The "Tank" - Big, Grey and Ugly ..

[YNOT]

On the ends of the tubes where they face forwards.

Tony

[Bigrig]

On the ends of the tubes where they face forwards.

Tony

Thought about that, but going to use black plugs that can be removed if needed and clean them out/respray kill rust in there - putting a "joining plate" on the inside of them to strengthen, then running a support arm back to the chassis (running from the bar, east/west across the car back to chassis) - with me??

[Dark 1]

Looking good buddy keep up the good work.

[Bigrig]

Looking good buddy keep up the good work.

Tough when you've got to resort to doing the work yourself just to mingle with the other rigs on here ... there used to be an awesome setup floating about, you might remember it .. I think it was called Tuf42, but haven't seen him for a while though ... lmfao

[Dark 1]

Tough when you've got to resort to doing the work yourself just to mingle with the other rigs on here ... there used to be an awesome setup floating about, you might remember it .. I think it was called Tuf42, but haven't seen him for a while though ... lmfao

Agh, i think he's gone to the DARK SIDE.

[MudRunnerTD]

Looking good there.

Hey congratulations to you! Your build just became the most view build on this forum....lol took a year but nice work.. I'm still 40 pages behind you though! lol.

Now back to your bar....

looks a treat. I am a bit lost as to where you were looking to spray the expansion foam? as i read it the same as Tony that you were going to fill the ends in facing forward and sand them off? but your reply to Tony indicated that you are going to cap them?

I am with Tony, i would be welding a plate on them, you have the welder out so it is no boggy and would finish it off much nicer! And, You never need to go back in there again! the caps would be pointless? you have no need to access that space?

I relation to the Expanding foam...

I use an industrial grade polymer Resin very similar to the "Expanda Foam" for work every day. http://www.uretek.com.au/pages/home.asp The difference between what you get in a can and what i use is immense but the similarities will be enough to give you some guidance.

You will find that its not UV stable and will break down over time exposed to the elements.
Being exposed you may also experience some shrink back and although you will finish it nicely it may shrink back over time and look kinda crappy for that application.

It has a fairly high compressive strength but bugger all sheer strength ie. you will poke a stick into it really easily.
The material out of a can will have a very high free rise expansion and a very low free rise density. ie. it will be fluffy, holey and crappy once you crack through the crust. Its primary aim is as a VOID filler. It does this well at a domestic level.

Its a great insulator and will help with boyancy but as an exposed end barrier ??? Nah! it aint gunna do that.

Weld plates on i reckon. thats what i did.

[MudRunnerTD]

I got 2 cans in the shed n they a bit old and wouldnt squirt properly sooooo i pulled the spout off and rammed it in a zoooosssshhhhhhhhh got it everywhere my fingers are all covered in the stuff. hahahahaha ill let you know tomorrow how the experiment went

Well that kinda sux!.

You would have found it to be a bloody mess! lol Thats funny. Kinda!

If you got it on your clothes it is NEVER coming off.

Expanding foam is not something you should be playing around with without proper PPE which at a minimum should be nitrile gloves and safety glasses.

The activating agent is Isocyanate and it is very nasty stuff.

Your hands will likely be stained for a few days and it will wear off over time. Use a bit of Solvol but you will likely still have some residue for a day or 2.

Glove up!

Anyone using this stuff in the future for any application should Always Glove Up and wear Splash Proof Eyewear. It IS NASTY Stuff.

[Clunk]

nice start to the proceedings Scotty, looking forward to seeing the end results mate.................... I'm with Tony and MR with welding up the Pipes facing forward, will look much neater...............

[Bigrig]

Looking good there.

Hey congratulations to you! Your build just became the most view build on this forum....lol took a year but nice work.. I'm still 40 pages behind you though! lol.

Now back to your bar....

looks a treat. I am a bit lost as to where you were looking to spray the expansion foam? as i read it the same as Tony that you were going to fill the ends in facing forward and sand them off? but your reply to Tony indicated that you are going to cap them?

I am with Tony, i would be welding a plate on them, you have the welder out so it is no boggy and would finish it off much nicer! And, You never need to go back in there again! the caps would be pointless? you have no need to access that space?

I relation to the Expanding foam...

I use an industrial grade polymer Resin very similar to the "Expanda Foam" for work every day. http://www.uretek.com.au/pages/home.asp The difference between what you get in a can and what i use is immense but the similarities will be enough to give you some guidance.

You will find that its not UV stable and will break down over time exposed to the elements.
Being exposed you may also experience some shrink back and although you will finish it nicely it may shrink back over time and look kinda crappy for that application.

It has a fairly high compressive strength but bugger all sheer strength ie. you will poke a stick into it really easily.
The material out of a can will have a very high free rise expansion and a very low free rise density. ie. it will be fluffy, holey and crappy once you crack through the crust. Its primary aim is as a VOID filler. It does this well at a domestic level.

Its a great insulator and will help with boyancy but as an exposed end barrier ??? Nah! it aint gunna do that.

Weld plates on i reckon. thats what i did.

Thanks champion - going to have a go at playing up the ends of those bars - you and Tony have been very convincing!!! LOL!!

Not sure what to do with that space yet (between the plate and the black rubber bump stop on the back end) but no doubt will think of something ...

[Bigrig]

nice start to the proceedings Scotty, looking forward to seeing the end results mate.................... I'm with Tony and MR with welding up the Pipes facing forward, will look much neater...............

Ok, ok, ok ... lol ... I will weld up the ends!!! lmao

Thanks boss!