Looks great matt, one question, how would you get fuel out of both sides, as I see it one side won't drain out of the tank... needs a hose between the two under the frame.....
That was my question too, either you run a hose or tube from one side to the other, or you put outlets on both sides and put a tee in to the carb/carbs.
Looks great. Always loved the look of a coffin tank. 2 things that others have commented on. 1 needs a breather or a breathable cap 2 can’t get fuel out of the second side. Either a) a second tap or b) a transfer pipe to the one tap that gives you a reserve. Always look forward to your posts. Thanks.
I was just muttering "don't forget to get it pressure tested" when you did exactly that. Brilliant job to get only the one leak (and that being the fuel tap and not the tank). Usually there is more than one so kudos to the attention to the welding
Design, weld, puppets and sound effects, If I could do 1 out of 4 I'd be happy. Great job, around here we silence the critics and use a backhoe to clean up the mess. Old School.
I´ve seen some fellows doing the root pass just laying down the rod in the gap and using the torch on top to melt it. They seem to obtain good results with that. If anyone has tried it, should be great to know. Great video dude! you´re real pros.
This is awesome. Wish I could get one that fits for a Micargi Royal Dutch beach cruiser. Instead of it being used as a gas tank have it as a storage compartment. If that was made I would definitely buy one.
Great!!! (I know how to do...) 👍🤎 Logically: - Strip the rod and sheet metal with a scraper - Clean the sheet metal and the strip with ethyl acetate - Solder on the outside with the argon atmosphere on the inside
not the ideal solution on a warm day petrol will expand and come out the hole and run down the tank if you fill it up, petrol soaked balls is no fun, better to have a one way valve in a vent tube
It’s all about what a plasma can make or what you can create with a plasma cutter? I recon it looks awesome..... throw in a bit of Matt magic and vwalla!!! Awesome content. Awesome plasma creation
that tank ,in my eyes,is a work of art and i doff my cap to you once again,,,although,,,,,even though shes just gonna be a show pony i think the tank needed to be deeper and needs a tap in both sides to connect the bottom halves. shes not yet a finished project so plenty of time to go around those little snagging jobs. youre doing a fantastic job Matt,, keep it up.
Yes, yes, and yes! Looks really great. I was thinking about whether you should polish that tank, but I kind of like the matte ( or is that Matt) finish on the tank. You are going to need a cross feed from one side of the tank to the other to get enough petrol capacity. You are one s-t hot welder! Nice work! Wish I could weld like that! One of your commenters suggested a square headlight. I think that might be kind of cool, if you put it in a headlight housing that was a tiny wee version of the coffin tank.
Again great design and execution, certainly more proportionate than the template tank, still going to need a means to get the fuel from the non tap side but I’m sure you’ll have a solution. Fits like a glove!!!! Take Care Stay Safe Everyone DRW
Very nice work Matt love the fact there is no annoying loud music as you worked . Looks a lot better as you say it's a bit bigger than the cardboard test piece .puzzled about the fact you only have 1 tap, newbie query will it only ever fuel from the one side .enjoyable video as always thanks
Looks great. Very nice work but there is about 1/4 of your fuel capacity that you can't get to unless you install a second petcock on the opposite side
With no balance pipe you will only get fuel on one side unless you put another outlet on the other side and join them together but as usual great workmanship
Nice Job on the tank. You should have fit a fuel tap on the other side of the tank, so that you could use the fuel on that side of the tank as well. Caus at the moment you can only use one half the tank.
Looks very cool, suits the bike perfectly. I also wondered about how to drain both sides of the tank. I'm sure you have some sort of steam punk idea. Cheers
I need to get a CNC machine for my bike shop. Im getting to old to hand form gas tanks , frames , fenders and everything else. However, I build period correct 1920's bikes for the most part; so a CNC machine would not be good . I do really like your tank tho. Looks cool.
great build so far ..real skills .. personally dunna think a digger style tank suits it though :(... cool build all the way ,,do what ya see mr ..mad skills sir . one doths ones cap to ya
Extending the coffin theme the headlight could be a large skull shape housing making it a bikini type fairing with the indicators in the eye sockets, lead running lights for the teeth and a larger one at the back of the throat.
