350x tank restoration *UPDATE* Results pics Page 5

[rally4x4racer]

where did you pick up the JB weld as a body filler. Any Idea on the longevity of it - like, have you done any tanks with it and seen them 5-10 years later..

just curious. I do alot of tank restoration and usually roll most of the dents out from then inside.. then use a little microlite filler. Does the JB adhere better? thanks for sharing your uniqe techniques.

Good job Syko

[mudbogger]

I have a tank as well thats in need of restoration, but it is rusted some inside, can you take care of that as well during the process?
If so, where/ when can I send mine out to you??Would you be interested in it by chance?

[SYKO]

I learned the jb weld trick from a very old car customizer who also did mtorocycls, he used it in the place of bondo, since back then the bondo would only last for a few years, becose it was porous and soaked in water easy, so. .. in other words, you fix something with bondo and paint over it with laqaure primer and you have a recipie for disaster as water can penetrate laquare paint and saturate the bondo underneath causing it to crack and peal. Jb weld adhears wicked to a grinded surface (and clean) dosnt shrink, dosnt get saturated and is solvent resistant, plus its very easy to sand, its used as a precaution, when I pull some dents out it can leave a weak area wich in turn I fill weld them to give them back there strenght, plus a little heat/cold shrinking, then I add the jb weld not onl to fill but as a last precaution for a minute pinholes, wich I work extremly hard to not have. as for your tank mudbogger I have two I am currently working on right now, so email me some pics of what it looks like and I will get back with you on it

[rally4x4racer]

thanks syko - I just got an old ATC 90 tank off of ebay - IF it has any dents that wont come completely out I will try the JB trick.
I am buying old tanks up off of ebay and restoring them in my spare time...
I am airbrushing on mine tho.. (like my avatar) but most people probably want an original tank..

[mudbogger]

Ok, thanks for the reply, I'll take some hopefully by the weekend and send them over to you-is the rust inside a issue or you can handle it?

[Troll 2]

Got to like redoing a 350x tank! Good luck on yours......................








The guy that did mine and airR tank is doing a atc110 tank for us now......................Cant wait


Hi-wheelies................................Troll

[SYKO]

sorry to take so long on an update, dammits tank is drying alittle more after a reprime yesterday, and will prep and paint tonight or monday, liquids your tank got the blunt of my attack today, I heated up the bad dents, including the crushed in top now I have to strip the tank weld up the holes on the underside and put in the tank bracket, sorry everyhting took so long, with the holidays, the trying to get my flat tracker together, then hurting my bad then on top of all that getting sick as hell.

[Dammit!]

Don't rush it man. No hurry here.

[SYKO]

f'n SHIZ!!!! I painted the tank today and guess what?? its the wrong F'N color!!!! GD MF'ER!!!! F'N PISSED!!! paint guy is going to hear it tomoorow!!!!! MF'ER!!!! stupid AZZ!!!! but on the flip side its extremly smooth, probably more smooth than show room new!!! but that stupid Mf"ER got the wrong DAMN COLOR!! ERRRRRRRRR!!!!

[Dammit!]

Are we even sure "shasta white" is the right color for the 86? I think 85 and 86 had different colors (86 was brighter?).

[edog]

Any progress on the tank?

[SYKO]

well im jsut waiting on the new paint to come in to check it, then dammits tank will be repainted and out of here next week, then its on to yours liquid!!

[BigReds Forever]

coolness, i dont know how i missed this post before, but its inspired me to not be afraid to buy crapy tanks on ebay for my projects. my first one is on the way, and ill post some pics later with the project. If it doesnt go well, syko's getting another project!

A question for syko... do you fill the tanks with water before doing any welding on them? my dad has a story of a tank from a car blowing the back wall off his buddys shop and i dont want this to happen to me

[SYKO]

lol, I make sure there isnt any fumes in them before heating/welding lol!!

[SYKO]

well I got it all repainted in a nice white color now, very clean with extremely high gloss, deffinitly will look good on the trike man!!





I will get this tank out to ya next week along with those other parts!