Gents,

It started with a question in the thread about Perry pumps and regulators, and after that it is transferred in the question to show how I mount a tank in a Taurus.
To stay on topic I will answer that here because we already did talk about bicycles in this thread.

The Taurus, bicycle and Sherman


When your bicycle is destroyed in an tank-accident there rest a lot of useable material and that’s we are gonna use, also to stay on topic this time.

In the past, in the old history, some of the engine room of the Taurus we did find back between the firewall and the backside of that good old K&B 45 RC engine. The central feed through of fuel and air line could take place there.

What to do when trying to mount a big tank ( 24 cu inch(9,8 oz?) / 390 cc) and a big 0.60 OS Max 61 FX, or MVVS 10 ccm?

The Taurus was never designed for that, even Ed did never try that!
For that I did have to find a solution already a long time ago!!!!!

Bicycle recycle

Glow the brass tubes for 30 seconds above a little burner, guide an old bicycle brake cable through the tubes an bend them as shown on the picture and drawing. After that pull the cable out of the tubes.
The positions of the tubes near the firewall you can determine on the plans and dimensions of the engine. After the tubes have the right position, solder (NOT SILVER!!!) a piece of your old destroyed bicycle over the two tubes to fix that position, for my tank this is 47 mm, see the drawing.

Drill the holes through the firewall on positions you also can reach when the engine is in place!!, so for me it’s above the wooden engine bearers.

Pack the receiver battery in a few sheets of plastic and wrap tape around it. Fill the other room beneath and above the tank and besides the battery with two pieces of foam to create a “floor” and walls for the tank.
Push a piece of foam in front of the tank compartment below the tubes so the forward position of the tank is blocked.
Take care of the battery cable near the bulkhead F3 so the tank does not destroy it, cut away some wood of that bulkhead.

Wrap tape around the tank on the positions that maybe will make contact with that bulkhead (F3?)

When the fuel line is new and long, mounting is no problem, push the lines through the firewall, connect the tank and after that push the tank in the nose while guiding the lines back through the fire wall.
When the fuel lines are already shortened I use two bicycle spokes, see the yellow lines on the picture. Push the spokes through the wall and tank compartment in the radio compartment, than fuel lines over the spokes and they will guide the line through the tank compartment and firewall while pushing the tank in place. After the tank is in position the tank retainer will keep the tank in place.

Also when the engine is mounted I can replace a tank when needed, in case of emergency I always can remove some spokes from a bike I find(?) nearby.

Cees