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General Category => Frame, Tank, Seat, Controls, Etc => Topic started by: Greenway on November 30, 2011, 06:23:06 PM

Title: Gas Tank
Post by: Greenway on November 30, 2011, 06:23:06 PM: I finished my gas tank. I decided to go with a different tank emblem since I do not have a simplex engine, I am making it a custom.
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Post by: Bob Gurkin on December 05, 2011, 08:59:48 PM: Great looking start.
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Post by: Ricks on December 06, 2011, 07:25:34 AM: Nice paint!! What engine are you putting in your bike? Post some pictures.
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Post by: Mike Sal on February 29, 2012, 04:46:41 PM: Got my tank back from the shop that boiled it out this afternoon. A few bits of the original paint remain. It was originally that lipstick type red color I've seen on other bikes (like Vince's). I think I'm going more red, similar to the color of my red jeep cherokee, with a black teardrop insert onto which I'm going with the wing decals. Not original, but I think I'll like it better than the stock paint job.
Mike Sal
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Post by: Mike Sal on March 01, 2012, 04:28:16 PM: Are these tanks normally warped from the stamping & welding process? Mine has warpage on the "flat" areas that are mostly covered by the frame rails (but you can still see a little bit of it on the top side when it's installed.
Mike Sal
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Post by: mywaymfg on March 02, 2012, 08:51:57 AM: I to have wondered this,like you said with the tank in the frame its not to noticeable
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Post by: admin on March 02, 2012, 08:54:39 AM: I have noticed this also. The tank rubs on the underside of the frame. Next time I will pad this with some form of thin rubber or foam to keep the paint from rubbing off.

Rick
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Post by: Mike Sal on March 02, 2012, 10:45:17 AM: You know that goop in a can you can buy to dip the handles of your pliers into to create rubber grips? I wonder if I guy could just "paint" a little bit of that stuff on the bottom of the frame tubes to act as a cushion for the tank?
Mike Sal
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Post by: chainmaker on September 03, 2012, 07:03:29 AM: I know its an old thread.... but.. Thats a cool looking logo, any pictures of the finished bike, what engine did you use?