4 hours ago
(Edited 4 hours ago by Homer Bell.)
Have noticed this problem with many ships over the years. This most for new builds , which there isn’t many now, but people are finishing old kits they have pulled out of warehouses all over.
I’ve seen lots of cobbled up rear gas tank mounts. Some even had giant Zip ties holding the rear in place. Of course it didn’t do a very good job of doing it though.
If you don’t get the rear of the tank up close to the frame and secured very good, your going to have trouble getting the body panels on, and the fuel
Cap will be walking around in the cutout hole.
In my builds , I usually weld an L shaped bracket to the frame tube instead of using that clamp they tell you to build. It causes the tank to stick out to far and the upper panels hit it. Over the years the factory modified the tankers little in this area to help with clearance, but it’s still very close and the tank needs to be held in close to the frame. If it sticks out even a little to much , your going to have trouble getting the upper panels to meet up behind the doghouse, and the doghouse won’t want to go on right there either if you add to the upper panels.
The body panels on all ships don’t fit well around the boom. Many times I add a spacer on one side of the lower panels to ease getting some clearance around the boom. If you don’t maintain some clearance around the boom and let the glass rub the boom, it will quickly wear a hole in the aluminum skin. Have seen it several times.
Also never put duz buttons close to the back end of these panels where they might come in contact with the boom. Refrain from putting fasteners in this area until you’re happy with the fit around the boom.
I’ve seen lots of cobbled up rear gas tank mounts. Some even had giant Zip ties holding the rear in place. Of course it didn’t do a very good job of doing it though.
If you don’t get the rear of the tank up close to the frame and secured very good, your going to have trouble getting the body panels on, and the fuel
Cap will be walking around in the cutout hole.
In my builds , I usually weld an L shaped bracket to the frame tube instead of using that clamp they tell you to build. It causes the tank to stick out to far and the upper panels hit it. Over the years the factory modified the tankers little in this area to help with clearance, but it’s still very close and the tank needs to be held in close to the frame. If it sticks out even a little to much , your going to have trouble getting the upper panels to meet up behind the doghouse, and the doghouse won’t want to go on right there either if you add to the upper panels.
The body panels on all ships don’t fit well around the boom. Many times I add a spacer on one side of the lower panels to ease getting some clearance around the boom. If you don’t maintain some clearance around the boom and let the glass rub the boom, it will quickly wear a hole in the aluminum skin. Have seen it several times.
Also never put duz buttons close to the back end of these panels where they might come in contact with the boom. Refrain from putting fasteners in this area until you’re happy with the fit around the boom.