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Thread: Ordered a new stainless tank & some new gauges :-)

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    Thumbs up Ordered a new stainless tank & some new gauges :-)

    Stainless Tank - http://www.aluminumgastanks.net/10-round-2/

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    Auto Meter - http://www.autometer.com/gauges/pro-comp.html

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    Finishing my new tilt trailer and working on my newly designed wheelie bars. Wishing the weather would get better for a ride!

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    Nice purchases Dave!!! That will dress up that VDub trike man!!

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    Locations in the rear? Stainless 10x30"

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    I might recess the tank into the body right behind the rear seat in the dog house

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    That would probably be better. Higher than the fuel pump works pretty good. It kind of gravity feeds down to the fuel pump that way.

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    Also just in case have something between it and the rear if you were to get hit.
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    As Gorilla states, long ago issues for Ford & their Pinto cars with exploding gas tanks in an accident!

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    As Gorilla states, long ago issues for Ford & their Pinto cars with exploding gas tanks in an accident!
    What tank are you currently using?

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    The Previous owner used a black fiberglass Sewage tank. I was wondering why the filter kept clogging. The fuel was eating the resin and distributing it throughout the carbs and engine. I pulled the motor and building a new 1776.

    This fiberglass was so low, it was scraping all the time. Talk about a hazard!
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    Possum pride sells an aluminum fuel tank that looks decent. Don't know if they're still in business or not. Used to be around 600 bucks.

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    Yes, I talked with them. I am not a fan of hanging the tank and using it as a skid plate.

    My polished tank should be very nice!

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    Well I like the look of that tank too. Trying to make it fit without it looking like an afterthougt is the hard part. Not much room on these vdubs. Good luck with it and post them in progress pics.

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    From the options you listed I think Option D is the best/safest.
    Its not in back where it could be hazard if someone hits you from behind and it is not blocking access to your engine.
    I think if you mount it in the back you will find it is in the way when you want to work on your engine

    On top it is out of the way but it takes up possible storage room.
    I think a storage rack on the back of your trike would serve you well but you cant do that if you put the gas tank there
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fowler View Post
    From the options you listed I think Option D is the best/safest.
    Its not in back where it could be hazard if someone hits you from behind and it is not blocking access to your engine.
    I think if you mount it in the back you will find it is in the way when you want to work on your engine

    On top it is out of the way but it takes up possible storage room.
    I think a storage rack on the back of your trike would serve you well but you cant do that if you put the gas tank there

    As Fowler states, you will run into a storage issue. I had pretty much the exact same issue with storage when I went to put a 11 gallon tank on mine.

    As you can see from the picture below, I solved that issue by cutting part of the body and building a small flat bed for the tank as well as storage behind.

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    After putting the bed on, I purchased a storage trunk that was made for a rack on a ATV four wheeler.

    I grabbed this one:
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    It worked out perfect for my application. The bed that I built is 32" wide by 24" deep.

    My longer plans are to build some upright "stakes" that come up about 10 to 12 inches and be able to drape some chrome or silver chain between the uprights. Then if I prefer to remove the storage trunk I can install the stakes and it wouldn't look so bare.

    Maybe you could fab something similar and have it work great for the fuel tank and a storage area.

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    Stinger, I like that idea with a little adjustment
    If his back deck is long enough he could mount the tank on it then have a set of "saddle bags" made to fit on the back end and over the sides some.
    custom fit to the rear end
    I have seen a few like that around.

    BUT it would not be cheap to have a custom bag/trunk made like that and I am cheap!

    Myself I think I would mount the tank on top and then create a custom fiberglass luggage compartment around the tank.
    Fab it up in cardboard or construction paper first then fiberglass it. I have done a lot of projects like that.
    You can make it fit what you have
    Check out how I did the back of my Trike http://3fowlers.com/ass.html Scroll down a little
    After you fiberglass it, you pressure wash the paper off and paint how you want.
    You could make it removable with lids and everything

    This is still not cheap but cheaper than a custom bag and you can do it a little at a time
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    I'm not a fan of the "bumper bomb" external tanks mounted like a accident waiting to happen. You can get a tank made that will fit like the original that is a lot safer. Here is a example

    http://www.boydwelding.com/

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    The stainless tank came in today. I am adding a new duel tube bumper to the rear of the trike for safety. The tank will be secured on a heavy gauge stainless steal plate. The mounting plate will be secured to the original engine guard and the new rear bumper. More pictures to come as soon as the new bumper gets here early next week.
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