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Old 1st August 2009, 08:18 PM
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I wanted to make my fuel tank in some 2mm aluminium sheet I have in the shop. Its going to be a breeze to fold it on the press, it just means digging out the AC set to TIG it up.

Is there any reason the tank is the size it is? I mean can I make it taller, to hold more fuel. I figure by making it around 10mm narrower (to assist in fitting) and around 75mm taller, it would hold another 10 litres of fuel.

Can anyone see any problems with this?
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Old 1st August 2009, 08:29 PM
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can,t see a prob with doing that apart from losing some luggage space, i mean somewhere to store a helmet or two


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Old 2nd August 2009, 02:25 PM
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extra fuel capacity is always going to be usefull
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Old 2nd August 2009, 06:06 PM
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i was planing on having a bigger tank as i think i will need to with a v8. losing out on storege isnt a loss to me
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Old 2nd August 2009, 07:39 PM
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HI
Will be making a bigger tank on my new build. Will make it taller and the boot space longer. Hundred miles per tank full at the best. I have been sweating a few time with this one.
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