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UTV's Off Road ( RZR, YXZ, Mini Buggy, Carts,etc.) => UTV Controls and Electrical => Topic started by: Voodoochikin04 on October 12, 2008, 02:01:49 PM
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what are you guys using for fuel tanks? i kinda like the black p;lastic fuel cells from summit or jegs.. but i do kinda like the spun aluminum buggy tanks also.. so show pics or whatever of what you guys use..
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I weld up my own.SOrry no pics. Buggy fried to the ground a year ago last Labor Day. Wasn't tank related either!!! gg:
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You wouldn't be a bachelor would you? I got shit scattered all over the house too but I'm lucky enough to have a wife that lets me get away with it.
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Nice tanks too.
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Oh I didn't build them, I was just giving examples. I just like them because they are stainless, and thats what I want to use for mine.
The car I'm working on right now will get a custom aluminum one though.
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You do your own aluminum?
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Sometimes. I don't do thick stuff because my TIG is not water cooled. But tanks are thin enough that I can handle without burning my hand.
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Yeah in AC you really need a water cooled torch alright.
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Garden hose and a floor drain and your water cooled.... ;D
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Just might need a water cooled torch also ,bug. ;D
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Just might need a water cooled torch also ,bug. ;D
It is just the tungsteen isnt it? ???
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eh?
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post a pic, i thought just the end was water cooled....I may learn something today...
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The torches look the same but there's a water hose that the water and power cable run through.Separate hose for gas. The power cable is also water cooled.
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Basically it cools the handle so you can hold onto it.
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NO,it cools the popwer cable and the torch to keep them from melting down.Your hand just gets a better life due to it.The cooled power cable is able to carry a much higher amp load and weld heavier sections.The water cooled torch is especially needed when welding in AC(aluminum) due to the extra heat in it due to part of the ac cycle inputting heat into the torch directly.
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I know, but the biggest difference you will notice is being able to hang onto the torch. I need a water cooler bad, because the whole machine starts overheating if I try to do 1/4" or better. But most of my TIG is 1/8" mild and chromoly..
I need a gas lens first though. Priorities. I'm always broke.
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You don't need a water cooler.All you need is a couple of cheap garden hoses and a couple of readily available adapters.One hose to the machine to feed it water and another to drain water to a drain.It takes very little water. I've TIGged for a lot of years and never had a self contained cooler.
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Back on topic 8)
I brake/roll and weld mine from scratch...Not because I think mine are better but I always have some size and shape issues, keeping it low, and having a good load of fuel on board...I'll find some pix
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Found em...
Fruity got a hangover to boot :m
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installed
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That makes a nice armrest inside the car. And atleast your cat is using the litter bucket...
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I make my own also. These were stainless. The blanks were punched out on a Strippit machine.
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That looks sweet Rick. I may be tugging on your ear soon to see if you could make me a sick tank. I am guessing you bend the pieces to fit together like a puzzle. Either way that is very clean. I also like the straps you used to hold it in place.
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Those are some nice looking peices Rick
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I 'm just curious and am wondering why you used straps like that to secure the tank.
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I liked the look. Why not?
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I liked the look. Why not?
If you have to park outside at the campground, you can take the tank off and hide it so they wont steel your gas... jj: I think the straps give it that unique look as well, i to like it...
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Yeah those are beechin! ;D
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I think they look cool also but I'm a little doubtful if any sanctioning bodies approve though. I'm not trying to say they aren't strong enough or anything but I've got my concerns about possible sunlight and chemical problems.
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I could care less about what any sanctioning bodies say about anything I've built, or am building.
Thank God I can build whatever the hell I want, without having to jump through hoops to satisfy some BS standard. I drove that buggy 3 years like that, and never even so much as had to tighten the straps.
Not that I ever rolled it, but I'm sure they would be fine even in a roll. Also having them strapped allows them to give in an impact vs. tearing a hole in the tank when a mounting tab tears off.
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Cool down Rick. Its all good bubba. He was just giving his opinion on it. Ive seen your buggy several times and i think it is a sharp buggy. Hes just trying to think of saftey first is all. Its hard to judge anything from just pictures alone, so no one but you really knows how safe they are. Ive seen those very straps hold a load of 40000 pounds of pipe on a flatbed all the way across the united states. I just thought your use of them was pretty cool. So everyone chill. As Bug says, lets not make this a shit slinging contest. ;D
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I'm really not that hot, What pushed my button was the part about satisfying sanctioning bodies.
I've been designing and building automotive assembly equipment for almost 30 years. I know all about building to someone else's standard.
The nice part about building my own stuff is I can do it my way. If it fails it's on me, but I like to think I've been doing this long enough to know what will work and what wont.
Seriously, I was not offended at all. I just come off the wrong way,...A LOT!
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Spelling infraction :o
We spell it ALOT here ;)
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I only mentioned it for those that do need to meet rules. I didn't think anyone was offended. Your comments didn't bother me at all,Rick.
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As a matter of fact I agree with Ricks comments.LOL!
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Sweet, I just didnt want anyone to get heated. Im not understanding what you mean by sanctioning bodies. But hey, its all good. So.... jj: bb:
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race organizations...
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10-4, Gotcha!