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Old 01-28-2005 | 09:27 PM
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Does anyone have, or know of an online location of a How to Build A Composite Fuel Cell / Tank step by step? I need a custom wedge shaped 200oz tank with mounting tabs and possible skid plate for the JetLuge project. I need to decide to Do It Myself or farm it out. I did a quick search and only found a few tips here and there.

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Old 01-28-2005 | 09:57 PM
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Don't know off-hand of an online source, but if you would PM me your email address then I'll send you some info on making the tanks.

For stuff like tank fittings, you could get these from sources such as www.bvmjets.com

Gordon

P.S. If you don't already have a source for the composite materials, you may want to consider Art's Hobbies (http://www.arts-hobby.com/) - that's who I bought my stuff from for the tanks I'll be making for my Hunter.
Old 01-28-2005 | 10:24 PM
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Bob:

Kevin Whitlow down in Texas did a very complete tutorial on tank building....it's been a while.....can't remember if it was on RCO or RCU.....you might look him up in the profile section and email or PM him for more info....

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Old 01-29-2005 | 12:28 AM
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Bob,
The US RC Jet Command has a How-To article [link=http://198.31.251.112/howto/conformal_tanks.htm]here[/link].
Old 01-29-2005 | 10:31 AM
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Bob,
The US RC Jet Command has a How-To article [link=http://198.31.251.112/howto/conformal_tanks.htm]here[/link].

Yep.....that article was written by Rich Fong. May his soul rest in peace.
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Hello,
Carve out a piece of foam that will fit nicely into your space with 1/8" clearance for finish. Send it to me and I'll do the rest. What jet is this for? I can build it from epoxy glass/carbon.

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What jet is this for?
It's not for an aircraft - it' for a P200 powered street luge
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Bob:

Kevin Whitlow down in Texas did a very complete tutorial on tank building....it's been a while.....can't remember if it was on RCO or RCU.....you might look him up in the profile section and email or PM him for more info....

Tom
Here it is:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_13.../tm.htm#132470
Old 02-15-2005 | 05:40 PM
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Best one I've seen thus far:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/Supe...2607836/tm.htm

It's ongoing, and it's good!

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