Replacement gas tank?
Hello everyone! If anyone read some of my previous threads, you'll know that I tried epoxy-ing in a brass fitting to my gas tank. That didn't work out too well. Since I finished my science fair trials yesterday, the kart is now grounded, gas tank and battery removed, and I am contemplating painting it... But on that note, the gas tank is so screwed up, I just want to dump it and get a new one. What I'm looking for is something like the one that was put on the Carter XTVs (this), but I can't find these. Preferably, this tank would cost me less than $50... However this is the closest I have come to something like it. I just don't need 10 gallons, nor do I want to spend $100 on that. I'll sooner replace my ball joints and use a water bottle as a fuel tank that buy that! :p
Anyone have opinions/ideas/pics? Thanks |
I looked high and low for months for that carter tank, I don't think anyone has picked up making carter parts yet, and carter will likely not be back in business. I have seen countless Yerf's running hammerhead tanks, but you would need to fabricate a mount.
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looks good, but 80 bucks is a lot for a gas tank, wouldn't you say? I saw it on hh performance... I was also wondering about the crossfire tanks... Anyone have one they might sell?
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Alot of folks run this one from surplus center. http://www.*************.com/Feature...-28-1836-R.axd
For the record, I just saw where Buggy Depot has this same tank set up for $62.00. :>o |
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http://www.buggy-depot.com/store/ind...roducts_id=667
Remove the - between y and d This is a bolt on set for that tank |
Wow! I really would not trust 4 gallons of fuel on 4 of those clamp studs. That is 30lbs of swinging sloshing goodness just waiting to come loose. If you were to do something like that on a yerf rack, I would suggest drilling 2 of the holes through the top bar, and then secure the other 2 with something similar, but certainly not all 4 studs.
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If anyone has a spare YD Spiderbox tank tell me what you want for it! I can always get some JB weld and put my brass fitting in the tank, but I would much rather take someone's second hand tank with the factory tank insert than try my own and screw up my tank :p
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Anyone use JB weld/epoxies for this kinda thing?
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So, after reading up on JB weld, there are plenty of people using it long term on their car gas tanks, so I think it'll stand up to seal in my hose barb I have... ;)
ALSO, I have some cracks where the manifold outlet (?) connects to my airbox, do you think I could epoxy those cracks over as well? They are about 1/16in. to 3/32in. in width (pics later). |
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