Replacement sub frame fuel tank is in the works!!!!

Okay here's the latest,

Talked with the mold maker yesterday and the "model" is being cut and assembled at this time should be ready middle of next week. I'll be out of town with my girl friend for a few days next week, so I'm planning on being at the mold makers facility at the end of next week or the beginning of the next depending on how the "model" construction goes.

Right now we are looking at maximizing the sub frame tanks own fuel fill spout or cap. Trying to find just the right cap that will be as small as possible, yet allow easy filling of the sub tank from the that location. We have several idea's on different caps, their pluses and minuses.

It's looking like we are going to recess the area where the wiring harness is in the sub frame by a 1/4 inch. Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about the clearance between the shock reservoir and the harness as the frame spar is right there. However, the changes we are going to make will be an improvement over stock, as several stock bikes have been found to have chafing due to the stock fuel pump cover retaining screws rubbing on the harness clamp.

The adapter plate that I mentioned before is going to be modified a bit further to allow even more clearance than we previously had, it didn't hit anything but we want to make it better so that is why I did not post any pictures.

We will be going live with the 70 Degree Racing web site very soon and will be taking pre orders for the tanks, as well as other Husaberg aftermarket products. We hope to be adding new products through the coming weeks and months dedicated to Husaberg motorcycles.

So there you have it, the latest and greatest.

Dale

Well we certainly support that vote of confidence!! As they say the devil is in the details, as I posted earlier we should be ironing out the final configuration in the next two weeks.

Just heard today that the model is done. I expect to be heading out to the molders place sometime next week to make the necessary changes to the model and then the mold itself can be built. -Progress-

All,

Well we are in the final stretch now of getting our mold made. The model is done, and all the remains is for me to visit the molder later this week and iron out the final details on the model, and then it will be off to the fiberglass shop, and then off to the foundry to have the mold made.

The 70* degree racing site ( http://www.70degreeracing.com ) is now up and running and we are now taking pre orders on the tanks. As well, we are selling Bullet Proof Designs guards. I just installed a set of the radiator guards the other day on my bike and I can tell you these things are burly to say the least!!! Super simple to install, and much better air flow than with the stock louvers, and, because of their design, small debris that passes through the openings simply drop out through the open bottom of the guard. Unlike the stock louvers where debris would pile up and cause air flow loss. Check out the 70 Degree Racing guarantee on the "Order and Contact Information" page at the site.

Another product that is coming down the pike at 70*, is a coated mid pipe that will cut the skin temp of the mid pipe by almost 70% details coming soon on that. I have one coming to me in the mail at this time, and I will be testing it out and taking temp readings.

I'm trying to figure out how to post some pics of the model, but, can't seem to up load any photo's to my gallery at this moment. So will do that as soon as I can.

chtucker said:

Dale, with firefox, I got the following

You (meaning the website) are running an older version of Java for the scrolling banner (maybe updatee your Jave)

Your website doesn't function very well with firefox, all the buttons are missing on the bottom of the page.

THANKS FOR THE HARD WORK!

Click to expand...

I had the same problem with the links at the bottom of the page, as I run FF too. I passed the info along to the admin for our site thanks for letting me know you were having the same problem

All,

Thanks to all of those who have placed their pre orders for the 70degree racing sub frame tanks!!!

I spent about 12 hours at the molders shop yesterday with their master mold model maker Tom working on the model for the mold itself. It was a very productive day, and we completed all the tasks we set out to do on the model. We got the location and depth set for the sub tank fuel fill spout, maximum space for fuel, easy to get to add fuel, but set back below the line between the seat and and side panel to make sure there will be no interference while you are riding. Also found a simple and easy to use cap for the sub tank. Keeping in mind that there is not much room to work with here, I think it turned out really good.

We also made more room for the wiring harness and the adapter plate for the connection on the main tank, and found a great place for the vent to go on top of the sub frame tank.

Tom was super to work with and really knows his craft. That has to be the most times I have taken my tank and sub frame off and put them back on in one day for sure!!! However, it was all really good as we made sure that there is going to be no fitting problems between the two. For anyone who has taken their tank off and or messed around down in the area between the main tank and sub frame, you know it's a tight fit down there underneath the battery. But thanks to Tom's handy work we were able to get plenty of space to work with so there won't be any clearance problems, and still maintain a very high degree of integrity of the tank.

I'll up load a few pictures of my trip to the shop as soon as I can!!!

Thanks again to everyone who has pre-ordered their tanks, purchased some great bullet proof designs products, and everyone else for their ongoing support and interest. Based on current projections we should have our mold in about two weeks.

Thanks,

Dale

Hey Gazza,

Thanks for the great suggestion. I'm not sure how you guys put your cap in, but, we are going to put a metallic threaded insert in the location shown in the photo's and use a plastic cap similar to the one in the photo. This way if someone were to over tighten their cap (no one ever over tightens and strips anything right ) just the cap will strip and can be replaced-inexpensively. There isn't much room up in that area as far as thickness goes, and we would be unable to put the metal threaded insert in the tank there. The other thought on the cap location was to maintain the lines of the bike as much as possible, without their being any possibility of snagging your pants or anything on it when riding or mounting or dismounting.

You do bring up a good point about getting maximum fuel capacity with the location of the cap on your version. What we figure is this. The main tank fill cap is higher than the sub tank, and the back of the bike. By using the fill cap on the sub tank you will get about 95% or better fill capacity of the sub tank, so if my math is correct you'd lose about a half liter by just using the fill cap on the sub tank, and you could get that back by using the following procedure. After filling the sub tank, you fill the front tank and gravity takes over, the higher fuel level in the main tank will fill that small remaining capacity in the sub tank, and then you just top the main tank up again, by our measurements, this shouldn't take more than a minute.


Tazer:

That's a great idea. However, if you pull the shock out of your bike and bring the wheel up to it's maximum travel there isn't too much room there for any kind of box or tool storage area. I do like your idea a lot though, it would be great to not have to wear a fanny pack!!!

Thanks to the both of you for your great input!!!

Dale