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| How
to Install a Chopper Oil Tank |
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Kyle
photographed his progress as he installed an aluminum
Cali
Choppers oil tank on his Triumph, and
wrote up this nice article showing just one way you
can mount a custom
oil tank on your chopper or bobber
project.
Installing
an oil tank on your chopper or bobber project shouldn't
be feared, with some basic shop tools and a welder
this is a couple hour project. This is a Cali
Choppers aluminum oil tank, and a universal
oil tank install kit which consists of 3 steel mounting
tabs, rubber grommets, steel sleeves and bolts.
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I played with a few different mounting options and in
the end decided to do something a little more complicated
but cleaner looking in my opinion. |
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did this very low tech, using a hammer and a vise to
bend the brackets to my desired angle after some careful
measurements to make sure they lined up right where
I wanted them. |
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then cut the brackets to match the angle of my frame
rails and used an angle grinder and file to radius the
bottom bracket to fit against the downtube, as you can
see in these early mock up photo. A side note, I got
a reminder why grinders have guards, but whats a motorcycle
build if you don't bleed a little? |
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positioning them and tacking them in place I test fit
the oil tank, and happy with the results did my final
welding. I took special care to weld small beads and
let the brackets cool before continuing so I did not
warp the thinner brackets. |
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| After
the welds cooled I then installed the rubber grommets
and sleeves. I then put the tank into position, put
on the supplied caps and hardware and my oil tank tank
was mounted! |
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| Here
are a few photos after the bike was painted to show
how the final product turned out. |
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