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Offline slow600

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metal tank?
« on: September 01, 2011, 01:28:12 PM »
anyone made or have made a metal tank? thinking of trying to make one myself. thoughts?
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Re: metal tank?
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2011, 04:55:44 AM »
dont know you metal skills, but using wooden blocks with the shapes you require make a good base for beating out the shape before welding and trimming.K.
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Re: metal tank?
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2011, 02:02:06 PM »
ive got some metal tinkering in me :-D. dont like the looks of my clark o.s. tank, hate the stock petcock and im tired of graphics peeling off. this seemed like a good cure-all solution.
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Offline KX500freak

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Re: metal tank?
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2011, 02:43:01 PM »
ill put up a pic later tday ,but i have an aloy tank now on myk5sm
it looks killer
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Re: metal tank?
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2011, 07:42:10 PM »
here,s the pic
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Re: metal tank?
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2011, 08:58:47 PM »
nice...
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And lo, I did loft the front wheel and carried it forth to the unbelievers, and cast it down before them and said unto them ''look now upon the might of my throttle control ye pitiful cretinous ones''
And the unbelievers did quake in their boots....

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Re: metal tank?
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2011, 03:18:44 AM »
that looks really good. did you make it or purchase it?
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Re: metal tank?
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2011, 06:24:39 AM »
there,s this guy in holland ,having his own tech.advisingbureau
happens to be one hell of a aluminium-welder too,
he did several tanks for own abuse and he had one left over
this is a one-off so im very lucky to have it on my racetard
never would i have capabilities to build one myself in such a tight shape and fitment
this guy,s a mech-wonder
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Re: metal tank?
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2011, 08:27:00 AM »
ask the guy that owns this thread where he got his tank

http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,8485.0.html
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Re: metal tank?
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2011, 08:32:21 AM »
nice ,good link !
that tank is made also by GMX as i read his story,same for the radiators
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