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09-07-08, 12:26 AM | #1 |
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DIY carbon-kevlar tank
Hi people,
Due to certain things happening in my life atm i have LOTS of spare time. I was thinking about making a DIY carbon-kevlar tank, originally it was gunna be a carbon tank but then had more thoughts and carbon-kevlar made more sense for soemthing that will be more crash resistance. I wonder if anyone has tryed anything like this before in the past and to what results? I plan on using the bottom of a pointy's tank as a base and use blue polystyrene foam to create a mold which will then be used to build the carbon-kevlar cloth over until 1.5-3mm thick. The tank will then have a filler hole cut in it, and cellulose thinners used to melt the polystyrene. I have a curvy and going to fit fuel injection so using a pointy's base makes more sense as it already has the fuel pump intergrated into it. The only problem that stikes me is making a symetrical mould... any ideas how to overcome this? If it works out I will be making a few tanks for people as requests.. and prices will not be massive like most suppliers. Cheers Dan |
09-07-08, 09:46 AM | #2 |
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Re: DIY carbon-kevlar tank
You need to go on BARF and search for tygaboys projects...
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09-07-08, 09:47 AM | #3 |
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