Thread: Gav's 101.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I need to do similar to my tank. I'm using POR 15.

Let's chat. Two heads and two engine stands may be better than one.

I lashed mine to the cement mixer with a couple of ratchet straps!
Here is a pic of it in the "descaling" phase.
A handful off assorted yonnies in it and 30 minutes on the mixer before a lavish two soak in a molasses bath.


Cheers, Mick.

I stuck short length of medium chain inside mine to loosen up any inside rust. A cement mixer would work a treat.

Originally Posted by mick88

I lashed mine to the cement mixer with a couple of ratchet straps!
Here is a pic of it in the "descaling" phase.
A handful off assorted yonnies in it and 30 minutes on the mixer before a lavish two soak in a molasses bath.


Cheers, Mick.

What a great idea! Can get a mixer from work no dramas, so this looks like a great solution!

Well, it's been a while, but I finallly have the new fuel tank complete. I installed it this afternoon, and I have everything hooked up apart from the fuel pump - I changed my mind on how I had modified this so I'll be doing it again in the morning and fitting it.

All going well, I can fire it up and take it for a drive tomorrow.

I still have a couple of bits to do to get it ready for next weekend, but hopefully the weather will be kind enough to not drown me - only showers forecast - and I can get this done - fitting of another radiator. Mines been leaking a lot and the last trip I did - Corowa - I was topping it up every day - the core is shagged where it meets the bottom tank, so it needs some work. Grey Ghost came to my rescue and has lent me his old - now repaired, rodded and flushed - radiator to get me going while I have mine re cored. I can't thank you enough mate - I really appreciate it.

So, a pic of the new tank below - the paint needs to fade in a bit to match the rest, but that won't take long. I'll report back tomorrow on how it all goes (ie - will it leak... ). It is nearly 150mm deeper than the original and has a capacity of just over 160 litres, so between 140 and 150 usable I should think, so a vast improvement on the 85 to 90 I could get out of the old one.

I think it looks pretty good and unless you knew what the original tank looked like, I doubt you'd pick it for being bigger - there is still plenty of clearance under it.

Looks good Gav

great job Gav like your camo paint job good idea bigger tank
hope you have great trip next week end
cheers Cooee

Looks spot on! Re the rad, if you can get all the cowl screws out, the rad will slide out without having to remove the fan or cowl!

Wow!
It looks bigger.

Hmm.....

How easy is it to unbolt and what spanners do I need?