Apple juice tank

Lay'emLow · #71 (**permalink**) 11-09-2009, 06:52 PM

Nice work rock!

Home built always wins out in my book. Im sure youll have a great theme going with that leather wrapped tank, although I can imagine a pretty sick rat with that ribbed surface on the tank...

just food for thought

jopeter · #72 (**permalink**) 11-18-2009, 03:48 PM

I am sure it has been done before ......I am using two CAT fuel filter cartriges brazed end to end .

christopher fowler · #73 (**permalink**) 12-28-2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockenstein

Thought I'd share this...

I was wanting a tank for my rat rod beach cruiser project that held enough fuel to go for a decent sunday cruise yet didn't stick out like a sore thumb...I seen an under seat roll up leather tool bag on a vintage bike on another site and well it gave me the idea for an under seat tank. I started out with an apple juice can that holds about 1.5 liters and an old contact cement can that I cut the top off of so as to salvage the spout and cap. I cut a hole in the juice can, carefully shaped it with my dremel, then inserted the contact cement can top and formed a flange after it was in. For the fuel drain side I bent up a length of annealed brass tubing with a tubing bender and then added a flange...now how do we get that sucker in the hole I just drilled?? lol...I ended up cutting a big hole in one end of the can and inserting the tube from the inside. After I got the cap and drain inserted I soldered them both in real well with a pencil torch and some silver bearing metal work solder...and...so far so good...no leaks! I still have to solder the cover over the big hole I made in the end plus figure out some mounting attachments and a cap saver but so far I'm quite happy with the how it's turning out. I have a bag full of leather that I salvaged from an old black leather couch that was sitting beside a dumpster and after I get the fabricating done and give it a coat of paint I plan on wrapping it in leather.

Should look pretty neat when it's completed and mounted under a fat vintage looking springer seat

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you rock dude once again up- sourcing junk to rolling art awesome!

Elmo · #74 (**permalink**) 12-28-2009, 01:03 PM

I made mine from 6" exhaust tubing 9" long. Should hold just over a gallon. The fill neck and cap are from speedway, a present from a hotrodder friend, not installed yet. The fitting for the shutoff valve is from a hydraulic shop threaded for 1/4" pipe. Gonna paint it. I like the ideas in this thread, really used your imagination.
Elmo

Russell · #75 (**permalink**) 12-28-2009, 01:30 PM

Looks solid, and I like having the 1 Gal. capacity. I went with the standard apple juice can, 48 or so oz. Guess I won't be going for a all day ride, but it does fit in my seat bag!

K.i.p · #76 (**permalink**) 12-28-2009, 04:01 PM

I was very much inspired by this thread. Mine is all stainless construction (cap is brass), all fittings where fabricated by me. My boss did the welding for me and did an awesome job. I dont have a recent pic but the weld seams have all been blended and polished as well as a general polish applied to the whole tank. It will be mounted behind the seat. Capacity .2 gallons.

Elmo · #77 (**permalink**) 12-28-2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell

Looks solid, and I like having the 1 Gal. capacity. I went with the standard apple juice can, 48 or so oz. Guess I won't be going for a all day ride, but it does fit in my seat bag!

Russel I think my motor is going to be too thirsty for a small tank. I have the 79cc HF motor and my bike is going to be on the heavy side also. Good idea with the bag.
Elmo

silverbear · #78 (**permalink**) 12-28-2009, 04:23 PM

Sir Rockenstein,
I wanted to thank you again for sharing your apple juice tank idea. I've made several now and one from a coffee can. I used a 3/4 inch cone shaped grinding attachment for the drill to make the perfect hole for the filler pipe which is a 3/4" male copper pipe fitting. The cap is a 3/4" brass hose cap. For the vent and gas line I used 1/4 inch copper pipe cut a few inches long and silver soldered in place. The vent line is black fuel line which goes up under the seat. I like these so much. I've been working on a 39 Elgin in the Rustoration buildoff thread and did two versions in harness leather stitched together with sinew. I made a little cradle to hold it on the rear rack and will fix the tank to the cradle with either leather straps, stainless hose clamps or just black zip ties which will blend right in. I also liked it plain and unpainted, boasting what it is or was... a juice tank made into a clever gas tank. So cool.
SB

silverbear · #79 (**permalink**) 12-28-2009, 04:46 PM

Thought I'd post a few photos of juice tank versions. First three are figuring out how to make my version of it and how to attach it to the bike. The fourth shows a coffee can version. I don't know how much gas this holds, but a good amount. I'll use it on another build. The last picture is what I have settled on for this 39 Elgin ( I think), a 48 Oz. size fitted cross wise. On another bike I might go under the seat, but with this Elgin the seat springs take up a lot of real estate. I've also been thinking about a version for my Worksman paperboy using soup cans soldered end to end to make an in frame tube, covered in leather. Just a thought at this point, but I'll probably make one to see how it looks.
SB

K.i.p · #80 (**permalink**) 12-28-2009, 05:08 PM

This is the cradle for my tank. The tank will nest in the cross member and be strapped with two stainless hose clamps (tastefully oriented to hide their hose-clamp-ish-ness). Things are just tack welded at the momment.