bike petrol tank

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philt	philt posted 13 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7, Visits: 28	is it possible to make my own petrol tank out of carbon fibre ?
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philt	philt posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 7, Visits: 28	they made fibre glass tanks in the 50s and 60s the main concern then was in accident damage. were can i get resins that ok for petrol ? thanks .looking at making tank mould in 3 parts. which can be bolted together then pulled apart to get out moulded part. Edited 13 Years Ago by philt
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philt - 13 Years Ago

I don't see why not, I know model and full-scale planes that have carbon/epoxy fuel tanks so i don't...

Aero Steve - 13 Years Ago

This is something we've been asked many times. The short answer is yes you can, but you need to...

Matt (Staff) - 13 Years Ago

I think the problem is the alcohol in new fuels E5,E10, E25 - its harmfull for GRP and no one seems...

sakke - 13 Years Ago

they made fibre glass tanks in the 50s and 60s the main concern then was in accident damage. were...

philt - 13 Years Ago

Sakke's suggestion of a tank sealer sounds very interesting - I've never encountered this but it...

Matt (Staff) - 13 Years Ago

what size mould making kit would i need for a large motorcycle fuel tank ?

philt - 13 Years Ago

I'd say the large mould making kit would do it easy, I used one for a part that was about 50cm by 1m...

MAVERICK - 13 Years Ago

thanks for info

philt - 13 Years Ago

Do you make the tank in 2 parts? I'm a noob and at a loss on how you would make the gas tank...

Carbon Tuner - 13 Years Ago

You would certainly need to be making it in two halves unless it had a massive filler neck and you...

Matt (Staff) - 13 Years Ago

still in the design stage at moment. got idea floating around in my head of best way to do it. will...

philt - 13 Years Ago

Whils trying to answer this question for myself I came across this thread;...

Mr Rooty Tooty - 13 Years Ago

Is there as specific type of foam for this? Would the fuel resistant resin also be resistant to...

383 - 13 Years Ago

Thx for the info.

Joe - 13 Years Ago

Ive read a few bits on tanks before. One bloke built a bike tank using the "lost foam" method and...

Warren - 13 Years Ago

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