Tank Fabrication
Lay out of the gas tank parts on stainless sheet. This was transfered from a cardboard pattern that was held in place on the frame to dertermine the desired proportion and shape.
Oil tank parts- 5" exhaust pipe for semi-truck and end blanks from sheet. This was sized after calculating the oil capacity needed for the engine.
The shaped perimeter peice on the floor began as a long flat strip like the one beside it. Starting the tank fabrication by shaping the perimeter peices first. Click photos to Enlarge. |
