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Post by thephranc on Apr 11, 2017 18:19:33 GMT -5
  Started to mock up the gas tank and seat.  seat height will be about 28 and top of the tank as it is now is about 35. Wheel base is 52ish |
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Post by 190mech on Apr 11, 2017 19:16:05 GMT -5
Lookin good Dude!  |
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Post by thephranc on Apr 12, 2017 18:29:28 GMT -5
Added a brace down the center  Started on a seat mount. this will be the top plate and have 4 runners going down to the frame.  |
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Post by thephranc on Apr 14, 2017 18:24:47 GMT -5
Seat position is locked in. The center bar under the seat will most likely get removed. The tank will get tucked down as forward and under the seat as possible. I should be able to lop off about 5 inches of the frame in the rear. I left a lot of extra. Gonna try to make it as small as possible.  |
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Post by thephranc on Apr 15, 2017 16:06:45 GMT -5
Seat mount is mostly finished needs to be fully welded in. Its 1" round tube for the verticals and 1" square for the horizontals left to right. then 1/8 plate fore to aft. I may put some 1" square lower down to tie them in better.Sat on it and bounced as hard as I could and it felt good. The seating position reminds me of sitting on my old Haro GT.  |
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Post by thephranc on Apr 16, 2017 12:32:07 GMT -5
Messed with the tank for about 2 hours today trying to get it to sit the way I want and it just doesn't fit.I can mod it, make one or try to find one that fits better..... I think you all know what way I'm leaning.
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Post by AtariGuy on Apr 17, 2017 14:10:26 GMT -5
Messed with the tank for about 2 hours today trying to get it to sit the way I want and it just doesn't fit.I can mod it, make one or try to find one that fits better..... I think you all know what way I'm leaning. duct tape? (Sorry, been watching too much red green lately) |
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Post by thephranc on Apr 17, 2017 17:03:08 GMT -5
Messed with the tank for about 2 hours today trying to get it to sit the way I want and it just doesn't fit.I can mod it, make one or try to find one that fits better..... I think you all know what way I'm leaning. duct tape? (Sorry, been watching too much red green lately) If only it would hold up. Ill start with modding the existing tank and after about 5 hours into it I'll realize I should make one from scratch and start all over at least twice. |
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Post by thephranc on Apr 27, 2017 20:03:47 GMT -5
Not really the build but this has been taking up my free time. Short story is a ripped the hood off one of our crane trucks with one of our box trucks. Instead of making an insurance claim I figured I have the skills to fix it. So after lots of prep I finally managed to get the new hood in primer. Its a 2016 Freightliner hood. Not exactly small.  |
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Post by thephranc on May 14, 2017 19:54:49 GMT -5
So I need a gas tank that fits into a non-standard shape. So I bought a HF 20 tonne press and Swag off road press brake. Now I can bend 16g steel sheet easily. Spent the day today getting bigger press into place of my old 12 tonne ( thats for sale if any one wants it ) also added some new wire shelves. In such a small space I need vertical solutions. Also picked up some raw material.
Over the next few days I should have a gas tank.
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Post by thephranc on May 18, 2017 20:12:15 GMT -5
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Post by thephranc on May 20, 2017 17:50:51 GMT -5
Used a sheet of card stock to print out some patterns for the gas tank.Had I known it was going to work so well I would have optimized my lay out. So much better than using cardboard from boxes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av8m-AiaSYM&feature=youtu.beLaid out the pieces tweaked and fitted.  Transferred the side panel from card board to digital so I can always make them again.  weld progress   |
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Post by thephranc on May 22, 2017 20:25:30 GMT -5
I dont have a slip roller and they just painted the poles in the complex where my shop is so I used the press brake to round the panel on the back of the tank. It will need some hammer work when I go to weld it up. Ran out of gas again.... need a bigger tank.  I had two factory seat cushions so I cut one out to see how it feels. Dont like the hump on it and its way over stuffed. But I have the second seat that is far more smooth and the final seat vinyl will be contoured. But over all height and feel are good.  |
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Post by thephranc on May 28, 2017 16:40:30 GMT -5
I have a fully functioning gas tank mounted gas tank. Used the fill neck off of a spare tank and the threaded bung for the vacuum fuel pump on my first scooter tank.  16g sheet was way too thick to use for this. Its heavy and hard to make round. But its sturdy as hell.  Its ugly but should hold 1 2/3 gallons. It will be housed behind some fairings eventually.  |
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Post by arkie on May 28, 2017 16:46:34 GMT -5
You are going to "make" fairings?   |
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