Build for 100 gallon capacity aluminum fuel tank

[DonV]

Damn Frizz that's too pretty to put in an old boat and put gas in it!!! Nice welds and very nice work. I will not have to worry about having you build my tank, too pretty and looks expensive!!!

[flyingfrizzle]

Originally Posted by Vezo, Part II

Very cool Friz, I do not know how to weld but certainly do recognize a stack of dimes. Also, never being inside a tank I never would have guessed the baffles are so restricting. Like enough for air pressure and fluid pressure to naturally level. Signicant amount of less sloshing, and and like an integral amount of overall tank support? Pretty accurate?

Michael.

The baffles do aid both ways, they keep the sloshing to a minimum and adds support to the tank. You figure 100 gallons of fuel at 6.5 lbs a gallon you could end up with 650-700 lbs to support. I was told a rule of thumb to keep the sections around 1-1.5 cubic feet per cavity depending on material thickness and overall size.

Originally Posted by DonV

Damn Frizz that's too pretty to put in an old boat and put gas in it!!! Nice welds and very nice work. I will not have to worry about having you build my tank, too pretty and looks expensive!!!

Thanks! I figured I could build it cheaper than buying one from somewhere like sunshine but now after seeing the amount of time in doing one this large I am rethinking that. If I would of just installed the baffles with 2" stitch welds on one side like most manufacture's do vs welding it out 100% I would only have a 1/4 of the time in it and it wouldn't of been so bad on the labor side but I tend to overdo everything I do. They say there's no kill like over-kill right?