My custom overflow tank... :D SIMOTA1
 

hey everyone.... from time to time my dad lets me keep scraps of aluminum from jobs we have that deal with aluminum... anyways.... i never really had a use for it from time to time il make brackets for friends and my own lil projects :tup: last week a buddy of mine asked me if i could make an overflow tank for his g37 and i said maybe.... i never really fabricated anything this tedious.... the amount of bends our reservoir tanks have are so much, some being completed useless.... i didnt wanna tackle the job.... but i saw an overflow tank forsale in the classifieds and even if the price was ok and the welds look flawless i didnt wanna shell out that much for a cosmetic piece... so i made my own.... some things i paid close attention too for my tank is the channels which the hoses pass through and the types of fittings it had and more importantly a put a level so you know the level of the reservoir :D :happydance: so heres a couple pics.... hope you guys enjoy them i had a blast building this tank... i even made a cover for the fuse box outa the left over from building the tank hahhah

Early stages....

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Half way there :D


http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/z...g?t=1285590546

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FINISHED!!!! or well its missing powdercoating

http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/z...g?t=1285590633

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http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/z...g?t=1285590648

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:tup: not to shabby for a 23 year old ;)

:happydance::happydance::happydance:

Looks good!:tup:

Nice not to bad at all for just using scraps, what color are you going to powder coat it?

haha, 23yr olds have lots of free time. :p ;)

good job. :D

like a polished look aluminum color :tup: basically a bright silver... lol

hahhaahhaahah shut up bro :roflpuke2:

those are some huge welds brol

lol that's what i said :rofl2:

good work though. hope you did an inspect on those welds to make sure there's no big porosities or something that can lead to leaks!

did you do a pressure test or anything on it?

(sorry, i'm an engineer too, first thing i think when i see humongous weld beads on a liquid container is 'oh god i hope it doesn't leak')

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hahahah yah bro i pressure tested it..... filled it with water to the top shot a huge amount pressure of air saw it bulk up and no leaks showed up.. the water just spewed outa the fitting where i was shooting the air into...:tup: and no porosity either.... :roflpuke2: i think i shoulda used a smaller filler rod instead of using the biggest one they sell.... hahahahahaha it was the only one available at my shop though :inoutroflpuke:

^haha, damn engineering minds. Always over-analyzing everything...

gj man, clean up the process and make some monies :tup:

thanks bro... im thinking about it :happydance: ill use smaller filler rods so phelan will stop teasin my beads :p

NOOOOOOOOO NOT THE SOY SAUCE!!! YOU CAN'T WASTE THE SOY SAUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:tup: hahaha, what weld rod did you use, 4043? did you prep the joints with a bevel, or just a straight butt-weld between the joints? TIG weld? I can't do TIG welds myself, I can only do MIG welds :o

use smaller filler rods and i'll see whati can do to fund one of ur new mods ;)

i believe is 4043 LOL i have no idea they only sell one type of aluminum filler rod on island.... straight up butt weld bro =] no need for the bevel... i used only 1/8 thick aluminum.... my tig penetrated it with ease :D i only bevel when i usually weld 1/4 and thicker aluminum which im super used to welding... making the tank was like shooting in the dark... i knew only half what i was doing hahahahahahh.... and yes tig weld.... i love how much control you have on the tig... you can adjust the heat and everything... i dont really use mig for aluminum i usually end up with crappy welds with a crap load of phorosity ahahahah i think im just doing it wrong with the mig though... :icon14:


i just finished using a small filler rod :tup: all i can say is i should used a stupid smaller rod hahahahahah i welding a exhaust for an rc car.... the welds are tiny lol

would anyone be interested in these tanks if i could produce them? ive been talking to my dad and he said he can make the jigs and bender so there would be less welds... and of course i would use a smaller filler rods :p so the welds wont be so huge.... if we get enough people.... at least ten... i will sell the overflow tanks at $180 already powdercoated.... :tup: i think thats a pretty badass price considering that its like 1/4 the price of the arc... tell me wat you guys think.... minimum of 10 orders for this to happen....:tup: