Wowyour tin bashing skills are nothing short of amazing, true craftmanship.
That tank is a thing of beauty for sure.
Thanks! It?s my first fuel tank, which I?m doing from scratch and my first aluminum tank.
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The "Scraps Racer" project
- Thread starter Blower
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Thanks! It?s my first fuel tank, which I?m doing from scratch and my first aluminum tank.
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Adler
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Is there any end to your awesome???
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Flyboy
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Dude you could ride clear across the Euro Zone on that tank of fuel. 
Dude you could ride clear across the Euro Zone on that tank of fuel.
Maybe
The tank is finally welded.
I try to open the exhaust header bolts, but with poor results. Two bolts cut off, two not opening and four opened.
I need to lift the whole bike on the working bench upside down and weld nuts in the broken bolts to get them out.
But thats later, next thing is relocating the battery, oil cooler and all electronics under the seat and rear "scoop".
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verde
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Awesome work so far!
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That is beautiful work, well done!
Invisible work today. I drill off 4 broken exhaust header bolts from the cylinder head.
Now those 4 threads in the cylinder head are Helicoils.
First I try to get them out by welding nuts on the broken bolts and then screw them out,
but after about 40 welded nuts I think it?s maybe easier to bore the bolts away.
When the EF was "in position" I weld new steering stopper on the frame.
"Workshop 12?O clock wheelie" ;D
Now those 4 threads in the cylinder head are Helicoils.
First I try to get them out by welding nuts on the broken bolts and then screw them out,
but after about 40 welded nuts I think it?s maybe easier to bore the bolts away.
When the EF was "in position" I weld new steering stopper on the frame.
"Workshop 12?O clock wheelie" ;D
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Flyboy
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If that tail piece is anything like your tank, it is sure to be a thing of beauty.
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Calliway
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Oh man I wish I had an english wheel in my garage....
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Adler
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I was just wishing the very same thing but then I realized it would only waste a lot of my time. Somehow I doubt I would just start cranking out perfectly curved gas tanks.
Looks great to me, so far.
The proportions of the tank and seat to each other seems right and again those two pieces seem right towards the size of the bike.
The proportions of the tank and seat to each other seems right and again those two pieces seem right towards the size of the bike.
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DMorris
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That is just beautiful work! Have any interest in doing another set to sell?
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hotrods316
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blower,
sorry to bring down the wonderful thread with my asenine questions but would you mind sharing your tips on how you did the tail. Is that a buck (and what is it made of) underneath the tail. And did you hammer form it all or run it in a e-wheel? I am trying to decide on the style of tail and then tempt fate (hopefully you can share the secret to make it easier) with my own hack version of a tail.
Thanks
Matt
sorry to bring down the wonderful thread with my asenine questions but would you mind sharing your tips on how you did the tail. Is that a buck (and what is it made of) underneath the tail. And did you hammer form it all or run it in a e-wheel? I am trying to decide on the style of tail and then tempt fate (hopefully you can share the secret to make it easier) with my own hack version of a tail.
Thanks
Matt
First I made a tail jigg from plywood to get the both halves equal.
Then I cut about the size needed from aluminum sheet. Annealing the aluminum
and then hammering - e-wheel - fitting - hammering - e-wheel - fitting - hammering
- etc. When it?s finally about the right form, then with slapper hammer and hand anvils.
It take time, but it?s rewarding, when finally get the parts finished
@ DMorris
Sorry to tell, but I have no time to made another set.
