Hello Hawkers,
So I am going down the rabbit hole on an aluminum Hawk GT tank. A local guy had a tank made in India for his Greeves, and it came out very nice at an affordable price. He sent them a shot old fiberglass tank to work from.
My plan: I need a rusted Hawk/Bros tank with the front and back mounting tabs intact. The Indian tank maker needs a physical form to get it right. Sketches and photos will not get us there.
I intend to leave the bottom portion stock but gently reshape the upper portion with Sculpy Clay or fiberglass to add a gallon or so capacity. The idea is to design a tank that still looks right on a Hawk and could be used with the stock air box as well as pods.
The India(n) folks are good at simple filler caps, so I am going to indicate a basic Monza-style flip up filler in the upper right front. No need then for the internal overflow tube.
Then I will ship the tank sample to India (the slow way) and get a cost.
Who knows? Once the guy has made one tank, it might be a group-buy project. No promises.
I'll pay shipping, and even accept a donor tank if it has no other value.
So I am going down the rabbit hole on an aluminum Hawk GT tank. A local guy had a tank made in India for his Greeves, and it came out very nice at an affordable price. He sent them a shot old fiberglass tank to work from.
My plan: I need a rusted Hawk/Bros tank with the front and back mounting tabs intact. The Indian tank maker needs a physical form to get it right. Sketches and photos will not get us there.
I intend to leave the bottom portion stock but gently reshape the upper portion with Sculpy Clay or fiberglass to add a gallon or so capacity. The idea is to design a tank that still looks right on a Hawk and could be used with the stock air box as well as pods.
The India(n) folks are good at simple filler caps, so I am going to indicate a basic Monza-style flip up filler in the upper right front. No need then for the internal overflow tube.
Then I will ship the tank sample to India (the slow way) and get a cost.
Who knows? Once the guy has made one tank, it might be a group-buy project. No promises.
I'll pay shipping, and even accept a donor tank if it has no other value.
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