A new seat and and engine bracket

Well maybe some of the waiting is over.  I received an engine bracket this week so I should be able to bring the scoot down from the rafters and see how a 125cc engine from the 60s fits in to the body.  If it seems to fit OK I will start on a rebuild of that engine and probably upgrade to a 135 or so cc for a little bit more power.  I know it will not fit perfectly and will require some frame modifications but this is not a show scoot so that does not bother me a whole lot.  Here is a picture of the engine mounting bracket.

I do not have a ton of space in my garage/workshop since I just started dismantling a 1974 125 Primavera and I am still working on my Allstate rebuild.  I will have to see if maybe I can rearrange some things.

I also received a new seat cover.  The idea of having the cobbler fix the old cover did not work out. The leather was too far gone and the repair job looked terrible and would not last.  So I purchased a new cover and put it on the saddle frame today.  It looks pretty good.  Somewhere I have misplaced the grab bar for the pinion seat???  I am certain it is in the garage but I can not find it in either box of parts I have for this project...too much stuff.  Hopefully it will turn up as it was a nice old piece in very good shape.

Here are two photos of the new seat cover.