tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104605502377814319.post4257965636036817163..comments2017-05-04T04:55:51.657-07:00Comments on Indian Chout: ProgressSteve Plowmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987736382345529877noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104605502377814319.post-28359007109576622522012-07-03T14:57:18.735-07:002012-07-03T14:57:18.735-07:00Thanks for the link Charlie, I will be using a two...Thanks for the link Charlie, I will be using a two piece tank, repop junior scout ones. I will be adding a drilled flat plate gusset running through a central slot milled into the crosstube, this will pick up the head steady bar between the cylinders and run up to meet the curved top tube of the frame it will stop the crossbar/bridge trying to twist around the bolted fixings and add triangulated strength to the whole front frame. the flat bar will be welded in position to the crossbar and bolted to a tab which will be welded to the top tube so that the whole crossbar assembly can be removed when access to the cylinders is needed. <br />Today I made up revised plugs that fit into the cut back frame ends, the new ones are counterbored to save weight and the outer diameter is the same 1.125" as the original crossbar so that once the tanks are in place the crossbar looks like a standard 101 frame.Steve Plowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07987736382345529877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3104605502377814319.post-42348621864016387702012-07-03T12:41:22.446-07:002012-07-03T12:41:22.446-07:00With the right gusset I beleive it is possible to ...With the right gusset I beleive it is possible to make the frame twice as strong if you would accept a tank in two parts. I have used this method in two (not Mc)projects and was surprised of the results and made the cages much stronger and lighter.<br />http://autospeed.com/cms/title_Zero-Cost-Modelling-of-SpaceFrames/A_111095/article.htmlCharlie101https://www.blogger.com/profile/13002613353645895097noreply@blogger.com