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Hey there folks,
I'm looking to MOD my XJ tank to accept the newer style type of recessed gas cap/cover...the kind that is bolted down, flat like modern sport bikes.
After some reviewing, I see that the tank/cap area is totally different, and so I realized that I will need to harvest that area of the tank from a bad/damaged tank, R1 or R6, and then weld it in place of the XJ's gas cap opening! I'll be totally repainting/stripping the tank anyways, so no worries about paint/finish. And I'll be sure to air out the tank completely before TIG welding on it so it won't be able to blow me up!
Now, the hard part, just figuring out what type of paint job/scheme I'm going to be doing. My custom LIZARD/SNAKE skin pattern was a bit difficult, and I think I'll be going for something with bit more POP in the brightness of the ...what else but GREEN that I want to make it. I really like the newer brighter CAMARO and other GM greens that I've seen around. We'll see!
T.C.
I'm looking to MOD my XJ tank to accept the newer style type of recessed gas cap/cover...the kind that is bolted down, flat like modern sport bikes.
After some reviewing, I see that the tank/cap area is totally different, and so I realized that I will need to harvest that area of the tank from a bad/damaged tank, R1 or R6, and then weld it in place of the XJ's gas cap opening! I'll be totally repainting/stripping the tank anyways, so no worries about paint/finish. And I'll be sure to air out the tank completely before TIG welding on it so it won't be able to blow me up!
Now, the hard part, just figuring out what type of paint job/scheme I'm going to be doing. My custom LIZARD/SNAKE skin pattern was a bit difficult, and I think I'll be going for something with bit more POP in the brightness of the ...what else but GREEN that I want to make it. I really like the newer brighter CAMARO and other GM greens that I've seen around. We'll see!
T.C.
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