I finally got the new tank! now I can... bitch about how its in worse shape than the ebay auction said it was. enh, oh well. its his feedback score, not mine. Its not that bad, but the cap is dented in a little and that was def not in the description. also, the inside has more rust than advertised, not terrible though and I'm set up to por-15 seal a tank, so no prob. anyway, here's how fitment went:
The front tank mounts on the cb500t tank are closer together than the ones on the cb360 tank are. I used my cutoff wheel and trimmed the stock tank pegs.
Used a box cutter to trim down the rubbers.
Had to lose the little metal hoop that holds the wires down and here's where it sits.
Now on to the rear tank mount. I dont have the 500t rear rubber mount, and couldnt get the 360 rubber to fit to my liking. I took a spare seat mount rubber from another project and used it to prop up and cushion the back of the tank. Puts the tank at the perfect height.Used some
flox to keep it in place.
A little rummaging through my spare 360 parts boxes and I found the original seat strap that kinda separated the rider passenger portions of the stock seat. I'm working on a kz750 right now that has an thick-ass elastic band with a pull tab that holds the back of the tank down, so I figured I could do the same thing with a little more style. I bolted the two ends to the frame and threw the center over the stock mount on the tank. It fits pretty damn snug. If i have problems with it coming off while riding, I'll prob mod the tank mount bending it into more of an upward hook.
On my last seat I cut up the orig seat pan so that I could bolt the aftermarket one to it and still have it flip up on the stock hinge and use the key in the stock seat lock. The orig seat pan is now too long because the new tank is longer. This is where I cut it. yeah, doesnt look straight. Its going to be covered though, so it doesnt really matter. or at least thats how Im rationalizing it.
Cut up some glass that I made from a mold of my last seat and mocked up the seat and tail.
yes, i know its not straight. I was tired by this point and I can always fix it tomorrow.
so here's the current problem: the tail section isnt centered. It contacts the hinge for the stock seat pan. shit.
I dont want to cut the tail to clearance it. I do want to be able to use the stock hinge. cant have both. not sure what to do.
Also not sure what to do about the transition on the sides of the seat from the tail to the glass seat pan. might cut them back and glass over the transition. I think I may end up cutting it back all the way at the kickup transition from seat to tail. I really dont want to do that. I'm not sure I can make anything else work well enough though. I'll sleep on it. You'll see more tomorrow.