24 litre challenge

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For the uninitiated blunderers who have never silver soldered before.........it s all in the preparation...and flux....combined with the right amount of heat .
No Steppers here you old bugger Scarf 
But I make allowances for centerlink pensioners 

[SCARFEY]

Bought six pissy little sticks of 45% silver solder the other day. Cost a shade under $100. But a good idea Stepping Toe.

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To throw a cat amongst the pigeons ......in the case of "pinholes"...... have any of you Einsteins considered silver soldering ?

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Oh goody goody.... more adventures and more to learn 
Like i said.....luv ya tenacity bra 

[Jonesy :-)]

I havent turned it into a letterbox just yet, doing the fifo thing limits what you can get done while at home, so it was consuming valuable time, which in hindsight is why I wrote it off prematurely. its back on the burner at the moment, but it wont be going to wellington which i was trying to rush to do before
theres a couple of things I realised doing this job.
1) soapy water isnt as good a leak detector as filling the tank with water and then putting about 10psi of air up its Ask ya mother' to really see where the leaks are. this thing was like the fountain at kings cross with water streaming from all sorts of places.
sorry scarfey and brett I've already used the first 2 products of the 3 step POR 15 procedure, oh yeah $85 at the local auto paint specialist shop, I did get a quote of $115 from a bike shop, none of the usual supects like super cheap, auto one or repco carry it
2)the rust converter step really opens up any bits that were hanging together by rust

[SCARFEY]

I have oxy and arc (stick).  I reckon I could make a fist of it if I fusion welded it instead of brazing it. The tank has to be in fair condition in the first place though. Sound like yours was too far gone.

[BrettS]

I only had a few pin holes and I chased my tail for a while. Only had the mig to use. I don't know which welding type would actually work best, maybe tig. it seals well and the amount of heat can be very manageable. I want a tig

[SCARFEY]

I can't find the picture of it now Jonesy but I tried to increase the size of a BMW tank by brazing bits in.

Unfortunately as the Bronze filler rod cooled it contracted ripping the tank near each joint. It's not as easy as it would first appear.

[BrettS]

Bugger Jonesy, I think I have mine now but still not 100% sure, will need the tank sealer at some stage, no rush though, how much did you pay and where did you get it?

[SCARFEY]

Jonesy my R100S could use that tank resealer stuff. Bring it to the rally and I'll take it off your hands for what you paid for it less senior citizens discount of course. Do you need to see my Centrelink Old People's card.

Saw on the back of my 73 year old mates side car "SPONSORED BY CENTRELINK"

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And the moral of this story is.....

"Don t count ya pin holes before ya patch "

otherwise.......... we would never have been entertained by this saga 
luv ya tenacity though bra .

[Jonesy :-)]

 
well the 24 litre challenge beat me.
the more pinholes I chased in the PO's repairs the more they opened up to the point where I decided it wasnt worth it.
upside is I have a complete set of seals for a fuel tank, a POR 15 tank sealing kit and a shiny new letterbox 
or as mrs jonesy suggested. the makings of a perpetual trophy?...........gunna be awkward to transport back n forth to rallies for handover etc but

[Timbo]

Well done, Por15 tank sealing kits are just great, no need to worry about the insides ever again..
Looking forward to end result.

[Jonesy :-)]

all the patching and pressure testing done, now for por 15 treatment for the inside of the tank






I decided a while ago this tank wasnt going to be pretty (not enough time), but it will be functional. got all new rubber bits for it too
fuel cap, tap to tank gaskets and fuel sender

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A panel beater once showed me a 50 s car he was restoring .....was so riddled with holes he estimated he had added another 40 kgs of weight to it in welding rods, 
Love ya work bra.