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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: One sad Savage Reply #15 - 09/17/12 at 11:52:25 You are right I will give everything a light sand and blast with air hose before I prime.
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: One sad Savage Reply #16 - 09/17/12 at 20:27:17 This is the primer i used, 10 parts primer 1 part Thinners.
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: One sad Savage Reply #17 - 09/17/12 at 20:28:38 Parts primed
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: One sad Savage Reply #18 - 09/17/12 at 20:29:29 Parts Primed
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: One sad Savage Reply #19 - 09/18/12 at 19:21:24 First coat of white.
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: One sad Savage Reply #20 - 09/18/12 at 19:22:09 First coat of white.
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: One sad Savage Reply #21 - 09/19/12 at 04:51:14 You're moving along at a nice pace Paul, looking good so far =)
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Reply #22 - 09/19/12 at 08:32:20

paulmarshall wrote on 09/18/12 at 19:22:09:

First coat of white.

Please give instructions on how you mount the tank. I've been wanting a peanut style tank for quite some time but don't know what to get and what fits. I'm not a good mechanic but have some DIY skills. An instructional video or photo woulds be very helpful.

Here are the tanks I've been scoping:
http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=412

Based on the dimensions given on the website do you think it would fit the Savage frame?

http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1212

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Reply #23 - 09/19/12 at 12:29:04

Hi, this is the same tank that I brought, "http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1212"
I took it to a engineering shop and got the bottom tab removed, and a piece of steel welded into the arch and about 100mm long which will reach the original tank mounts. The top tab I left in place and drilled a hole through the tab and wish bone. I am going to use a tap to cut a thread in the wish bone and bolt tank to wish bone.You could get a nut welded to the wish bone. Will glue some padding ( pipe insulation) so not to have a metal to metal connection. As I proceed I will take pics and post.

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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: One sad Savage Reply #24 - 09/19/12 at 12:56:34 Bought a mustang tank with the same kind of tabs, had to screw around to get it to fit the frame, luckily my neighbor is a welder. We welded a tab at the bottom and a post to the front on the frame, drilled the top tab, attached the tank with a nut on the post, this is the result:
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Reply #25 - 09/19/12 at 13:52:31

Arnold wrote on 09/19/12 at 12:56:34:

Bought a mustang tank with the same kind of tabs, had to screw around to get it to fit the frame, luckily my neighbor is a welder. We welded a tab at the bottom and a post to the front on the frame, drilled the top tab, attached the tank with a nut on the post, this is the result:

Do you have a clearer closeup picture of what you did?

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Reply #26 - 09/19/12 at 14:00:43

paulmarshall wrote on 09/19/12 at 12:29:04:

Hi, this is the same tank that I brought, "http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1212"
I took it to a engineering shop and got the bottom tab removed, and a piece of steel welded into the arch and about 100mm long which will reach the original tank mounts. The top tab I left in place and drilled a hole through the tab and wish bone. I am going to use a tap to cut a thread in the wish bone and bolt tank to wish bone.You could get a nut welded to the wish bone. Will glue some padding ( pipe insulation) so not to have a metal to metal connection. As I proceed I will take pics and post.

I like what these guys did for mounting the tank.
http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/index.php?l=page_view&p=tech_mount_motorcycle_g...

This would work on your tank for the front tab and it looks nice.

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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: One sad Savage Reply #27 - 09/19/12 at 17:16:45 Custom rear guard and white heat rap arrived today from "Blue Collar Bobbers". Excellent quality. Will have to give guard a first coat to catch up.
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Reply #28 - 09/19/12 at 18:55:30

elitemunkeycrew wrote on 09/19/12 at 13:52:31:

Arnold wrote on 09/19/12 at 12:56:34:

Bought a mustang tank with the same kind of tabs, had to screw around to get it to fit the frame, luckily my neighbor is a welder. We welded a tab at the bottom and a post to the front on the frame, drilled the top tab, attached the tank with a nut on the post, this is the result:

Do you have a clearer closeup picture of what you did?

That's all I had right now, but I'll post pictures tomorrow.

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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: One sad Savage Reply #29 - 09/20/12 at 07:11:49 Here's a picture of front and rear attachments, welded another piece to the tab on the rear, drilled and mounted to my seat bracket: And welded a post on the frame, drilled the front tab and bolted to it:
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