Different Style Tanks?

[tommyboy1442]

word guys, yous probably know about it, or have seen it, but i thought id let yous know anyways. imperial cycles has a sweet kustom tank available for purchase. it will probably be around 100 bucks shipped which is pricy, but its a nice tank, kinda resembles a mini sportster tank. in my opinion it looks pretty good.... Imperial Cycles: Custom Gas tank

 

[GoFastBicycles]

whats a cool bike and very fast as well!

I don't know. What is a cool bike and very fast as well?


Adam

 

[Archduke Chocula]

I was staring at an empty glass bottle the other day and got to thinking, "This would make a pretty unique tank!" Unfortunately its very dangerous. Ive been thinking of a way to add shock absorbers and found this while googling the idea. Food for thought:

Killerglass - Contract Killer Glass Gas Tank

 

[Ted]

why not,,,there's glass wheels :
Forgiato Radurra glass wheels, for that supernatural floating effect | DVICE

 

[BarelyAWake]

It's been posted before but...

Josh Hadar - Hadar Metal Design: Gallery: Er's Teardrop

It's even a HT lol

 

[Saddletramp1200]

I'm Drooling, Nice job

 

[eastcountycustoms]

Well, decided to go for it and build a fiberglass tank cover for my motorized micargi bronco. Its formed over a 39 chevy headlight bucket and an 8" foam florist ball. lol....wish me luck

 

[Ted]

Don't forget the mold release

 

[eastcountycustoms]

Don't forget the mold release

Just a little more triming and bondo, primer, paint make er what she aint. lol. What ya think so far?

 

[Dan]

Cool, that looks awesome East

 

[GearNut]

It's lookin' really good!

 

[eastcountycustoms]

It's lookin' really good!

Finished up the body work and paint last night. should have some pics of the final assembly tomorrow night.

 

[GearNut]

I gotta get into fiberglass. No, not climb up up into my attic and roll around in it, I want to learn how to work with it.
It seems fairly easy to work with, and your example of what can be done with it just added more motivation for me to learn the craft.

 

[eastcountycustoms]

I gotta get into fiberglass. No, not climb up up into my attic and roll around in it, I want to learn how to work with it.
It seems fairly easy to work with, and your example of what can be done with it just added more motivation for me to learn the craft.

Still a little more trimming and paint work left to do. but heres a sneek peek. Im really happy with the overall look and style so far. What do u guys think of it?

 

[Dan]

Cooler then the flip side of the pillow. Really sets off the look.

 

[Ted]

I think you didn't forget the mold release all kidding aside I think that's the best looking tank I've seen, it looks like it belongs there.

 

[sojudave]

Just a quick ?? about tank has any one tried converting one of those Hienakeen kegs into a tank I think that would be wild

Cookie

I've thought about it and went so far as to "clean" one out so I can goof with it. Now that's dedication becuase I basically can't stand heineken. The problems I ran into was:

Where the heck do I mount it?

How do I get inside of it?

How do I tap it for the petcock (JB weld?)

How do I put the gas cap and flange on it (JB Weld)?

Do I need to seal it?

 

[sojudave]

Thanks for the plug RedB66. I'm anticipating that these tanks will hold between 3/4th and a full gallon. I can't be absolutely sure yet. The price of $89 is just an estimate, it may be higher or lower. Cabinfever1977, I totally understand your reasoning behind comparing the price of the tank to the kits. I do too. In defense, I want to bring quality parts into the MAB market so the idea as a whole gets a better reputation. I know the kits are cheap but it's clear what you get from them. So, ultimately I'm going to make them as cheap as I can while keeping the manufacturing in the US. That's important to me. I want to help the progress of the MAB market with good design and options that are of decent quality. I'd love to hear any ideas that you guys have. Also, attached the pics of the tank.

Is your design set in stone? I mean, is it an aesthetic preference or more of a fuel volume requirement?

 

[CoastalCruiser]

Found this in a search a while ago BILLET O-RINGED CAP AND WELD ON BUNG New Old Stock Motorsports

 

[fm2200]

That looks very custom, if you could buy one it would probably cost around 75 to 90 bucks. Is that fiberglass and bondo, I use to work in a body shop.