I found a Yellow CZ tank of the same year as my new CZ. Gotta love ebay.
I love the look, the narrow profile, and the stock factor, but there is 5 lbs to save with a plastic coffin tank. We'll see.
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Broken mounting tab. I'm not sure if I should pull the whole tab off or just weld on an extension.
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The pads on both sides will need to be secured better. I'll probably pull them off to paint the tank anyway. Are these available?
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The tank was welded on the top. I'll try to clean that up. The cap fit from the plastic tank, perhaps the petcocks will as well.
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Looks better already, just setting it on the bike.
nice kickstand, think it will help the grass grow?
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All repaired, sand blasted, painted, stickered and ready to mount (below)
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You can see the left side tab repair. The weld on the top was feathered but I didn't want to try ton completely remove it.
The inside of the tank was treated with a rust buster and tank sealer called POR-15. We'll see how that works.
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A couple NOS petcocks and a NOS gas cap are nice toppers. Watch ebay for Kolotour. He has NOS stuff time to time. I also bought my NOS kickstarter from him. The decals were purchased from CR High Performance as well as one of the side pads. I got the other pad off ebay.
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Another look at the left side tab repair. Not bad for rattle can technology. I used Plasti-Kote Ultra Enamel School Bus Yellow, available at Pep Boys.
What do you know ................... It did help the grass grow!
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I am open to suggestions.
