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SV Project - as requested

tygaboy said:

-If Zoran (apparently, he's my new best friend!) gives me a donor tank for the mold, will I make him a composite version?
Sure, if he's willing to wait a bit until I have the time. With my riding season over, this is a good time of year. Give me a call.
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it is in mail :)
I call you later.
Jon,Leo makes any pipes for MV?:)
 
believe it or not, no. the mv pipes are so good there is little to improve.
 
jonb said:
believe it or not, no. the mv pipes are so good there is little to improve.
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Performance wise, I'd tend to agree. They seem to flow pretty well but I'll tell you what, they weigh a TON... you could likely make significant progress on that front.
 
Well keep in mind kids: the front half of his system is stock. So LV headers mounted to the MV pipes would probabaly be a step in the right direction.

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That's a cool looking project! Nice job on the tank, too. I like how you incorporated the edge of the fabric to the curves of the tank.
 
drizz said:
Well keep in mind kids: the front half of his system is stock. So LV headers mounted to the MV pipes would probabaly be a step in the right direction.

On that last pic, you're right - I was running the stock header. I've since rebuilt the system using an M4 header (sorry...). Pardon the early version of bodywork based on GSX-R 600 Sharkskins upper. This has been sacrificed and parts of it grafted into the lastest stuff posted earlier in this thread...

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So about the tank again........

You crafted a mold, based on the stock tank. Then you modified it, to add the MV look.

That mold then produces a fiberglass shell? Which you overlay with carbon fiber sheets? Then you use a rubber bladder inside?

Thanks. :D
 
Ducky_Fresh said:
So about the tank again........

You crafted a mold, based on the stock tank. Then you modified it, to add the MV look.

That mold then produces a fiberglass shell? Which you overlay with carbon fiber sheets? Then you use a rubber bladder inside?

Thanks. :D
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Not quite. I made a mold using the top of an MV tank/airbox and the bottom of an SV tank then made fiberglass pieces from each mold. I grafted those pieces together (with all sorts of shape changes, etc) and ended up with what's called a 'plug'. Then I made molds of the top and bottom of the plug. These molds were used to make the final carbon/kevlar parts - a top and a bottom - that were bonded together to form the final tank.
Here is a pic of the initial part taken from the MV tank mold.

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...and here's the plug almost ready to be used as the basis for the 'production' molds.

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kiltwearinfool said:
What did you do to seal the inside of the tank?
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You can run no sealer as the composite holds gas just fine and does seal but I always like the insurance of an actual tank sealer. I paint a layer of POR 15 tank sealer inside the top and bottom prior to bonding them together. Once the parts are bonded together and cured, I pour a bit in and slosh it around the bonding seam, just to be extra sure. Works like a charm and only adds a little weight.
 
Thanks for all the info, Chris. Do you have a preferred supplied for your fiber? I've seen an online retailer that offers beginner kits.
 
kiltwearinfool said:
Thanks for all the info, Chris. Do you have a preferred supplied for your fiber? I've seen an online retailer that offers beginner kits.
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I buy from various suppliers, depending on what I'm after. Lately I've been using FiberGlast for my vacuum bagging supplies and carbon fiber, especially the 2x2 twill weave.
Perhaps surprisingly, TAP Plastics is actually pretty good for stuff like fiberglass, plain weave carbon, microspheres, high density filler and other consumables. They even stock Carbon/Kevlar at the store in Santa Rosa.
And I get the West Systems epoxies at West Marine. They're in Santa Rosa, Oakland, Vallejo, etc.
 
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