 custom gas tank for vintage (and other) straightbar frames
i ran into an old buddy of mine that does metal fab, and i asked him about making a simple, in-frame tank for my goodyear bike. he said "yeah, no problem."
soooo, what i'm after is a 2.5" o.d. pipe, 14 inches long, with two mounting tabs for the top bar, screw on gas cap, and the standard petcock.
it should hold a little over 1/2 gallon, which i think is the same as the stock peanut.
i could go all out and have him make something to fill in the entire area, but i want to get the original fake tank and hide the gas tank inside. plus, it's way less work for him, which means cheaper.
we haven't talked price yet, but he told me he'd do it cheap, like under 50 bucks, and before you get your hopes up, he might not be into making a bunch of them, but IF i can get some made, anyone out there want one? i mean, for reals want one, where you send me money and i send you a tank, not you saying "yeah! (maybe, uh...") and i get stuck with a bunch of tanks.
i need to get an idea of how many definite buyers before i hit him up for a number.
also, lemme know what you'd be willing to pay, like i said, they'd be under 50 bucks. (plus shipping of course.) i'm not trying to make any money off these, but since custom gas tanks are hard to come by, and ridiculously expensive, i figure this would be a cool way to go.
i'll let you know more in a coupla days...  | 
