How to mount a LD tank into a series 3 frame?

[brian_s]

Hey All,

Seen a lot of photos of cut downs and sprinters with LD tanks mounted up, but no close up details? I am looking to do so in my cut down and am curious how to best mount the tank? I have a TV200 (I know, but it was rear ended & cut when I got it) frame and a LD tank with the breather tube. Please pass along any info you can, anything to avoid, etc. The frame and tank are both bare thus welding something up will be a non issue, just looking for ideas as to what, or how to strap it up, or???

Thanks in advance for any info!

[brian_s]

PS - my tank is bare, no stirrup strap or securing nut on the tank. If using these are the best way to mount it, does anyone have a spare of either lying around? is the filler/done nut the same thread as fork top nut?

Thanks again.

[mawso]

Buy an arch/loop, have frame rebuilt - sell TV frame for the price of a complete and running cutdown! (Just getting in there 1st with that one hehe)

My LD tank was attached to an alloy 3mm plate that was then drilled to fit seat and scoop holes...then arch was removed and replaced with tubes to make group 6 replica and the tubes were drilled. Does your tank have a band strip attached...mine was removed to fit the tank. A series 3 petrol tap fitting welded in place is essential.

They hold next to nothing fuelwise too, so long journeys with a kitted engine can prove difficult...especially the odd (french?) ones with the indented bottoms. I have a starstream one that is rectangular and has 2 mounting lugs on the front...just needs the filler hole locating centrally. They would fill the void nicely and hold a decent amount of fuel too.

[sean brady scooters]

is this of any help,we retained the stirrup bracket and filler tube nut...
http://sites.google.com/site/drunkmunke ... ckracerts1

[stafford]

dont restore it keep it cut, i cut a TV200 frame a couple of months a go just for the shear hell factor, its now sat in the garden waiting for some ideas of wot to do with it and before anyone asks it my frame and i will do wot the hell i like with it

[bristolmod]

ah- chopping a TV200 frame .

Modern version of ripping up £50 notes

Chris

[sideout]

ah- chopping a TV200 frame .

Modern version of ripping up £50 notes

Chris

made I larf!

[Markus]

What's the idea of using an LD tank? Just because of the look, or are there advantages?

[sean brady scooters]

they were very popular with racers and sprinters because they were smaller and neater and yet still held enough fuel to complete the race/sprint...
also you had better options space wise for fitting up and over expansion chambers/big carbs etc
they were also very popular in the 80,s for cutdowns etc ,but for mostly just cosmetic reasons...as opposed to their fuel capacity ..

[goldeneye]

big market for short range tanks. might start knocking a few 3 liter jobs up myself.