GTs58
I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me!
The slim line and the peanut tank are hanging thanks.
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Frame tank clip removal ?
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Schwinndemonium
Finally riding a big boys bike
Because the tank halves are only screwed to each other and not anchored to the frame without the clips. It's not clamping pressure that hold a slimline tank to the frame with the screws alone, but the clips that keep it from sliding down. On a full cantelever tank, since it fills the whole open space it stays in place without clips, but I do not think that can apply to a slimline tank as it only fills the top 1/3 of that open space in a cantilevered frame.
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Rivnut
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Makes sense. I bought a 59 that was someone’s idea of a rat rod. At one time it had a peanut tank on it but I’m building it as a basic Tiger. Therefore I have a frame with the “clips” but no tank. I’d be willing to swap frames if someone would pay the freight both ways and add a little for handling. I would want the swap to be within a couple of years of a ‘59 either way. Send me a PM if you’re interested.
