---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 09/08/13: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:08 AM - Re: Re: fuel tank (Mario Giacummo) 2. 09:25 AM - Re: Re: fuel tank (Ray Krause) 3. 07:42 PM - Re: Re: fuel tank (Clif Dawson) 4. 07:59 PM - Re: Re: fuel tank (Clif Dawson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:08:30 AM PST US From: Mario Giacummo Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: fuel tank Thank you Clif, I saw your photos from years now!!! you did a very nice tank; An other little question.. gascolator? Regards Mario Giacummo 2013/9/8 Clif Dawson > > Thanks Ray. Fiberglass. The bottom is painted with > "chrome" paint. The top will be the same as the > wing. > > > Is this tank metal or fiberglass? If metal,how did you make the sump area? >> >> Fantastic work, no matter the material! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ray Krause >> >> > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:25:51 AM PST US From: Ray Krause Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: fuel tank Thanks! You should rent out the plug you made for at least the bottom of the tank. Did you carve it from foam? Ray Krause Sent from my iPad On Sep 7, 2013, at 11:29 PM, "Clif Dawson" wrote: > > Thanks Ray. Fiberglass. The bottom is painted with > "chrome" paint. The top will be the same as the > wing. > > >> Is this tank metal or fiberglass? If metal,how did you make the sump area? >> >> Fantastic work, no matter the material! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ray Krause >> > > > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:42:19 PM PST US From: "Clif Dawson" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: fuel tank Ah, Gascolator. That came from an oddball new/used parts place near here. The top casting has 3/8 pipe threaded holes so is equal to the rest of the system. Here's a couple of pics. The line to the carb is as uphill as I could get it. Clif Thank you Clif, I saw your photos from years now!!! you did a very nice tank; An other little question.. gascolator? Regards Mario Giacummo ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:59:47 PM PST US From: "Clif Dawson" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: fuel tank Now you tell me! :-) The plug was a "lost foam" thing Fiberglassed on the outside as a bottom first with a "skirt" divider the curve of the wing top. When that cured I cleaned up the skirt area, removing same from the fiberglass. Then lots of mold release was applied and the top glassed on. Separated the thing at that skirt line, dug out and cleaned off the foam and relase agent. Installed some fiberglass sheet inside to control surging and put the thing together. Pic is of the bottom before cleaning it up. Note the colour of the vinyl-ester resin. Clif > > Thanks! You should rent out the plug you made for at least the bottom of > the tank. Did you carve it from foam? > > Ray Krause ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.