I've read a few posts about interest in steel fuel tanks for board track racers. I would be willing to build some for those interested. My good friend, Matt @ Reel Adventures has posted some pictures of my btr on his thread. Look for "My friends first build'" title. I run a welding and fabrication business and am pretty busy with that but if time allows and you are patient I might be able help you out.
All Steel Fuel Tanks
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Do you have any price quotes for a cyclendrical steel tank like yours, but made to fit a stock Worksman Newsboy frame?
Thanks!
I too would wand to use a cylindrical I do not have a straight line at all on this bike frame but two cylinders one on each side of thegap in the supposidly straight bars would serve me well. I wonder about brass or steel pipe with end caps
I thinking about $250. The one I built for Matt took about a day, materials weren,t but about $20. It is just a lot of work. On my bike I had to roll main cylinder, 2 cones and 2 end caps, turned brass filler on lathe, 2 bungs for filler and outlet then i sealed inside with motorcycle tank sealer it took about 2 days. I have a new stock worksman bike at the shop now I could use as sample for a "stock" tank that I could build over and over and then mabe shave some time of the project.
I will post pics of the build proccess of my new Indian square tank taht Rob did for me. It came out awesome and I roughed up the paint to make it look period correct etc.
It took us a full day to build it up, but it is done right!
It took us a full day to build it up, but it is done right!
Here is his first bike he built, cant wait to see the next one!!!!!
http://motorbicycling.com/f38/friend-mines-first-build-wow-12093.html
http://motorbicycling.com/f38/friend-mines-first-build-wow-12093.html
Here are some pics of my tank being built and also of the Model A that Rob hand built from scratch. The only thing he did not make were the tailgate and firewall. Everything else is from scratch.
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I will post a pic tomorrow. I painted it then messed it all up to make the paint look old. Came out awesome.
I used to know a guy who was very good at that. His business was rebuilding totaled cars and he didn't want them to look newly painted.