Luckily pre covid when my fuel tap failed not only my local scooter shop Atoms scooters in maidstone supplied the part but also let me use their tools in shop to replace the new fuel tap. I did bring the tank with me. Scooter community ! Nice job ...enjoying this video
@JB-gn9qx3 жыл бұрын
Very professional KZbin channel. Great camerawork and editing
@ianhunter95583 жыл бұрын
Great first video, I would have been temped to do a full respray after so much fab work, but each tother own 👍😁.
@terrytopliss95063 жыл бұрын
Always get satisfaction from making special tools to solve problem and save money, you did a great job on yours Dom.👍👍
@grahamwarren65783 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to each new video. As with the Repair Shop it's great to see in this throw away society. Great workshop by the way.
@janzienkiewicz52953 жыл бұрын
Yellow is a relatively easy colour to match and with this build that’s just perfect 👌 great job 👍🏼
@DeanoDetects3 жыл бұрын
Hey Dom. 👋🏻😃 Great job pal. Tank looks awesome and nice home made tool!! 🇬🇧 Deano. 😃👍🏻
@simonfairweather41843 жыл бұрын
Well done Dom! Nice to see an honest restoration instead of making it look like it just came off the production line like so many do. Good work on the tool you made, always remember " It ain't stupid if it works" Cheers Simon
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
So glad you agree, thank you
@leslieaustin1513 жыл бұрын
Ingenious! Scooters are not my thing, but your inventiveness on that “spanner” was great. Another interesting video. I’m binge-watching all your stuff. Les
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it thank you, there’s a new video going up at 3pm today!
@jayne15443 жыл бұрын
Love that ya made the tool you needed.
@deantalbotdrums9 ай бұрын
Followed you here from Repair Shop. Love that and love this. Thanks for sharing Dom! 👍
@neilfordham57903 жыл бұрын
Very interesting resto job. Personally I wouldn't be able to resist repainting it.
@zacbeech79603 жыл бұрын
I’ve restored many Vespas over the years , great work so far better than some Vespa mechanics I’ve seen . My tank spanner is a spanner cut down welded to bar out of a mastic gun !
@rocknrollfortyseven3 жыл бұрын
Nice one Dom. You were made for a You Tube channel. Great watch. Very jealous of your workshop! 👍
@welshrambler18933 жыл бұрын
Great bit of innovation Dom, well done. It's not the £15 saving it's the satisfaction of sorting it out without the delay of waiting for it to arrive, probably from China. Regards Keith
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
Exactly!! its very rewarding
@lightwarriortarot86483 жыл бұрын
Top work Dom! Fuel tank looks awesome!
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I am really pleased with it
@steves53823 жыл бұрын
Edd China and Dom, that would be fantastic.
@GhostofCTC3 жыл бұрын
I wish I had the time in my life to just potter with stuff like this as much as I wanted
@richardwhatton12493 жыл бұрын
A great tool Dom, kind regards, Richard.
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
It worked well!
@seanives23453 жыл бұрын
Love to see you on youtube ! Only really watch the repair shop for the metal working projects that you do ! Keep the videos coming ! All the best !
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
Thats really kind, I will keep making more don't worry!
@sierradelta072 жыл бұрын
I don't have the right tool, so "I'll just make my own". The man.
@jeffb.22573 жыл бұрын
I like that you are keeping the original paint color. You are not “mental,”
@johncartwright81543 жыл бұрын
"So clean you could eat yer dinner of of it". But you would have fashion another special tool to do that! A great watch again.
@fredpostman13 жыл бұрын
Great to watch Dom
@robpenfold60743 жыл бұрын
Nice one Dom, been following you on Instagram it’s good to see more detail on your KZbin videos.
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
@PompeyMatt173 жыл бұрын
4:20 that's why god invented box spanners 👌
@theazza3 жыл бұрын
Making yr own tools? Damn good skills to have.
