A little more progress, or perhaps regress, this afternoon.
I test fit the tank mount to the tank one more time while
on the motor. Looked okay where I had it marked, so
I drilled the holes, bolted the bracket to the tank, and
test fit it again. It’s as least, or more square to the cylinder
that the original tank…… hard to tell.
The bracket isn’t sitting down on the crankcase flange all
the way on one side, as the bottom of the tank is hitting
the top of the muffler canister bolt. Not sure if the bolt is
original on the muffler, and no idea if there were spacers
between the tank mounting bracket and the crankcase flange
originally, as the tank was not mounted when I acquired the motor.
Anyone know if there were originally spacers?
I could shave down the top of the bolt 3/32″ or so, and would probably
take care of the problem.
I have not drilled the rivet mounting holes for the trough on the bottom
of the tank yet. While I was thinking about it, I noticed on the
old tank bottom that it has a series of holes drilled in the bottom
of the tank for gas to get to the trough.
I can’t see needing as many as holes as the old tank bottom had
above the trough. Wouldn’t one hole suffice?
Kind of curious what you did here Joe.
Prepare to be boarded!