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desert tank for kx 250 hybrid?

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mar67655:
IM thinking of swaping in a k5 motor into my 2002 kx 250 was wondering if anybody has used a desert tank for this conversion i trail ride a desert tank if i can use one would be great thanks for the help

gwcrim:
I'd think you'll just have to modify a regular high capacity tank.  That's my plan.

KXcam22:
I have heard of people plastic welding the bottom of the tank to modify it to clear the top of the motor.  Perhaps you could cut the bottom of a desert tank and weld it back together. Cam.

gwcrim:
Can't you just use a heat gun to soften the plastic and sort of bend it to fit?  Or is an over sized tank just toooo big for that?

USMC 500:
You won't know until you try to fit eveything together.  You might be able to heat the tank and make it fit.  You might have to put on a stock tank.  You might be able to have an aluminum tank fabricated to fit.  You might even find that everything will go together perfectly the first time without having to modify anything.   :-)

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