Sully's Garage Episode 2. Hammering Gas Tank Indents on a CB750
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TonUpSoldier
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I had no real problems with bondo when i used it. I did opt, after a couple different tanks i have done, to use the Bondo Gold formula. Spreads a bit nicer. Great lil tutorial there Sully 
I have been using a pretty heavy ball peen, works well but leaves peening that requires the obvious coverage with the bondo or whatever putty you choose. I think its important to mention that when doing this, you want to try to be as even handed as possible, and not let any one area become dramaticly lower than anywhere else, or the metal will want to "pinch" or crease as you try to even it out. Makes for a PITA. Also a couple other points of interest perhaps, is to watch how dramatic your indents actually are. My first attempt was pretty drastic. Looks cool as hell, but snapped over the petcock screen. Ooops. hehe. Also, the tank badge bosses dont bend as well as one would like, so i learned to keep them back from those a bit. Keep up the nice work man! Looking good
I have been using a pretty heavy ball peen, works well but leaves peening that requires the obvious coverage with the bondo or whatever putty you choose. I think its important to mention that when doing this, you want to try to be as even handed as possible, and not let any one area become dramaticly lower than anywhere else, or the metal will want to "pinch" or crease as you try to even it out. Makes for a PITA. Also a couple other points of interest perhaps, is to watch how dramatic your indents actually are. My first attempt was pretty drastic. Looks cool as hell, but snapped over the petcock screen. Ooops. hehe. Also, the tank badge bosses dont bend as well as one would like, so i learned to keep them back from those a bit. Keep up the nice work man! Looking good JerseyBomber
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You inspired me man.
I went out, got the same hammer and whaled on my tank. She looks pretty gnarly now. Definitely makes an impact on the café look. Thanks for the write-up.
I went out, got the same hammer and whaled on my tank. She looks pretty gnarly now. Definitely makes an impact on the café look. Thanks for the write-up.
JerseyBomber
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Yea it looks great. Ill be stripping it back down and smoothing it bondo later today. If it looks decent ill try and throw up some pics tomorow. Id love to see yours when its done. Will you make the edges of the indent sharp? (squared off?) or flow them into the rest of the tank? Ill make mine squared to hopefully paint the bowls but if it looks like garbage the will get rounded. Thanks man!
JerseyBomber
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Here ya go
Did this exactly the same to my extra XS400 tank. Except with a deadblow hammer. Looks a little different than Craig's, not quite as big on the indents, but I had to leave room for the writing on the side. You can see the indents a little. Didn't use any bondo or filler of any kind. You can see the marks if you're up close a bit, but other than that it looks pretty good. I'm using this on the MX250 project as the original tank is fubared.
Your seat should look good with that tank Craig!
My buddy Dave modeling for us.
Your seat should look good with that tank Craig!
My buddy Dave modeling for us.
JerseyBomber
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Hell yeah! I didnt intend the indents to be so large but it flows nicely now i think. The original was about two inches shorter in the front but a nice tap caused a big jump. Deadblows are your best friend, the mallet i used still made some marks. Cant wait to get the seat!
sgt. slick
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GREAT! Now it's gonna be almost impossible to get a tank off ebay! lol jk! GREAT WORK SULLY KEEP IT UP! ;D
lol jk! GREAT WORK SULLY KEEP IT UP! ;DCrab_Cakes
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WOw great vids
You should make these a Podcast
You should make these a Podcast
