: South Carolina Posts: 233	I had to repaint the scoot because the plastics were broken into two pieces... when this particular year Motofino had a one piece front end. So I had to bond the nose back together to make it solid and do body work on it. Here are some Pics. I still need one more panel for the passanger side. __________________ 05 Motofino 150cc
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01-28-2013, 03:19 AM	#11
MEAN_MOTOFINO Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: South Carolina Posts: 233	Here are some current pics __________________ 05 Motofino 150cc
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01-28-2013, 03:23 AM	#12
MEAN_MOTOFINO Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: South Carolina Posts: 233	I forgot to mention...This scoot weighs 120lbs Minus Fuel. So I am hoping to get good gas mileage out of it especially with the torque I have with the high compression __________________ 05 Motofino 150cc
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01-28-2013, 03:23 AM	#13
inuyasha Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: West Haven CT Posts: 1,165	Hi Outstanding I LIKE HER very nice work Take care and ride safely Yours Hank __________________ "4wheels move the body 2 wheels move the soul" Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. Douglas MacArthur
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01-28-2013, 03:31 AM	#14
MEAN_MOTOFINO Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: South Carolina Posts: 233	Had to mount a new headlight, as the old one blew out and had a non replaceable bulb. This one is BRIGHT at 55w lol __________________ 05 Motofino 150cc
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01-28-2013, 03:32 AM	#15
MEAN_MOTOFINO Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: South Carolina Posts: 233	Thank you Inuyasha....shes still UGLY tho haha but very torquey __________________ 05 Motofino 150cc
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