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What bike does this cigar tank fit?
- Thread starter oldmtrcyc
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Archie Sturmer
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Hard to find McCauley #1001 tank for the smaller frame 3.5" head tube.
It is different than the #1000 in that the front face slopes backward at angle of the down tube, (versus sloping forward for the head tube).
New old stock #1000 have been on eBay for years.
It is a taller 3" tank, (not like the 2.5" McCauley #3, which is even more common).
It fits some mid 1930's Shelby bikes, as well as Snyder bikes, and maybe Westfield bikes with the wider (taller) gap in-between the two top tubes.
As you can see, it fits some bikes better than others; it is for the double bar drop frame or motorbike type of bike.
In the examples I have seen they look like yours, with the forward mounting bracket & holes a bit forward of that shown in McCauley's advertisement; and the ones I have seen, always seem to come with pipe hangers and oversize screws(?).
Might call it a "square" type of tank.
I think the refurbishment looks fine; all that I might change would be the Wald aftermarket chain ring, with a DP Harris/Snyder/Rollfast style that may suit the head badge.
And maybe get some grommets or plugs for the tank holes, depending on whether the electric light gets connected. Is that a 4" head tube(?).
It is different than the #1000 in that the front face slopes backward at angle of the down tube, (versus sloping forward for the head tube).
New old stock #1000 have been on eBay for years.
It is a taller 3" tank, (not like the 2.5" McCauley #3, which is even more common).
It fits some mid 1930's Shelby bikes, as well as Snyder bikes, and maybe Westfield bikes with the wider (taller) gap in-between the two top tubes.
As you can see, it fits some bikes better than others; it is for the double bar drop frame or motorbike type of bike.
In the examples I have seen they look like yours, with the forward mounting bracket & holes a bit forward of that shown in McCauley's advertisement; and the ones I have seen, always seem to come with pipe hangers and oversize screws(?).
Might call it a "square" type of tank.
I think the refurbishment looks fine; all that I might change would be the Wald aftermarket chain ring, with a DP Harris/Snyder/Rollfast style that may suit the head badge.
And maybe get some grommets or plugs for the tank holes, depending on whether the electric light gets connected. Is that a 4" head tube(?).
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