Tank advice

aiyasu · #1 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 03:41 PM

Could anyone give some advice on a homemade gas tank for my bike. The tank on the ww is ok for now but i would like to knnow what others are doing for bigger tanks. ty foy the help in advance.

Dan · #2 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 03:51 PM

Great question Aiyasu. I was wondering too.

deacon · #3 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 06:05 PM

I have a two quart plastic canteen that I like best of all my home made tanks. It is round and strong. I also have a propane bottle tank that I'm not using. It was impossible to get a filter in so I bought an inline filter but I think something got through and ruined the carb on the bike. I have just got the carb replaced with one from an even smaller engine. 25cc vs 33 cc chainsaw bike. I don't know what I will do next.

Dan · #4 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 07:19 PM

How large a canteen? sounds perfect. I have Heineken keg/beer ball. Seems to thin though.
Not to go off topic, but (ever notice every thing before "but" is a lie?) I can't wait to do a build with a propane converted engine. Not sure yet if it can be done with such a small motor, but what can go wrong?

deacon · #5 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 09:39 PM

the canteen is about ten inches and is round. I used the strap to attach it to the bike in several places. It is rigid plastic not that film that they make coke bottles from. It holds two quarts of gas they say. That half a gallon. it is also the size that I mix.

I might go back to the one quart propane tank. If I do I think I'll put about three ounces of gas in it then lay it on its side, I'll just turn it ever day for a week. You know like a fine bottle of wine. That is to let the gasoline dissolve anything that it will, BEFORE I hook it up to the bike again.

Dan · #6 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 09:52 PM

Very cool Sir Deacon. I have seen that pic and didn't realize that was your tank. We should have a contest for funkiest tank.

I need more winter prodjects!

deacon · #7 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 10:26 PM

I'm thinking empty mortar shell...

Dan · #8 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 10:36 PM

LOL, that would be cool. And its brass. That really could be done well. I was just sitting here staring off, into space thunking about this. The old brass fire extinguisher is sounding cool about now. But that's been done very well already.

I am thinking a plastic lawn ornament. "flying flamingo" OK, that is not real good, snork. Or ammo case. That would look awesome on an olive green cruiser framed MB.

comfortableshoes · #9 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 10:50 PM

I found a cool old tank on eBay for about $10. It's plastic and needs a little work to make it good, but it's cool. It could be mounted a lot of places.. I'll get some pics. I've been so busy with the OCC StingRay that I haven't had time to work on anything else.

Dan · #10 (**permalink**) 10-18-2008, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by comfortableshoes

I found a cool old tank on eBay for about $10. It's plastic and needs a little work to make it good, but it's cool. It could be mounted a lot of places.. I'll get some pics. I've been so busy with the OCC StingRay that I haven't had time to work on anything else.

Comfortableshoes, I was looking at your stingray earlier. Sweeet! I was going to send you a link. a guy on clist has an old one and wants $1400! Just the bike. Has to be a typo.