Motorcycle Oil Tank Install How-To on a Hardtail Triumph Chopper
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
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In this step by step how-to video, Tyler shows you how to install a Lowbrow Customs Dimpled Oil Tank Triumphs utilizing a Lowbrow Customs Rubber Mounted Bracket Kit for oil tanks. There are many options on how to mount an oil tank but we've made ours specifically to work with the rubber mounted bracket kit to make installation as easy as possible. Fire up those Lincoln Electric welders and lets get after it!
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Rubber Mounted Bracket Kit - www.lowbrowcus...
00:01 - Intro
00:18 - More info on oil tanks and what you could need for your build. Oil tank comparison video - • Comparison and Review:...
00:39 - Going over what we will be working with.
02:41 - Things to look for when mocking up.
03:30 - Prepare the frame and brackets for welding.
04:51 - Getting rid of the paint on the frame in preparation to weld. Tips and Tricks
08:55 - Little ore weld prep.
10:07 - Mock up and tac weld into place.
10:56 - Different methods of mocking up and positioning.
13:18 - What to look at when tac welding.
14:40 - Triple check your work.
18:08 - Unbolt the tank from the brackets and remove the rubber mounts before finish welding.
19:25 - Finish welding!
20:54 - Let cool, then reinstall rubber mounts and install the oil tank.
23:00 - Finished! Your chopper is really coming together!
This is simply so helpful to me as I’m so new to the process of building a motorbike . Thanks 🙏 I
Excellent display. Thank you
I like the fact you always do a proper job👍🏻
Do one on the horseshoe!
Great video. Nice welding..... I need TIG in my life! Oh yeah and a pre unit 650 Triumph obviously.
Nice one Tyler! Can you come to UK and weld my bits onto my Bobber! You make it look easy! Cheers
Absolutely love the work! ...I have noticed alot of chopper builds use all tig welding. Is there a particular reason that method is preferred over mig?
You have more control over the welds and they look a lot cleaner then a mig welder for the most part.
Nice Tyler. What size weld rod? Nice small torch you are using.
Bought this for my 97 sportster. The filler cap should be on the outside. I'm not using this anymore
what year triumph is that? Was thinkin bout hardtailing a 2003 Bonneville, do you got a kit for a 2003?
#lowbrowcustoms Hey i buy all my parts from you guys i have a 88 honda shadow vt800c and yeah it has been a job doing these things to this bike in particular. But im wanting a old school peanut style tank. Do you guys think any of your tanks could work with the design of my bikes frame? THANKS
Christian, I am not familiar with the backbone / frame style of the vt800c... I am thinking it is a larger square backbone frame? If so it would mean taking a tank, like our P-Nut gas tank, and cutting the tunnel out and fabricating a custom one for your bike.
@@lowbrowcustoms ok im not sure either ive never had any other shadow so i cant tell if there is any difference but i will try to find out and get back to you. Thanks
Im doing an 88 hardtailed harley in black and od green. Im looking for an oil tank made out of an artillery shell. Any ideas?
what did you use for a front end on this bike
What year is that triumph
This is something I'm gonna have to re-do on my BSA at some point, precisely because they way I mounted my oil tank (totally rigid) has cracked the brackets twice already. This looks optimal; and the whole bike is looking really cool already, can't wait to see that Triumph when it's done!
(Here's my BSA, David Bird frame and lots of other bits from Lowbrow Customs 🖤: 4.bp.blogspot.com/-g6Zp_kqx92U/WbG2SGtk1bI/AAAAAAAAJRs/agmeS4tbY145yBmoM1NW2hHtOx9QTO5NgCLcBGAs/s1600/WP_20170227_14_52_06_Pro%2B-%2BCopy%2B%25282%2529.jpg)
Why does the weld on the oil tank break but the weld on the hard tail to the rest of the frame stay intact?
@@0100000101001100 I realize the way I wrote it wasn't clear; what's actually happening on my bike is that the bracket to which the oil tank is bolted is breaking. The oil tank is fine, as is the frame, because they're made by professionals who use good materials and know how to weld!
The bracket that a friend of mine and I fabricated is obviously a low-quality material, and it was welded with a crappy stick welder. I guess that in that area of the frame, vibration is such that the bracket breaks, so it's a good idea to rubber mount instead.
Ride safe! : )
Great for paint removal:
3M Scotch-Brite Silicon Carbide Grinding Disc or Polycarbide Abrasive Wheel :) (same same)
use spacers on top of the tank to get the tank in the right hight and clamps to hold the tank against the frame, where you want it to be Before welding, use them on top of tank between tank and the frame, it will line up perfect with the bikeframe - if the frame is straight that will say. sorry to be a prick, but I couldn't keep it to myself :)