Dear All,
I broached this subject a few months back but I am still wrestling with it. I am having trouble fitting a petrol tank. I purchased this tank about 3 decades ago so well before the internet and ill fitting repos. The tank has all the hall marks of being an original early B series tank. Small bicycle type pump hooks, small carby cut away, no ears at the back lower and the front mounting tabs welded to the inside of the tunnel, the two angles on the front mounting tabs. The paint is also indicating as very old. I have tried fitting it up to my HRD but with the tank fitting in all the right places, eg. rear mounting screws in the center of the slots, oil tank filler in the middle of the tank aperture, the front mounting tabs are way out! I then fitted up the tank to a spare UFM and the problem is still there. The tabs also are quite a tight fit when fitting the tank over the front of the oil tank when putting it on.
Now I am am very loath to cut the front tabs and reposition them. I just do not like messing with original parts. But it is all pointing towards this is where the problem is. Note also the position of the actual tank nose in relation to the center line of the head stock. It seems too far forward when I compare it to other Vincents I have here. But the tank cannot wholly be moved back because of the oil filler.
Any ideas?
I broached this subject a few months back but I am still wrestling with it. I am having trouble fitting a petrol tank. I purchased this tank about 3 decades ago so well before the internet and ill fitting repos. The tank has all the hall marks of being an original early B series tank. Small bicycle type pump hooks, small carby cut away, no ears at the back lower and the front mounting tabs welded to the inside of the tunnel, the two angles on the front mounting tabs. The paint is also indicating as very old. I have tried fitting it up to my HRD but with the tank fitting in all the right places, eg. rear mounting screws in the center of the slots, oil tank filler in the middle of the tank aperture, the front mounting tabs are way out! I then fitted up the tank to a spare UFM and the problem is still there. The tabs also are quite a tight fit when fitting the tank over the front of the oil tank when putting it on.
Now I am am very loath to cut the front tabs and reposition them. I just do not like messing with original parts. But it is all pointing towards this is where the problem is. Note also the position of the actual tank nose in relation to the center line of the head stock. It seems too far forward when I compare it to other Vincents I have here. But the tank cannot wholly be moved back because of the oil filler.
Any ideas?