How to make a motorcycle gas tank fiberglass

The section entitled Fiberglass Tanks reads as follows. Mounting the fuel tank.

So after making the 1 inch hole I put the filler neck into the hole.

How to make a motorcycle gas tank fiberglass. This is the next in the series. The first is the mold build. He needed to make a plug first and the modify then plug.

If you want just replicate the form you can use the original part as a plug. It still take some time as usually a motorcycle tank has complicated shape so you need to fabricate flanges for the mold in order to break the mold and release the fabricated part. Shape the tank in foam polystyrene and form your tank around it using whatever glass and resin you decide upon.

Then after the glass has cured you can dissolve the foam with gasoline. Ive read a couple articles on the net about making parts this way. Top fiberglass tank molds.

Once removed from the tank the top two molds connect together making a shell of the outside surface of the gas tank. With the bottom mold from above put in place the inside cavity of these molds is an exact replica of the space occupied by the stock gas tank and all its exterior surfaces. After doing this i could design an all new customized fuel tank in a 3D environment.

Once the solid shape is designed i simply cut the 3D model into 12 inch pieces and print templates of each piece. Then cut each piece out of 12 thick rigid foam glue all the layers together and blend the lines and ill have a completely custom fiberglass mould. To do this I had to drill a pilot hole and make it into a 1 inch hole in the gas tank where I want it and where it will fit when it is on the bike.

The copper sheet that is solder onto the coupler is a base that will be sandwiched between layers of fiberglass. So after making the 1 inch hole I put the filler neck into the hole. Before you can make anything from metal you have to envision what you are going to make.

Here Ron is using masking tape and heavy paper to make a template showing the size and shape of the tank as seen from the side. This template will be used to create a wooden buck or form that the metal pieces will be fitted to as the tank progresses. Fibreglass Gas Petrol Tanks for Cafe Racers Classic Bikes and Racing Motorcycles.

BSA Spitfire 5 Gallon Tank. BSA A65 Hornet Competition Tank. Cotton Classic Racer Tank.

Dirt Track Tank Small. Ducati 250350450 Silver Shotgun Tank. Dunstall Honda CB750 Tank.

How to make a fiberglass mold for a custom motorcycle tank - YouTube. Picked up a few days ago a huskavana strimmer fuel in the plug hole and pulled started and died so looked at the fuel lines shot so replaced put back together and filled the tank fuel every where. Looked on the side of the fuel tank and there is a split 2mm wide but you could not see it so hence the fiberglass I.

So the boat I have came with a fiberglass gas tank that was junk looked like the resin was crapping out on the inside of the tank at least Im guessing the resin and not really old gas gelling up. Anyway that means that I now do not have a gas tank and would like to get a tank around 20ish gallons and after seeing the. Also A critical step that Im guessing the ultra-light tank makers skip is to apply several coats of resin without fiber to the interior of the tank to form what they refer to as a barrier layer to keep gas from entering the matrix along exposed fibers.

Other Tracy kits included the Time Machine Chopper kit with concealed wiring 95 liter fuel capacity and frame concealing design a universal 3 piece seattankrace fairing Café Racer kit the Excalibre touring rider fairing with a huge 19 liter fuel capacity and the out of this world Intruder Tracys total solution to a cyclists needs. Im designing some fiberglass fuel tanks for my boat. Ive made the mold for it but now cant decide exactly how to lay it up.

Amazingly Im stuck on the first step. Im not sure whether or not to use gel-coat as the surface layer female mold. All the stuff Ive been reading on the internet never mentions gel-coat just resin.

Mounting the fuel tank. Make sure the tank is securely mounted to the vehicle and will not be rubbing or have adverse contact with anything. If using the vehicle in sanctioned events be sure to look up that organizations rules for fuel tank cell mounting and follow them accordingly.

203 Richard Avenue N. Tank for XR100 Mini Frames. Fits any where a Trackmaster would fit but looks great with the knight fender and knight plate fender.

Fits nicely on XR 100 XR 70 and other mini framers. The main fiberglass tank on my 35 Five Islands holds only 130 gallons so I want to add more fuel to fish the canyons. I could use a bladder but I dont want to take up deck space and I have plenty of room under the deck to add two approx.

80-100 gallon saddle tanks along the stringers on either side of the main tank. About my fiberglass tanks. Petcocks are threaded right into the fiberglass and sealed with 5 minute epoxy.

This sealing works well. To remove simply put a big crescent wrench to them and loosen. It may sound like you are tearing the tank apart but you are not.

To re-install reapply 5 minute epoxy all around the petcock threads and tighten. The Tank Sealer will withstand E85 and E10. That is no problem at all and Tank Sealer is used all of the time to seal fiberglass tanks using one of the convenient Tank Sealer Kits.

Please review the complete directions for Tank Sealer. The section entitled Fiberglass Tanks reads as follows. The procedure for sealing a Fiberglass Tank is the same except for a.

This video shows how to make a curvy custom motorcycle gas tank from aluminum. You can get more information about welding and metalworking on our website -. Always start by fully cleaning the inside of the gas tank before applying any sealer.

Its easier to remove the tank from the motorcycle drain the fuel and remove any internal fittings. Before pouring in the sealer tape over any holes.