mk85
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 10:52 AM |
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tiger seal and my fuel tank
Would I be fine if I used tiger seal to fix my fuel tank in place
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adithorp
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 11:09 AM |
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I wouldn't. You'll not be able to remove easily it should you ever need to. Also Tiger seal is affected by perol (it softens and swells)
should you spill any or get a leak.
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coozer
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 11:15 AM |
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No, needs fixing with brackets and foam. Then in a shunt it can move around without ripping open. Fixing down with tiger seal would mean the top
moving, bottom stock tear rip spill..
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 12:38 PM |
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As above... no, needs fixed straps around it
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kitcardirect
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 12:47 PM |
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yep just make some straps from thin ali bent over the tank and secure with bolts or rivnut bolt safest way
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theprisioner
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 12:52 PM |
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Petrol dissolves Tiger seal/Silcoflex etc
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adithorp
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 01:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kitcardirect
yep just make some straps from thin ali bent over the tank and secure with bolts or rivnut bolt safest way
Tank straps should be steel rather than ally.
I had a full tank fall out of a Striker right in front of me on track once  Fuel spraying everywhere but luckily an ally tank so no sparks as it
bounced around. The ally straps had broken where they were bent around the tank (suspended on Strikers/Furys). After that I inspected my ally straps
and found cracks in the same places so replaced with steel. I just cut 2x 1" strips off a sheet of 20gauge.
You should have a rubber between the tank and strap. I just threaded the strap through an old bike inner tube.
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 01:49 PM |
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Off to check my ally straps, thanks for the heads up
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garyo
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 02:18 PM |
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My old Westfield straps were ally. The tank was sat on the spaceframe though so not taking nearly as much load as a dangleberry tank.
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40inches
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 02:37 PM |
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I used ally straps, done 3000miles still OK. But I did make sure that the straps didn't take any bending stress, I braced them against the rear
bulkhead and side chassis members.
 
sender
 
mounting straps
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adithorp
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 04:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
I used ally straps, done 3000miles still OK. But I did make sure that the straps didn't take any bending stress, I braced them against the rear
bulkhead and side chassis members.
sender
mounting straps
The cracks in mine (and the one that fell out) were in the tight 90deg angle where you've folded the end over bolt it up.
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40inches
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 05:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
quote:
Originally posted by 40inches
I used ally straps, done 3000miles still OK. But I did make sure that the straps didn't take any bending stress, I braced them against the rear
bulkhead and side chassis members.
sender
mounting straps
The cracks in mine (and the one that fell out) were in the tight 90deg angle where you've folded the end over bolt it up.
The ends are pieces of angle riveted on to the strip 
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adithorp
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| posted on 11/3/15 at 07:36 PM |
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The tank in question...
Was scary at 90mph.
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