This is how I went about making the fuel tank. Roughly build a wooden mock up, draw in CAD, and send out for pricing.
I intended to make the wooden mock-up and then leave it at a local fabricator, but he was being rather unhelpful so I measured it up and then drew it in CAD. Sent the file out to a couple of fabricators and had it built by Rally Weld in South Wales. Everyone thinks it looks the mutts, and I have to agree.
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- In the wrong irder, this is the finished wooden mockup, well nearly finished
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- This is the initial wooden mock-up which was cut down to reduce height as we decided we didn’t need so much volume.
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- O/S Gap
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- View between tank and arch
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- You can just see the roll cage protruding through the front. Surprisingly complex angles there.
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- Originally we were going to make the tank taller, but as time went by it was cut down to the top of the wheel cutout.
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- N/S gap.
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- O/S gap to wheel arch. Could have done with making the gap a little larger as gettting to the strut top is challenging.
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- Support straps.
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- Finished tank. just waiting to finish plumbing.
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- Base frame all welded and sprayed
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- Wider Angle
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- Alumium support in place
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- We added a couple of layers of neoprene to absorb any high points