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Originally Posted by Navy7797

I used Aluminum tubing and covered it with a very thick shrink tubing that has heat activated adhesive on the inside and it bonded to the tube very well. Mounted the tubing to the frame rails with some aircraft grade adel clamps, just happen to fine some laying around the shop. I left the last foot or so uncovered as can be seen in the pic.

I like your idea of shrink wrap on the thin wall aluminum fuel line! I have a roll hanging on the wall, purchased by the guy who started buying stuff for the '32, and I've been hesitant to use it fearing damage from a flying rock, or worse. Your shrink wrap sounds like a good approach. Mind sharing your source?

Nice catch Roger, I missed the shrink wrap on the aluminium! What a great idea indeed. Might have to do that to the portion of line exposed on both ends of the frame body.

Originally Posted by rspears

I like your idea of shrink wrap on the thin wall aluminum fuel line! I have a roll hanging on the wall, purchased by the guy who started buying stuff for the '32, and I've been hesitant to use it fearing damage from a flying rock, or worse. Your shrink wrap sounds like a good approach. Mind sharing your source?

Here's a couple pic's from the label on the shrink tubing. I also measured the wall thickness at .030 . I got mine at local electronic's supply store.

Gas tank construction for the plane, pictures tell the story I hope.





right side

left side

top view
Still need to make the wrapper install gauge and tubing etc.
The cut/half moon shape is for the machine gun. Tank will also be pressurized aprox 2-3 psi, they didn't have fuel pumps.

Cool baffles. Do you really have the lead slinger?

That's really a great tutorial.. almost step by step on how to build a tank.

As always, thanks for thinking of us and sharing the info.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

Cool baffles. Do you really have the lead slinger?

Only have a mock up for this plane but my boss has some of the real stuff from WW1 air craft. Its disappointing to me not to have the plane fully armed , after all it is a fighter.

Very nice work! That is a slick way to do it!

after 2.5 years I finally have a drive shaft.

After talking to my tranny guy here in Tx. I decided to go with the extra tranny cooler. Today I put the a/c and cooler on the rad and ran the lines. Maybe just maybe this truck will see the road next summer.

Nothing on the truck but here's a little gas tank work for the plane.

Looksa lot of work

Originally Posted by stovens

Looksa lot of work

Yes Sir it takes some time, still have many things to do to the tank yet.

ahh clecos-----------I've got 3 buckets of them-and maybe 6 or 7 pliers------just wish I still had a air/hydraulic rivet tool

If you need a test pilot I'll reserve a day or so??????????????

After the test flights are completed, you may like to give a run or two with 185 lb of ballast in the passenger seat...