Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Steel Frame Conversion (SFC)
gas tank ideas
gwcrim:
So, things are moving along, parts are ordered and arriving. The one big hurdle left is a fuel tank. What options are there other than smooshing in the bottom of a stock tank? I'm thinking about using a plastic welder and sectioning a Clarke oversized tank.
Suva:
Check last two pages of k5 rebirth. Yeoman gave me a few words of wisdom on that
Brute:
Not sure what was said there but I would not trust a plastic welded tank without perfecting the process first. Having said that I have done a fair amount on various items and would not do it on a gas tank unless it was just for show.
Just read the K5 rebirth and the "new' part" could be why I have had trouble and would not trust a welded tank. A future experiment!
gwcrim:
OK, lots of advise on what NOT to do. We ride woods and having an oversize tank is pretty much mandatory. Ideas????
Brute:
What I got from K5 rebirth thread is a new plastic tank CAN be successfully cut and plastic welded. One other option (difficult and expensive) would be to weld up an aluminum one.
Fiberglass used to be an option but the ethanol in fuel has screwed that up. If anyone wants to read a boating study about ethanol ruining fiberglass tanks here is a link.
https://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/fueltest.asp
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