Making a Gas Tank By Bashan (Read 1,976 times)

[Bashan]

Anybody know how to create a gas line connection into a container to make a gas tank? Old Chopper Guy suggested I use a small aluminum beer keg for my Rat and I think I may have found one. I was over at Tractor Supply looking around but couldn't find squat. What I need to know is what you put into the hole after you drill it, there must be some kind of fitting specifically for that. Rich

[Alleyoop]

I would have the outlet welded on which is how just about every tank is done.
Alleyoop

[jct842]

Just make sure it holds enough gas to get across town and back like more than a gallon! john

[LUKE]

i'd use the gas tank from an old ,non working lawn mower., made from hard plastic.

[4denise]

Oct 16, 2010 20:11:55 GMT -6 @jrryan said:

Hmmmm beer keg, fittings? Can you say DOT regulations? How bout what if I hit something, somebody and it go boom?! Can you say insurance lialibility? Can you say modified non DOT tank = no insurance?

Beer keg designed for beer, = Yum Yum hiccup hiccup! gasoline? Dr. JR

excellent points, but putting a valid, legal gas tank inside of something larger might work...

[ccprof]

How about a small outboard motor tank?

[Bashan]

Is that where you got yours? ;D Actually I think I found something that will work. The image is a link. Rich

[jhbietz]

I just replaced the fuel shut off on a 72 Vespa. Its. Goes into the bottom of the tank and is also the filter and fuel hook up. It just mounts into about an inch and a half hole with a gasket and a nut on the inside. I ill try to find the link where I ordered the new one.

www.scooterworks.com/Fuel-Valve-no-sediment-bowl-P688C418.aspx

[kiwiscoot]

Use a feul bladder inside your keg. Here is a company that makes them.
www.bladdertanks.co.nz/Motorbike-Fuel-Tanks.html
I'm sure you'll find others that do too.
Now beer keg and bladder do go together I'm told! ;D Non-drinker so I would not know.

[Bashan]

Oct 16, 2010 21:53:13 GMT -6 jct842 said:

Just make sure it holds enough gas to get across town and back like more than a gallon! john

That's one reason I want to do it John, my goofy gravity feed Bashan holds barely a gallon and I think some of that isn't accessible by the shape and tilt of the tank (remember the Chinese engineering thread?). Thanks for the great ideas guys, I had seen the bladders Kiwi and was thinking of putting one inside a metal gas can. The Vespa shut off is a cool idea jhbietz, that would work nicely in a metal can too. The outboard and lawnmower tanks might work too if I could find one. I was trying to avoid welding since I'd have to have it done, but that is probably one of the safer ways. Your ideas suck Dr. Jr .

Actually I'm putting everything on hold with further mods to the Rat because this finally showed up from Harbor Freight:

I had ordered it some time ago and had forgot about it! I want to redo my work area and try to get organized with this thing plus a couple wall bins. This way everything will be visible and hopefully won't get lost out of sight. Then I'm going to move on to the fuel tank and put round trailer tail lights on the Rat. Rich

[madcollie]

Bashen, what about one of the barrel style tanks used on many motorized bikes?
M/C

[monstergy6]

bashan, I was also looking for a tank and found this company, they make spun aluminum tanks, they are kinda hard to get in contact with
www.coyote-gear.com/index.html

[Bashan]

Wow, those are very cool, perfect for a naked bike. Now, if I can just talk the wife into the fact I desperately need one! . Rich

[4denise]

Those really are cool! I'll have to remember that place.

[Bashan]

Oct 21, 2010 22:31:25 GMT -6 monstergy6 said:

Bashan, I was also looking for a tank and found this company, they make spun aluminum tanks, they are kinda hard to get in contact with. COYOTE GEAR ALUMINUM TANKS

Man you got that right Steven, I sent him a question via e-mail about the cap and it's working on a week now waiting for a response. However, I can say that the ordering is completely safe and easy, and you get your stuff within about ten days. Thanks for turning me on to the guy, a great find. Here's a picture of the tank right out of the box with the VERY high quality brackets. Since the cap didn't have a hole in the top, I asked him in the e-mail if the cap is vented like I ordered. Does anybody know anything about this, that is, can it be a vented cap without a hole?

And here it is just sitting approximately where it's going to go, the two seat posts indicated by the arrows are going bye bye. Rich