Building the Gas Tank for this - Mini Baja Bug Project - Part 14 

Awesome aluminum work! The one inlet is not enough your feeding 3x38mm carbs do a twin setup.

I personally don’t care if you do fifty videos on this build it’s an amazing project and you should definitely be proud of your work! This is better than any type of buggy that someone could commercially buy! Yet again truly great build ❤

Just a small rule to go by , 2 stroke is gonna use 2 times the air of a 4 stroke of the same cc . That is not enough air at all for that motor, like others have said , do 2 intake pipes and it will even out the air to each carb.

I can just imagine what you could do with a bigger shop concrete floor and a frame jig !! Your skills are getting better and better. Good job

The tank looks great.👍🏼 Maybe Vent the cap with a ball bearing valve with one of those brass filters like on pneumatic valve, to keep the dust out.

Looks great! Be really cool if you machined a VW logo into the gas cap, since that's where the logo is on an old beetle.

Add another inlet and run two filters

I've been watching for a few years now, I don't usually leave messages but I am very impressed with your work! I also watch Grind Hard Plumbing. the aluminum work and the welds were so nice, keep doing what you're doing because you are killing it, my guy!!! ✌️

Your skills just keep getting better, that gas tank is nice.

Great job Chris, that fuel tank fits in there perfectly and it "fits" with the body style as well!

I agree with the twin inlet idea... Also don't put the filter behind the radiator, intake air temp is a concern 🥵

All the custom shit you’ve made for this is amazing.. that tank and airbox are works of art lol.. hopefully the airbox isn’t to restrictive.. can’t wait to see it done!!!

PERFECT opportunity to run dual flex hose 2.5” to a manifold behind your roll hoop with a filter inside. 100% old school Baja buggy look. Get that filter up in the clean air path and look legit! Nice work Chris.

Such a smart guy, and a very good welder. Everything homie touches turns into a masterpiece.

By FAR, this is my favorite of all your builds! Love it!

This is the build I like the most out of all your stuff. It's like a rideable version of the RC VW Beetles, a scaled up RC car

those two cylinders closest to the actual inlet port are going to be much more lean than the third being far away

I think you should put a second inlet neck with a second intake tube and air filter on that intake. Just thinking about how fast a 2 stroke sucks air into all 3 cylinders vs a 4 stroke that has delays between cylinders per se, with time for the 2 extra strokes between intake strokes.

Well that was a good idea for the tank spot....looks good!

this project is absolutely amazing

That is a really good looking gas tank! 👌 Heat gun on old rock hard rubber makes it as soft as when it was new. Great when you mount old intake boots and hoses etc.

East TN here man nice work that thing is sick and you could run it with or without the body. I've been wanting to build something of this nature for a long time and I have never had everything in the Right place and right time. God bless y'all and everyone that's watching 🤘

Long time watcher. You need a ultrasonic cleaner to help with the carb cleans. Useful for other things too! Love the content!

Awesome gas tank Chris. I have to agree with all the comments on the air box, you're not going to get enough air with the air box design.

Awesome aluminum work!

That gas tank fit so well its like it was made for it. 🤣🤣🤣 This thing looks awesome!!!

Hey Chris. I enjoy your videos very much. I'm not a machinist like you, but I do remodeling and repair on residential homes. As far as the vent in the gas tank. How about installing a check valve in the vent . I would hate for you to be behind the vent and have gas spitting you in the face. I say this because when plumbing drain lines for water, a vent needs to be installed for the same reason you use to vent on the gas tank. The vent I use for the drain lines has a check valve incorporated into it. This keeps the water from backing up and spilling out all over the place. Thanks again for your dedication. You certainly have a great love for what you do because your very good at it. Thanks again Chris for what you do, your very much appreciated! Pete.

Your fab work is amazing my favourite RU-vidr

5 seconds into this video, and I'm already so happy that you put the gas tank exactly where it belongs in a VW Bug! Obviously, at the scale you are using, in addition to the complexity of making a slugbug into a sports vehicle, the engineering that you needed to put into that gas tank is well beyond the barrel tank in the original slugbug. Similar gas milage, I'm guessing, but who is having more fun? Are you a mass production yet? When can I buy my micro bug for my mom? Probably when I have money... "Building a great thing is easy." #easy? Production of a great thing in high demand is harder... Look harder... When people want your work before they can afford it... Great place to be!

