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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 18574" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Dear Panama,</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"> The tank made in India that I examined, which was the plain steel $500 version, was poor in fit and poor in quality. The owner, who may jump in as he is a member, showed it to me with the idea that I might be able to rectify some of the design errors. The petcock bungs were welded in at a fairly acute angle so that they were not straight down when mounted on the bike. The top plane of the tank descends quickly from the oil hole, eliminating some of the capacity as well as changing the line of the tank. I did not measure the thickness of the material, but when the tank was mounted it split rather quickly and the owner then advertised for and purchased an original tank. I did not see the tank after the split, but I will say that I think many owners underestimate the amount of engineering that went into the underneath portion of the Vincent tank. I am not an engineer but my guess is that the stamping and construction details on the bottom of the tank were developed over a long period of time and have proven reliability. They need to be replicated exactly for the same reliability. I would conclude that it is well worth fixing an original rather than buying any of the tanks from India that are currently available. I think that a properly manufactured tank from India is possible, but I bet it would cost the same as a used original.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">David</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 18574, member: 1177"] [FONT=Tahoma]Dear Panama,[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma] The tank made in India that I examined, which was the plain steel $500 version, was poor in fit and poor in quality. The owner, who may jump in as he is a member, showed it to me with the idea that I might be able to rectify some of the design errors. The petcock bungs were welded in at a fairly acute angle so that they were not straight down when mounted on the bike. The top plane of the tank descends quickly from the oil hole, eliminating some of the capacity as well as changing the line of the tank. I did not measure the thickness of the material, but when the tank was mounted it split rather quickly and the owner then advertised for and purchased an original tank. I did not see the tank after the split, but I will say that I think many owners underestimate the amount of engineering that went into the underneath portion of the Vincent tank. I am not an engineer but my guess is that the stamping and construction details on the bottom of the tank were developed over a long period of time and have proven reliability. They need to be replicated exactly for the same reliability. I would conclude that it is well worth fixing an original rather than buying any of the tanks from India that are currently available. I think that a properly manufactured tank from India is possible, but I bet it would cost the same as a used original.[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]David[/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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