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Ok I know you can buy T-stat housings but I wanted to make one. It started out as the chunk on the left. I now just have to drill and tap it for the fittings I am going to use and radius the corners on the rotary table.
T.J.
T.J.'s Performance (http://www.tjsperformance.com)
http://www.tonym302.com/uploads/tstat1.jpg
http://www.tonym302.com/uploads/tstat2.jpg
Here it is finished. I might polish it though.
http://www.tonym302.com/uploads/tstat3.jpg
[ August 30, 2003, 01:36 PM: Message edited by: TJS ]
sidewound
08-27-2003, 06:31 PM
Your boss aint watcin you close enough :D
Peace Man :cool:
CESAR
superdave013
08-27-2003, 09:28 PM
Oh you know I like that. If I didn't have a s.s. one I'ed be temped to knock that off. :rolleyes:
I know what you mean about making what you can buy just to be different.
I'm making a s.s. drain plug sleeve amoung other things this weekend just because I can.
[ August 27, 2003, 10:33 PM: Message edited by: superdave013 ]
Slick
08-28-2003, 05:35 AM
I wish I could do stuff like that :confused:
hack job
08-28-2003, 07:41 AM
looks good ! got lots of that kind of stuff on my boat too. wink
flat broke
08-28-2003, 07:57 AM
Lookin good.
Chris
roostwear
08-28-2003, 06:50 PM
It's hard to tell from the photo, but it looks like the wall is kinda thin (at least as far as tapping it for a NPT is concerned). You might consider leaving a boss on the inside where your ports will be for a little extra meat for tapping. Looks great... I love billet pieces.
1slowboat
08-28-2003, 07:19 PM
very nice work,are you going to polish it? :D
i just put a custom puke tank on my boat,hand rolled and welded.. :D
here is a pic
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/961puke_tank_003-med.jpg
ole war horse
08-29-2003, 04:15 AM
Dam that looks good and you gota feel good about something that nice looking and best part is you did it, not the parts house.
I got a custom made puke tank also...
I didnt make it ...But somebody from these boards did.....I love utilizing local talent!!!
I have not been disappointed yet!....
http://extremeboatsmag.com/photos/data/507/86dscf0060-med.jpg
[ August 29, 2003, 05:49 AM: Message edited by: JETBOAT BRIAN ]
The wall is .270. I have to finish tapping it today.
T.J.
Taylorman
08-29-2003, 06:19 AM
I had a friend make this fuel log. Just had to chime in. http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/161DCP_1830.JPG
superdave013
08-29-2003, 07:33 AM
Hey T.J., how many PM's have you gotten from people wanting you to make them one for 20 bucks?
lol Every time I post something like that I get a bunch of PM's along those lines.
Ok, who wants to make me one of these puke tanks and how much is it going to cost me?
JETBOAT BRIAN:
I got a custom made puke tank also...
I didnt make it ...But somebody from these boards did.....I love utilizing local talent!!!
I have not been disappointed yet!....
http://extremeboatsmag.com/photos/data/507/86dscf0060-med.jpg
[ August 29, 2003, 11:42 AM: Message edited by: Tee ]
Puke tanks look real nice. I think I am going to make a puke tank set up now too..hmmm if only I can find a BBC and refurb the boat this winter all the parts I make for the thing will be ready to bolt on....hehehe. Anybody have any dimensions or drawings of the puke tank. I can trade drawings of the t-stat housing.
T.J.
www.tjsperformance.com (http://www.tjsperformance.com) - if it does not exist we can make it.
TJS,
You find what you need to build a puke tank yet?
Tee,
Not yet. I have a lot of 6061 in my shop, but I think I need to go to the scrap yard. There is a great one in Stamford, CT. that has tons of alum.
Looking at the pic I think I can make a drawing and get some round stock for the ends and drill and tap them on the lathe. Does not look too hard.
I am working on my truck right now. I plow with this thing and last year it took a beating. So I pulled the motor to fix the cracks in the frame from plowing and decided to pull the pan SBC 350 and found a skirt of the piston broken. I just rebuilt this thing a year ago. Oh well good thing I pulled the pan off huh. Talk to you later.
Nice boat TEE.
T.J.
www.tjsperformance.com (http://www.tjsperformance.com) - if it does not exist we can make it...
TJS
Probably a couple pipe bungs for the oulets would work. Not in a hurry, boat has been down for a year and the season is almost over now anyway. But would like a custom one vs off the shelf. I will sketch something out over the next few days. See what I come up with.
What part of CT you live in. I go to Hebron and Chaplin a few times a year. Maybe we could hook up for a cold one :cool:
1slowboat
09-07-2003, 12:23 PM
the puke tank was made from stainles steel, hand rolled and welded on the seam, put the seam on the bottom, 4 inch round and 11 inches long with 5/8 tubbing welded on sides and 1 1/2 inch on top to take the breathers, sanded and pollised by hand... we can make more, we just want to know how many people want them so we know what to charge for them,... and they do work very well,...no more oil residue on valve covers and oil does go in... p.s. it does have a 1/2 inch bung on the bottom to drain,or plumb into oil pan with a valve in line.... give me an e- mail if you want one,pollised or not...
homebltjet@aol.com
Sniper4x4
04-12-2004, 06:16 PM
Originally posted by 1slowboat
the puke tank was made from stainles steel, hand rolled and welded on the seam, put the seam on the bottom, 4 inch round and 11 inches long with 5/8 tubbing welded on sides and 1 1/2 inch on top to take the breathers, sanded and pollised by hand... we can make more, we just want to know how many people want them so we know what to charge for them,... and they do work very well,...no more oil residue on valve covers and oil does go in... p.s. it does have a 1/2 inch bung on the bottom to drain,or plumb into oil pan with a valve in line.... give me an e- mail if you want one,pollised or not...
homebltjet@aol.com
1slowboat, I'm interested in seeing a polished one. I need one for my Olds.
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