[AT] Ttian fuel tank repair

[H. L. Staples]

John ---Sure feels good when things come out the way we want or need.  Post
some pictures some where, be interesting to see how you did it.
 
H. L. Staples
McLoud, Oklahoma
USA
   
 
On 4/5/2008 2:53:55 PM, John Hall (jthall at worldnet.att.net) wrote: > I finally got around to doing some work on my Titan--it > hasn't seen a > wrench in about 18 months. Last week I decided to tackle the fuel tank--the > bottom was rusted out. I melted the lead and uncrimped the edge. Next I had > to "surgically remove" it from the spot welds. I got to thinking how I could > put the new bottom in and decided to do it like original. Obviously die > stamping it to form the lip around the bottom was out of the question. So I > decided to do it by metal spinning (part science, part art-form). My lathe > will only swing 15" so I had to use one of the bigger ones at work. Instead > of using hand tools as most manual spinners do, I made a spherical shaped > roller and put it in a single wheel knurling tool-holder. It worked rather > well. My first bottom came up .040" small due to thinning of the metal (live > and learn). My second was only about .010" undersize. Now to just do some > minor repairs on the tank and I'll > tack weld the bottom in place and crimp > it back like the original. > I'll seal it with lead but for good measure I'll > treat the tank with sealer. > All this on something nobody will ever see! > > Now to figure out how to fix the water tank--that repair is going to be > highly visible! Then again if I do it "right", It won't be. > > John Hall > > _______________________________________________ > AT mailing list >