I wish you would do longer videos!!

As always, I'm in awe of your fabrication skills, you're becoming something of an artist with your skill level. Honestly a pleasure to watch you work! I'm going to go against the flow here and say that your airbox is going to work out just fine. I just don't see you needing a massive amount of airflow to begin with, and I believe that what you have there will be just fine. I'm eagerly awaiting your next video!

Chris, if you warm the rubber carburetor manifold boots with a heat gun, you will find they slip on really easily with less chance of tearing them, I thoroughly enjoy your videos and I’ve been watching you from day one great work, mate. You’re no doubt my RU-vid channel your Workmenship He’s one of the best I’ve seen keep up the great work and the awesome videos

absolutely love this build

Well(d) done Chris. 😁👍🏼

Of all the insane places to mount a gas tank . . . That’s NOT one of them! 😂 You’re an absolute genius! 👍

Yeah, the tank came out amazing! Can't wait to see this thing bajaing

You need to add a second outlet from the airbox as the design you have now will make jetting a nightmare due to differing airflow to the end carb. Trust me you want them all getting the same flow. As it is now, the last carb will run leaner than the others.

Damn, those welds 👌

Best builder on RU-vid! Favorite channel keep up the great work

Bro I look forward to watching your videos every Sunday thank you for keeping me busy learning from you 💪💪💪💪

Good choice for the location of the gas tank. Same place it is in a real beetle!

Drill some holes the back of the air box and covering with some wire mess

Can't wait to see this thing rip! My favorite project of your so far!

Well Done!!

Setimes i trip out because at quick glance of the thumbnail, this thing looks like a full sized build lol 😆 cant wait to see it rip when its done!🤙💯

Quality craftsmanship right here 👌 ☮️

Dude. That’s awesome. Have to give you props. You’re way better at welding aluminum than me. That thing is gona be so fun. I love it.

In my opinion Chris, I think you should put dual 2 1/2 tubes coming out of the air box. One is too restrictive.

I have a good feeling that the airbox will not have enough airflow for that setup. It might "work" but itll probably run rich like the choke is partially on. Keep up the hard work! Loving the builds.

I really like how that came out. Great job

This is reminiscent of the classic VW Bug fuel tank and location. Why fix if it ain't broken?

You might have tuning issues. The airbox should have a large volume because there will be a back pulse from each carb. I would cut out the rear bar and make a airbox 3x larger and also center the inlet or use two inlets. Everything has to be balance or you will get inconsistent airflow which MIGHT lead to turning issues. Nice build! Best of luck!

A little silicon spray on the boots makes carburetor installation a whole lot easier. Also, an ultrasonic cleaner is a pretty cheap investment, considering the time you save by not having to clean the carbs by hand.

Use rubbing alcohol when putting rubber hoses on metal fittings. Put some in a spray bottle and saturate the rubber on you intake pipes it will shock you how well this works. When I worked for Mercedes-Benz building cars here in Tuscaloosa Alabama we did this

Love it so much keep it up as always 💘

this is amazing.. that tank and airbox are works of art lol.. hopefully the airbox isn’t to restrictive.. can’t wait to see it done!!!

the motor looks really cool back there air cleaner came out great

Really nice bird box

Add a check valve on the cap breather so it won't leak. Excellent welding on aluminum!!

Love how this turned out.

The air box is not going to allow enough air flow. Make chambers and smaller individual intakes that lead to one large opening. It may run but you’ll feel the need to constantly tune your carbs. At low rpm you’ll probably be ok. You’ll feel a lack of power at high RPM the pistons will be pulling way to much vacuum.

Love seeing your fabrication skills consistently improving. Crazy you had the gas tank air tight on the first go!! That air box design seems like it may be a restriction...maybe not though.

Love the video. The alu looks great!

Love this project! You’ve done an amazing job so far!

Masterpiece Gas Tank

You do some killer fab work! You should fabricate a full sized rock crawler buggy, or a 2WD motorcycle in the future.

I’ve been watching since part 3 and this thing looks sick, it’s definitely gonna come out well keep it up!!

Nice sump in the fuel cell! It will be good till the last drop.

