PreBuilt Fuel Tanks

[wirejock]

Originally Posted by Mel

The people who hate it are generally the type of people who don't like experiencing new things.

Yes, it stinks and is messy. But it's not as bad as some people let on. Remember, the irritated people make the most noise.

It's just one part of the building process.

+1
I can't speak to 4 tanks but the 7 tanks I just finished were no biggie.
Yes it was messy. Yes it was tedious but not something to stress about even though I did. In fact, they are still sitting in our living room holding pressure.
I can't say enough about Rick Galati's Tips on fay sealing. It was the way to go. I also went with tank and substructure dies and was very pleased with the fit.
I tried to document my tank build in case someone needed it as reference. Feel free to take a look on my blog.
Of course the usual disclaimer applies.

[evmeg]

Im still here building tanks. Been super busy lately and harder to reach than normal. Give me a call or email if you would like to talk about having tanks built, I am always happy to help if I can. The web page should be back in order in the next few days. I really don't know how Doug keeps this one running so smoothly....mine is simple and still a lot of trouble to manage

Cheers..
Evan Johnson
530-351-1776
evmeg@snowcrest.net
www.evansaviationproducts.com

[Nihon_Ni]

Originally Posted by wirejock

+1
I can't speak to 4 tanks but the 7 tanks I just finished were no biggie.
Yes it was messy. Yes it was tedious but not something to stress about even though I did. In fact, they are still sitting in our living room holding pressure.
I can't say enough about Rick Galati's Tips on fay sealing. It was the way to go. I also went with tank and substructure dies and was very pleased with the fit.
I tried to document my tank build in case someone needed it as reference. Feel free to take a look on my blog.
Of course the usual disclaimer applies.

This was my experience as well. I'm glad I built them.

[Flying again!]

Originally Posted by Master Designs

I looked into having new tanks built for my RV-4 and due to the extra time and fitting involved, I'm going to have my tanks cleaned out and re-sealed by Weep No More (http://www.weepnomorellc.com).

I ma thinking about having Weep No More do my tanks too. Could you post your experience/impressions once you get them back?

Thanks -- TJ

[Mike S]

Use the search function, there has been a few previous threads about them.

[DaleB]

Building fuel tanks is one of those areas where I learned SO MUCH during the process, I was half tempted to do them again just so I could do it the second time using all the knowledge and technique I learned the first time around! I feel like I could do them perfectly the second time, and make a few different decisions along the way as well. If the parts were cheap enough and I had a few extra weeks of down time waiting on the fuselage kit I might think about it, but then I remember the hassle of getting the Z brackets done right and that's the tipping point.

That said -- no possible way I'm doing that again. I've got a long list of mental notes for "next time I build an airplane", but I don't think there will ever be a "next time".

[Mel]

Originally Posted by DaleB

That said -- no possible way I'm doing that again. I've got a long list of mental notes for "next time I build an airplane", but I don't think there will ever be a "next time".

Now, where have I heard that before?

A very similar thing happens in a maternity ward. Ask a brand new Mother when she plans on having her next baby. Then ask her again a month or two later.
I'm betting the two answers will be quite different.

[DaleB]

Yeah, notice I didn't say, "I'll never do this again." Right now I can't imagine taking on another construction project, but you know the old saying -- never say never.

[SkyFlorida]

I'm having my tanks built by Evan. My version of a poor man's QB for wings.