Custom water/ methenol tank pics

[Bob D]

Sean Roe thought I should post my tank and cover pics. I bought a plastic welder and fabricated the tank from 1/8" HDPE plastic sheet. I found out welding plastic is a lot harder and time consuming than metal, plus I killed a few more brain cells from the fumes. I cut the cap assembly off another tank with a hole saw and got the sight gage stuff from ACE hardware. I already had a low level sender from my old tank. The capacity is 3.25 gal. The cover is aluminum sheet with carpet from Auto Zone glued over. The carpet is actually a perfect match but for some reason it looks different in the photo. I know a lot of folks are getting water injection and this could be of interest.

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[Casey 111]

Looks great! Nice job on it. Iv been interested in using one of those plastic welders. You say its pretty hard?

 

[FLX109]

Bob D,
I want one, Are you interested in making more?
Nice Job

 

[Dimitrios]

what can u make for the RT/10?

 

[Bob D]

I had intended on making several but I need to cutdown the fab time somehow.

 

[Dave T (BADVENM)]

Bob, I need your help putting a Roe system on my car first

 

[1TONY1]

That's nice, I had thought about doing the same thing after seeing Nadines tank. I still need to try plastic welding.....is it harder than tig welding aluminum ? With a tight fit and thin metal aluminum welding can go pretty quick but it may not react well with methanol.

 

[Qualitywires.com]

That is really sweet! Damn you did a great job.

Tony, give it to me I will tig your plastic for ya!

 

[Blade Runner]

That looks great.
Is there any pressure requirements on the water methanol injection or is it gravity feed. If so what pressure do they operate at?

 

[Bob D]

Tony
I got the idea from Nadine. I couldn't compare plastic welding to TIG because I've never tried it, only MIG and stick. It's not that hard but takes longer. I bought the most basic welder out there, Mini-Weld 5500HT on ebay. I was thinking about stainless but I believe plastic is better for this purpose.

 

[Qualitywires.com]

I know on some plastics you have to be careful on. the **** is nasty stuff and can cause certain types of plastics to swell.

 

[Bob D]

There's no pressure, just need a vented cap. The pump is mounted directly below the tank.

 

[Bob D]

Make sure you use High Density Polyethylene and you won't have any problems. Also, it is a thermoplastic and can be easily heated and bent.

 

[Simms]

Very nice!

 

[CitySnake]

That's excellent Bob! I just had the same discussion with Sean and he gave me a few sites to check out different sized and shaped containers.

As Dimitrios asked, if you ever come up with a version for an RT, I'd take one in a sec!

 

[InjectTheVenom]

I have a question for a friend of mine with a '97 blue/white stripes GTS:
Can this system be had with a Paxton supercharger and if so, is there any modification required to the existing Roe package or does it need to be modified?
Who can I tell my friend to contact in order to sort things out for his Vipers (he has the mentioned GTS as well as a red '03 SRT-10, both have Paxtons)?

 

[superdavz]

Looks very professional.