Love it mate, cant wait to see you enjoy it

Awesome job on the tank , I would have got a plate to fit over the sump and drilled holes in it then welded in. It helps on acceleration so the sump does go dry on low fuel.

great vid Chris this is going to be one fab machine looking forward to seeing it run take care R

Tank looks awesome!

That root beer sure cleaned those carbs good. Good call on the gloves don't want your hands all sticky.

Your Aluminim Welding is next level. 👌 The Air box may be a bit restrictive regarding Air Tubulence (abrupt changes) in airflow direction thus lack of flow. You could try bring all three Air intake pipes up & over top of engine at a smooth & flowing manner, before merging in to a chamber or even each other. Heat shielding would most likely be required between Airbox & engine. Loving the build series. 👍

i havent done it much, but in my experience i've learned if you ever think of buying a carb rebuild kit, you absolutely 100% should. lol

You can put a vent tub in the bottom of the tank that is routed to the highest point. That also ensures rollover spill prevention.

It’s a work of art

A heat gun used to warm up the intake boots makes them more pliable and makes installing the carb stack a lot easier to install

Great looking tank. You really make this look easy. 😢

Don't worry about your timeframe. I quoted my boss 2 days to fabricate these curved benches. I finished today. It took 2 weeks!

You could give yourself extra long fuel hoses to add another gallon like old school nascar builders 😂

Damn fine aluminum work on that tank. It's almost a shame to hide it under the fiberglass.

nice pre fab work coming out great

Use a breather hose on the gas cap and let it stick up like an antenna. They're generally 3-5 inches long and have a CNC aluminum breather tip. Let's air in the tank but won't let fuel out. I use them on my motorcycles and that's right between my legs. It's super rare to even get a drop of gas out of the breather.

Am so on the ball today. Been looking forward to this all day. Great work sir. Am a bit concerned that you may starve that engine of air.

Fantastic on the gas tank! I know on my Yamaha xj650 getting the carbs on is terrible. I use a dab of engine oil on my finger and get the insides of the intake boots. Keep up the excellent work!

Great work!!!!!

For venting the gas tank, I suggest have two vents, one each side of the tank and put rubber tubes from each crossing back accross the car and up the roll cage on the oposite side. I have had trouble with my car, with a full tank of gas, if the car is parked on a slope in the sun, the fuel expands and may exit via the vent if pressure build up. So there needs to be a vent on each side with a tube to a higher point on the chassis. These need to cross over or fuel will exit when you are doing a hard turn. Use very small diameter tubes.

Gonna need another inlet mirroring the first or that last cylinder will never breathe

Very COoL. Super secure gastank location. This ride is the perfect size, shape & look (like the GF I never had) Cheers from So.Ca.USA 3rd House On the Left.

Just a question... Why not use 90 degree silicone elbows and have the air intake box located above and inline with the air filter?

Awesome work on the tank and intake manifold man! 👍 I think you'll need two filters and inlets but thats just my opinion. You know what you're doing. Props on those first welds not leaking. I've only done that once or twice.

Great video dude

Man oh man those welds “chefs kiss” wanna do some welding for me? I’m going to botch the heck outa my project I just know it lol

Hi awesome aluminum work we built air boxes like that for our 1100cc mini sprints with a rectangular air filter from a car it was a 15% power increase over 3 filters like you showed but I'm afraid your air inlet will be very restorative ours were same with with the v shaped bottom like yours but 12" tall with the filter mounted vertically as to not get wet or collect mud keep up the great work !!

Ah ... That's maybe the best location for that gas tank you could have chosen. It's going to be easy to refill, it looks as though it will have a fairly large capacity, it'll add some much needed weight to the front end so you can keep those front wheels on the ground so you can steer it under acceleration, it is occupying a volume inside the fiberglass body that otherwise would have been difficult to utilize as efficiently, and best of all it's actually in more or less the same location as the fuel tanks were in the original air-cooled Type 1 VW Beetles.

Love this build and I would look into adding more to the air box volume wise you have enough coming in the one pipe as one carb

You work f.....g great bro !

Fantástico o andamento deste projeto!!! Boa sorte sempre!!!

Airflow may not be same for all cylinders. Since you have one in between two carbs, make one on other side. The combine those into the 3 inch pipe.??