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Message started by Jahoo on 12/21/12 at 14:17:27

Title: Started my fake oil tank
Post by Jahoo on 12/21/12 at 14:17:27

Starting to pull off some stock parts to start my bobber project, decided this was a good time to start with the fake oil tank to hide some of the electronics. I can't weld so I needed materials that can be put together easily and since It's kinda just a mock up it needed to be cheap.
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Mcnasby/3F6864B0-1828-4DD8-A420-4F0E4B372853-4625-0000014806B6AC06.jpg
4 inch end cap, 4"x24" aluminum vent pipe. All located at home depot. Total cost of parts: $15
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Mcnasby/59335D10-2C5F-48F8-901C-8FD730C7409D-4625-00000148147454F3.jpg
Just cut the aluminum vent pipe to size fit and fit together. If you don't like the size you have plenty of leftover material to try again.
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j435/Mcnasby/001DDEC7-2DB2-42CB-8402-FB6970C25316-4625-00000148236ADE6B.jpg
This is it just sitting in the bike. I haven't built the brackets yet to hold it up, still waiting on my new bobber seat so I can start seeing what can be hid where. I'm going to check the forum for some ideas on how to fully hide everything.

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by JBK on 12/21/12 at 21:43:13

Me like. Might get that a try since I too have no welding exp.

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by strang on 12/22/12 at 04:20:48

very cool.
another simple smart idea around this place :)

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by Demin on 12/22/12 at 07:19:13

Hmmmm,never thought of that. ;)

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by Jahoo on 12/23/12 at 01:27:04

Kinda bummed I'm heading out of town for the week. I'd really like to start hiding electronics in it and see if I should have gone to 5" instead of 4". Plus I want to get it painted and start work on the seat and rear fender.

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by WD on 12/23/12 at 14:10:54

4" PVC pipe section, cap one end, sewer clean out on the other works good as well. Scuff with scotch brite pad, prime and paint like anything else. And it is easy access + mostly water proof.

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by Bubba1 on 12/24/12 at 14:23:54

Nice deal Jahoo ! I'm gonna do the same , did u try the struts out yet? Also if u need anything welded and have some turnaround time u can drop it off to me I sell welding supplies and weld a little myself

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/25/12 at 16:02:44

Before I spent the time & $$$ on a metal one ( Which I would have done if WD hadnt said something) Id take a shot at pvc. Ive seen some flat caps, same size as sch.40, but theyre DWV ( Drain,waste & vent).
Some clever DRemel work & time consuming bolstering up of the edge of the caps, each could be made Twist Off & On. Mite be able to buy a 3rd cal & harvest sections of the edge of one to epoxy onto the end cap edges where a slot would be cut to twist the cap onto a piece of thin walled ( thinner than sch 40, but same size). Id try to decide how fat a tube I could get in then call around to PVC sales places, irrigation supply houses, septic system supplies, etc & see if anyone has a busted piece of pipe layin around the size ya want. YOu mite even get away with ridin up with a hacksaw & buy your stuff & only take what ya want.
Better get enough O that pipe for Birthing Pains. YOu may build 3 to get one.
Be a lot easier to shape strap on a heavy walled pieced.
MIte need a heat gun to get the hacked off edges to fit, or, maybe put it on a grinder & buzz the 90* off where the flat of the cap comes to edge & just have a ring O plastic left, slice that & open it up & use the whole edge. If that works, youll need 4 caps to make 2 that you can remove.

MIte be ahead with a couple O these

quick release dowell fasteners

search that

like this

https://www.jergensinc.com/site/account/cStockpricecheck.aspx?item_cd=801416

Tons O ways to make it & have it as storage & still stash some electrics.

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by sbrice54 on 12/25/12 at 17:57:32

Been thinking about the pvc tank myself.
Depending on what you want to hide, you would have to think about a major grounding point inside the pvc "tank".

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/25/12 at 18:00:23

Notta prollum,, drill a hole, run a warr, slap some pooky around it, violas,,
Heck, prollee be easier to run whatever ya wanna stash up in the tube & run the warrs out, then hook em up to th bike.
& deciding what size will go would be easy enough with some heavy paper, like poster board. Roll up a tube, slide it in, let it unwrap until it hits something, square it up, mark it, take it out, tape it up & mejjure it,
got a tape mejjur dontchya?

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by Paraquat on 12/26/12 at 06:16:46

If I were going to do it I think I'd do it out of PVC just because I prefer the rounded caps to the flat caps.

--Steve

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by Jahoo on 12/28/12 at 12:22:05

Just got back from Detroit. Started pulling the rear fender off now I'm off to work, but has anyone figured a decent way to stream line the wires to hide them the best? If so anyone have any close ups of how they hid them?

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by Bubba1 on 12/29/12 at 11:28:16

When u find an answer to that please let us know ! Seems they are all too short to really get them hidden

Title: Re: Started my fake oil tank
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/29/12 at 16:51:44

If theyre too short, make 'em longer..
too long? Make 'em shorter