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OK,has anyone given any thought of a kevlar or carbon fiber composite tank? If so what would a person do for a bladder or liner for it?
Here's one of the tail tanks I made for a Piranah, and a Cuda tank. Yeah sorry master I didn't read too much of what you had written I just wanted to show off the tanks I did! I was look'n at Specs buggy last night actually and I don't know that I'd be too happy siting right next to that much gas, but that's just me.
I know you can get carbon/kevlar C02 tanks for paintball guns, and even the tanks for the carbonation pump at the maccas I work at seem to be glassfibre.I guess you would need to mold something dissolvable (polystyrene foam?) into the shape of the tank you want and then wrap it with a couple of layers of pre-preg and a few fittings. Cure it and dissolve the core, and away you go?If you are using polyester resin, would it need a liner?
I went back through and looked at the pictures of your car - as big as it is, it seems to me this should be an easy task but it does not appear to be. When do you post new pictures? Also, i find it hard to believe that you did not design in a place for the tank? You just pulling everybody's leg ain't you? Not much room behind the seats to the motor? That would be ideal IMO. The second option is to mount two tanks to either side of the motor. It looks like there is room there for two custom tanks? Problem with that is the heat. Don't know where you plan on putting the battery, but it could always go ahead of the passenger compartment at the foot well area?