[AT] Ttian fuel tank repair

[charlie hill]

Sounds like you have it figured out John.  I wish I had your metal working 
skills.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
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Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 3:53 PM
Subject: [AT] Ttian fuel tank repair


> 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
>
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