Myka's 69 SPS Tank 2015

[Myka]

I didn't make as much progress today as I had hoped. I spent half the day running around doing other stuff that I mostly didn't want to do! I did manage to go pick up the steel and the glass though and got a start on the sump. I have some sketchy looking silicone seams though, so I think I'll have some repairs to do tomorrow. I never claimed to be a tank builder.

The piece of Lexan I used as a table was warped so I had to put some planters in there to hold it down.



I got the baffles in and realized I have to drill the hole in the side wall of the baffle section for the uniseal. I don't have as much space there as I thought I would, though I kind of expected that because my 3D drawing was done without glass thickness.




I'll get it finished up tomorrow and water test it on Sunday. I should get a good start on the stand tomorrow too.

[Madreefer]

Lookin great!! And I'm just razzing you, hence the smilies.

[Myka]

Oh I know you're razzing.

[Myka]

Well this morning I saw I had a couple really bad seams on one pane of the sump, so I cut, and pried, and cursed, and chipped a little and finally got the freaking thing off. I resiliconed it, and left it dry for today.



In the meantime, I got to work on the stand. Luckily for me, hubby has Fridays off work and he volunteered to weld it for me. I cut all the steel, and prepped it all.



Then hubby got to work. He did a great job, all lines up nicely.

[gregzz4]

Tank looks great Mindy

Glad to hear he welded the stand for you
Hope you closed your eyes for that pic

You could have done it, but it takes practice to weld stuff that thin without melting it, or getting cold lap (not bonded)

A question; only a top and legs on the stand ?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Tank looks great Mindy

Glad to hear he welded the stand for you
Hope you closed your eyes for that pic

You could have done it, but it takes practice to weld stuff that thin without melting it, or getting cold lap (not bonded)

He's not a welder, but he's done a ton of bodywork on his 1965 Ford F100. That sheet steel is THIN. His welder isn't anything fancy, it's old, but it does the trick. It just has high, low, and wire feed speed. Watching him do it, I think I would have had a tough time. I did some grinding though.

I focused the camera when he wasn't welding, looked away, then snapped it when I saw the weld flash. SMRT.

The sump looked a lot better on my first attempt, now I have a silicone mess. I'll get it finished up tomorrow. I guess the water test will have to wait for Monday.

[gregzz4]

I know how you feel about a silicone mess.
I just built a new salt mixing tank and forgot to tape off the inside
Oh well, it's just for me ...

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by Myka

He's not a welder, but he's done a ton of bodywork on his 1965 Ford F100

Cool. Any pics? There's a car pic thread on here that needs to be bumped