MOPED ARMY

Edit:

The crank offset would need to be considered with the con-rod conversion as the crank offsets may be different between the puch and m56

yah,

I realised that right after i hit post, hence the edit.

the con-rod would have to be the correct length though for a puch crank offset though, right?

good luck getting that to fit on the m56

hmm,

i don't know what the difference is with the case dimensions

there are alot of factors to consider,

btw, what were you doing to that bat with those monster bolt cutters?

man... i really wanted a nice easy way to get this bat goin faster. looks like its gonna be a lot of work, or no work at all ( aka no kit :()

even if you did kit it, you'd be ripping through those ultra-rare belts one a week...

i had an M56 regency and it went up the biggest hills with no problem

yeah those belts are so hard to find i wouldnt bother id just leave it the way it is

if you had the m48 you can use the puch kits

i can only speak for the m48 but, you might want to try a peugeot top end and add a 4mm base plate. It was the closest i came to fitting a different top end on my laura m48 before i sold the whole thing. might work for for the m56. the peugeot bore and stroke are the same as the m48 but the peugeot crank rests deeper in the case than the m48. The only modification is trimming the cylinder skirt a hair and widening the cylinder rod holes on the peugeot and it should fit. If you can get the stock peugeot test top end to fit and run smoothly then by theory you should be able to apply the same principle to a peugeot performance kit.

Ok now I am interested in the bike sprockets and chain idea. Care to elaborate?

I have one of these engines but have never done the sprocket switch. I know the Euro boys have done it. The sprockets can be selected to raise or lower gearing. If you could attache a toothed pulley like you have now but with one less tooth then the commonly available belts would fit w/o being too tight. Sorry thats the best I know. The modern belts are far superior to the originals just one toothe too small

someone on the west coast has one with a crazy intake manifold

Hey markryan, have any idea what the stroke is of the peugeot? i'm assuming that bore doesn't really matter all that much when kitting because i'd be putting a larger bored kit on it anyways... and anyone know what the stroke is of the m56 for that matter. i found the specs on the 48 which is a stroke of 38mm, but can't find any information on the 56... these things just seem to be shrouded in mystery and a bitch to work with... oh well... gives me something to do anyways... i mean who wants to ride mopeds anyways :(

i thought they were the same. i have to check my original drawings but i think i remember messing with the port timing by filing channels into the piston to allow for correct timing. the peugeot is the only way to go with laura kits- i spent a long time on this one before giving up, losing interest.

I did a super quick and shitty drawing from memory on mspaint. if anyone wants to fit a peugeot cylinder on a laura this will fit. whether or not it fires up is not tested.

(in the drawing i forgot that you have to cut the skirt a few mm. but not much.

lets hope you can put it to bed in a good way... bout to pick up a stock peugeot head and fuck with this myself...

shit... whats the stud spacing on your 48? i'm getting 1.75 inches from top to bottom... and 1.75 inches left to right on my 56... i posted another thread asking what the stud spacing on a peugeot was and he said 2x1.75... i'm wondering if the 48 and 56 have different stud spacing?