lets see those homemade tanks

[honestherman]

Beautiful work Chimichanga. How is this one held in place? I will be in Long Beach in two weeks. I spend Eight weeks there every Feb March.

 

[PepperTreeGarage]

Wood Tank:

 

[PepperTreeGarage]

"Torpedo Tank":

 

[Randythe Rat]

Used the side of a old dryer not on bike now.

 

[honestherman]

Randythe Rat, Did you post pictures or is it me? an old dryer? How did you get the curve in the top. Or is it just a flat piece of metal?

 

[Randythe Rat]

Randythe Rat, Did you post pictures or is it me? an old dryer? How did you get the curve in the top. Or is it just a flat piece of metal?

It's a tank with two sides just used the metal from a old dryer.
Made a template from cardboard for the sides and flat piece of metal for the top and welded it.

 

[honestherman]

Here are a couple of my fake - fake tanks! Particle board with filler,primer and paint. The last one is in progress. I still need to do more shaping. I may try to vacuum form over them or use them as patterns for a metal version. I have no tools for bending or cutting sheet metal (yet!).

At first glance this looks like a flat board, But then there is more. Do you have any more pictures of this? I almost passed by your talent here. WOW.

 

[honestherman]

foam and fiber glass bondo

what type of foam? Most foam that I see does not sand well as it flakes off. VERY nice finished product.

 

[honestherman]

How did you get the boiled peanuts out of the can? I have never seen Boiled Peanuts. Do you have a picture of it on a bike?
Thanks

 

[honestherman]

"Torpedo Tank":

I saw one close to this that was made out of pvc pipe. He put a round cap on the front and cut an angle on the back like this. I wish I had a picture of that one. This is very nice and functional. The pvc was just for show. But looked very good.

 

[OneHorsePower]

what type of foam? Most foam that I see does not sand well as it flakes off. VERY nice finished product.

Regular isulation foam panel , mine was blue, but the pink is the same thing , it sands pretty well with coarse grain ,but like all foam you will end up covered in sticky foam dust

 

[OneHorsePower]

Bump! lets see some more !!

 

[seangee]

2 pieces of wood mounted like an upside down V

 

[Blackout]

copper for a tall tank mead with a copper battery tube and brackets, need to finish it at some point, make a door for tank, roll a couple beads in bat. tube. not sure if I am going to solder it together on inside or blind rivet it together yet. going in a different tall tank frame but this one was handy for mockup

 

[LukeTheJoker]

copper for a tall tank mead with a copper battery tube and brackets, need to finish it at some point, make a door for tank, roll a couple beads in bat. tube. not sure if I am going to solder it together on inside or blind rivet it together yet. going in a different tall tank frame but this one was handy for mockup

Really nice!

Luke.

 

[Bike Bum]

Here's the tank I made for a bike I'm working on.

Agent Orange.

 

[seangee]

Here's the tank I made for a bike I'm working on.

Agent Orange.

That is sick. Fiberglass?

 

[seangee]

The first tank I ever made. Not removable, but I like it.

 

[us56456712]

Old aluminum water bottle dented to fit the top tubes with a ball pean hammer and held in place with old road toe clip straps.

 

[Bike Bum]

That is sick. Fiberglass?

Thanks, yup it's fiberglass.