Sej wrote on 05/04/14 at 15:03:46:I was thinking of making a fiberglass tank as well, but came to the conclusion that it would simply be too much work for me to do anytime soon and so instead picked up a GS450e tank to clean up and use.
Not sure if this is the same link as ToesNose tried to post, but here is the most helpful link I found in my research:
http://crecca.wordpress.com/category/i-composite-gas-tank-fabrication/And for female mold making, this is a great link:
http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=26144.0As far as fuel safe epoxies, look into novolac resins (epoxy or vinylester), which should hold up fine (they're used for sealing fuel reservoirs at gas stations). The only downside being that they are fairly expensive and not too easy to get in small amounts.
Sej, thanks for those links! I have seen similar versions of the tank building, but the female mold thread was very inspiring. I have been thinking about making my female molds in a similar fashion, split down the center, and this really gives me a lot to think about. Really glad you linked that. One thing that is bothering me is in that, the guy used a Pro Autocad and CNC machine to make his mold perfectly symmetrical. I don't have access to that and though I am using my skills with math, and the use of a protractor (I've had to make a ton of maps as part of my Geology Degree and have gotten very good at making 3-D geometric shapes. In this case though, as much as I can do to ensure the sides and edges and corners are symmetrical, the parts that get curvy I'm having to eye as best as I can. Granted this is a small piece, but I've stressed before I'm rather a bit of a perfectionist, and I'm curious if there is a way for me to (cheaply) produce a mold on the computer and get it CNC'd somewhere. I have been getting a good amount of people expressing interest in wanting one If I can make it look professional and so on. That's cool and all, though my first priority is getting my bike fitted with this part, and should others like it and want one, well that's just a bonus. Anyone know how I could get access or where I'd go to have my mold copied to a perfectly symmetrical design and fabricated so I could make my female molds.
On a side note. I realized that there is essentially 3-5 variations of the mold I plan on making.
1ST: stock bike with no modification
2Nd: bike like mine, rear shocks are stock, but the front has a 2 inch lowering causing the bottom of the design to be a bit increased in degrees to keep the air scoop level with the ground.
3RD: bikes with rear sets (such as RYCA builds), which basically would make installation a while lot easier as the stock position of the pegs and rear brake and got controls would be gone and would give me much easier access to the area.
4TH: bikes with both rear sets and different rear shocks and front such height, really not a huge issue, would just need to adjust my mold to be level given the dimensions, though this could end up being more costly for some of they have some unusual dimensions, basically making me have to build a one time only mold/part.
5TH: This would be basically a custom requested build specifically for someone. The difference between this and the last being that people add I've pointed out have done crazy creative things with our bike, and some massive modifications to the frame and other such things, so this would be an even further custom job if not requiring a completely different design altogether. I think though I would mainly focus on 1-3 on this list and if really compelled, possibly 4. I'd really need some free time to just completely try and fabricate a piece for someone else's totally moded bike, and in all honesty, if there capable of doing all the things the have so far, chances are they'd not need me to create something they probably easily could themselves.
Ok well I am off to study for my last final, Calc 3 so gonna try and focus on that. Thanks again for the links, very helpful!
Cheers
Uriah
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