Tank fabrication ideas?

[rick whitehurst]

was thinking about tanks for the old 30s motorbikes, the Elgin, Colson, Schwann, etc. a guy in the for sale ads had some nice McCauley tanks for 100 bucks I missed out on. But what about making one? 3x3 square tubing comes in light gauge steel and pic for about 8 to ten bucks a foot. A few cuts, some light welds or pinches... I'll give it a try.... https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=34461&catid=733

 

[bairdco]

I used the pvc for running cable across rooftops when I worked in the cell phone installation industry.

We cut it in sections and stuck it under the cable tray to raise it off the roof.

Your link says it comes in 10' lengths at $10.42 a foot, so for $104.20 you'll get a bunch of grey tanks. Pvc doesn't like paint too much.

But don't let me stop you...

 

[1938airflow]

Just spend the money and buy my tank
120 shipped to your door step. It will save you a lot of time trying to make one.

 

[rick whitehurst]

I used the pvc for running cable across rooftops when I worked in the cell phone installation industry.

We cut it in sections and stuck it under the cable tray to raise it off the roof.

Your link says it comes in 10' lengths at $10.42 a foot, so for $104.20 you'll get a bunch of grey tanks. Pvc doesn't like paint too much.

But don't let me stop you...

Ok.. So I found some metal 3x3 framing studs. Cut it with my grinder wheel to fit into its place on bike. Since I had only 3 sided stud I will need to set a top on it, needs some fine tuning, it's a prototype, took 30 minutes to get this far.... I'll post another pic when I do this. This tank is for my old colson flyer. Won't be original equipment but will do for show, for the time being.

Now, thinking about it, I should do another one with the open side of the 3x3 on the bottom of the tank...