As I don't have the sprockets yet (they will be ordered once I've finished this update) and most of the jobs left to do involve having the 90'd drive in place, I was scrathing around for something to do on MadTrax, so I decided to sort this little problem out!
The problem being it should fit here (the tape is only to keep the dust etc out), but I don't have a key for it!
But I do have this tank from a Honda CX trike with a locking cap... I feel a bit of tank slicing coming up
It would of been a shame to scrap the fantasic art work...
So I now have some more wall decoration
The filler hole section was cut from the CX tank, cleaned up and tried for size on MadTrax's tank.
To mark where I would need to cut on MT's tank I needed to cut out a small section so the new bit would sit flat..
And here is the very same hole after being part welded back in! Yes my brain wasn't functioning to well that day and I cut too much out!
The correct size hole marked and cut out..
A test fit, only a few little tweaks needed..
While I was getting on with the welding Rob was cleaning all the paint off the locking cap thingy.
Quite a few layers of paint!
Ta-Daa
As you can see with the flap open it needs a little bit of filler work.. Not much though
I gave it a quick coat of paint to help show up where I may of missed any welding... Here's one of the holes.
The new cap looks the part, I can't decide if it needs painting of just a coat of matt clear coat.. Time will tell