@MikeCampbell3 жыл бұрын
Making your own tool is a great idea and something ive had to do in the past, quick tip though you could have put a magnet on it to help get the nut back on again
@finbah57063 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you kept the original paint. too many other Vespa owners are quick to paint over it, like you said, its less work to do that. Then to do what you did. At this point you're preserving the history of that Vespa. I cannot stand ANY customization of these old bikes. Keep it all original as much as possible. Only replace whats missing or too far gone.
@djrussell19653 жыл бұрын
Great work, May I ask how you cleaned out the inside of the tank ?
@nezza523 жыл бұрын
Yeah - I'd like to know that too!
@MBANZUKE3 жыл бұрын
Dom - you could have saved yourself lots of time and effort making a tool for the internal nut - ever heard of a box spanner..?? Even if you could only get a short one you could have used your fabrication skills to extend.! Great programme.! Dead jealous was goin to do a Vespa up myself sometime.!
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
Good idea, it wouldn’t have worked though as the breathe tube comes up and bends out at and angle, also during strict lockdown all the shops were closed! Thanks for the comment, glad you liked it!
@markvanmaanen51523 жыл бұрын
A crow's foot spanner would probably work. But of course you'd need to have of buy one :)
@eduardoquiroga68043 жыл бұрын
How did you clean the inside of it?
@wiggieben3 жыл бұрын
Superb DOM I’m sure that replacement nut was harder to fit than you made it look... QQ how did you get the old nut off the old sender unit?
@daz412620103 жыл бұрын
cool tank episode :) and making your own tool for that job :) great idea to save some cash :)
@loufaiella33543 жыл бұрын
You can get a "crow foot" for your ratchet for a few quid..............But you made your own. brilliant!!
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t have a choice all the shops were closed due to Covid! Thanks for watching
@alanninebelowzero38943 жыл бұрын
Loving the videos but when you going to do a Lambretta 😀
@Dan_Kornfeld3 жыл бұрын
A basin wrench, used in plumbing to tighten the a large nut on the under side of a sink, when installing faucets, would work for the fuel tank valve nut.
@dksfollies4772Ай бұрын
I just vinyl wrapped the surface of new old tank i replaced little RED as it was blue . Bought from the person who scraps old vespas . The purpose is the same protection .
@jamosmcginty3 жыл бұрын
How did you get the inside clean??
@davidsaul90503 жыл бұрын
I reckon I'd have clear coated after the first rub back Dom... looks fab though
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
That would have worked, as long as all of the rust is removed first.
@davidsaul90503 жыл бұрын
@@DominicChineas you know me, rust rules.... mostly😂👍
@keybmx3 жыл бұрын
Hey where did you get that paint matched so well?? Have a yellow beetle and struggled to get it matched and still isn’t as good as that Greet videos by the way
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
KRS in ashford Kent! Great guys
@Mothinabox3 жыл бұрын
In my old job we mixed thinners to half the volume of paint, as Boss's instructions. What did you do?
@nickmassey91043 жыл бұрын
Great video .will you be doing any build work on the porsche in the future .would make a great feature car for 'Hayburner ' magazine
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
Yes I will be eventually, I need to finish other projects first though
@davidbates2473 жыл бұрын
Nice
@Samalyzer453 жыл бұрын
A plumber's basin wrench will work for the nut in the fuel tank.
@Y6mustang3 жыл бұрын
I have a cut socket welded to a L shaped rod for my petcock removal tool.
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
Nice idea! I couldnt bring myself to cutting one of my sockets!
@ademkollari89929 ай бұрын
Very good editing, but why tell when you can show?
@hollingsworth013 жыл бұрын
Hasn't anybody heard of a box spanner? Widely available an cheap as chips.
@DominicChineas3 жыл бұрын
Yes we have! It wouldn’t have worked for this job the vent tube came up and out at an angle..
@hollingsworth013 жыл бұрын
@@DominicChineas I see your point. Keep up the good work.
@jasonjordan19363 жыл бұрын
you need rubber gasket for nut on tank
@leemarshall95013 жыл бұрын
plumbers tap wrench would have done that £5 nut in the tank
@davidgoff58832 жыл бұрын
Oi no Rat jobs!
@howdymartin62583 жыл бұрын
Vespa is Wasp in Italy.......... you can see why they are called Vespa's then!