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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: slow600 on September 01, 2011, 01:28:12 PM

Title: metal tank?
Post by: slow600 on September 01, 2011, 01:28:12 PM

anyone made or have made a metal tank? thinking of trying to make one myself. thoughts?

Title: Re: metal tank?
Post by: kwakman on September 02, 2011, 04:55:44 AM

dont know you metal skills, but using wooden blocks with the shapes you require make a good base for beating out the shape before welding and trimming.K.

Title: Re: metal tank?
Post by: slow600 on September 02, 2011, 02:02:06 PM

ive got some metal tinkering in me :-D. dont like the looks of my clark o.s. tank, hate the stock petcock and im tired of graphics peeling off. this seemed like a good cure-all solution.

Title: Re: metal tank?
Post by: KX500freak on September 02, 2011, 02:43:01 PM

ill put up a pic later tday ,but i have an aloy tank now on myk5sm
it looks killer

Title: Re: metal tank?
Post by: KX500freak on September 02, 2011, 07:42:10 PM

here,s the pic

Title: Re: metal tank?
Post by: kwakman on September 02, 2011, 08:58:47 PM

nice...

Title: Re: metal tank?
Post by: slow600 on September 03, 2011, 03:18:44 AM

that looks really good. did you make it or purchase it?

Title: Re: metal tank?
Post by: KX500freak on September 03, 2011, 06:24:39 AM

there,s this guy in holland ,having his own tech.advisingbureau
happens to be one hell of a aluminium-welder too,
he did several tanks for own abuse and he had one left over
this is a one-off so im very lucky to have it on my racetard
never would i have capabilities to build one myself in such a tight shape and fitment
this guy,s a mech-wonder

Title: Re: metal tank?
Post by: 1989kawasaki on September 06, 2011, 08:27:00 AM

ask the guy that owns this thread where he got his tank

http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,8485.0.html

Title: Re: metal tank?
Post by: KX500freak on September 06, 2011, 08:32:21 AM

nice ,good link !
that tank is made also by GMX as i read his story,same for the radiators