so, what to do about the clamps hitting the tank?
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i got a heat gun from a buddy(aside: we do a lot of kayaking around here and our boats can be molded/repaired with heat guns, so there was plenty to borrow) and did a little adjustment. i did not wanto to lose any range in the steering, so i did not want to do anything to the stop. the heat gun is a really easy option. i may have to do a little bit more to the right side, but i am trying to be minimal. as stated, there is no ignition source so, the explosions and flames should not be a problem. if you heat it enough to provide an ignition source then your tank is probably laying in a pool on the garage floor. thanks for the heat gun suggestion.
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ok
the little black line is where the tank was hitting. yes this moving of plastic did just make that area thinner by a few mils, but it should be a protected area. i probably should have heated up a larger area and then deformed it, but i did not. this is what i have. it will work for me.
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the little black line is where the tank was hitting. yes this moving of plastic did just make that area thinner by a few mils, but it should be a protected area. i probably should have heated up a larger area and then deformed it, but i did not. this is what i have. it will work for me.
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layoutd wrote:ok
the little black line is where the tank was hitting. yes this moving of plastic did just make that area thinner by a few mils, but it should be a protected area. i probably should have heated up a larger area and then deformed it, but i did not. this is what i have. it will work for me.
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I finally started my conversion. Took me awhile to get a wheel. Regarding the steering stop, I ended up using two strips of steel screwed to the bottom of the steering stop on the frame, which I curled the sides of the steel strips up with a hammer. The new stops work really good since they are now lower and wider then OEM. I painted them and now its not even noticeable. I have pics of it in my gallery. IMO I think this will become the standard for fixing the stop issue, because it works so well, adjustable by the thickness of the metal, easy to do, and cheap.