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    Woo Hoooo!!!! Got a tank for the 1000!!!

    Been looking for over two years, ever since I got this bike which had a 1100G tank on it at the time. I'm cheap, not going to spend $600 for a tank for a $300 project. Finally found one, $40, no leaks, little rust, just a few small dents.
    Been swirling it around with kerosene and aquarium rocks for a few days, it's going to be good. Now if I can just find all the parts I "borrowed" off of it over the last few years.....


    Life is too short to ride an L.
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    Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
    Been swirling it around with kerosene and aquarium rocks for a few days, it's going to be good. Now if I can just find all the parts I "borrowed" off of it over the last few years.....
    Congrats on the find.

    You have access to a small cement mixer? I know a guy that has wrapped gas tanks in foam rubber and old carpet pieces, then wedged it all into a cement mixer and let it run for a couple hours. He will reposition the tank to change the path of the rocks inside, and let it run again. Just a few rounds in the mixer and the inside of the tank looks like new.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Steve View Post
      Congrats on the find.

      You have access to a small cement mixer? I know a guy that has wrapped gas tanks in foam rubber and old carpet pieces, then wedged it all into a cement mixer and let it run for a couple hours. He will reposition the tank to change the path of the rocks inside, and let it run again. Just a few rounds in the mixer and the inside of the tank looks like new.

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      Cement mixer?
      What, the new dryer isn't good enough?


      Life is too short to ride an L.

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        #4
        Are you going to be hanging on to the 1100G tank? I can use one if you will be selling it. (if it's not an "L") Thanks
        1982 GS1100G

        ....I've learned alot by making stupid mistakes..

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          #5
          Sorry, it's long gone.


          Life is too short to ride an L.

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            #6
            Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
            Cement mixer?
            What, the new dryer isn't good enough?
            Well, SURE, a dryer will work, but this guy is a gen-u-ine Nebraska redneck, so he used what was out by the shed.

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            mine: 2000 Honda GoldWing GL1500SE and 1980 GS850G'K' "Junior"
            hers: 1982 GS850GL - "Angel" and 1969 Suzuki T250 Scrambler
            #1 son: 1986 Yamaha Venture Royale 1300 and 1982 GS650GL "Rat Bagger"
            #2 son: 1980 GS1000G
            Family Portrait
            Siblings and Spouses
            Mom's first ride
            Want a copy of my valve adjust spreadsheet for your 2-valve per cylinder engine? Send me an e-mail request (not a PM)
            (Click on my username in the upper-left corner for e-mail info.)

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              #7
              Thanks for the note. Congrats on finding another part for your project
              1982 GS1100G

              ....I've learned alot by making stupid mistakes..

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                #8
                Originally posted by Steve View Post
                Well, SURE, a dryer will work, but this guy is a gen-u-ine Nebraska redneck, so he used what was out by the shed.

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                What about what's IN the shed? My dad cleaned out the tank from his 49 Farmall Cub buy attaching it to the wheel of the (edit: jacked up) riding mower. Lots of ways to skin a cat, I guess.

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