underdrive
jackwagon
Oh I'm all too aware of what's involved in installing a Bronco tank in a pickup truck (we got one), I get a chuckle every time I see someone claiming it to be an easy-peasy bolt-on deal. And for the record you don't need a skid plate to go with that tank, parts stores do sell regular straps to go under the tank like how 2wd trucks have them. Makes things somewhat easier if all you have is a brand new Bronco tank and nothing else...
I do wonder how bending the float arm will make it read properly. The travel of the sender itself doesn't change, but the travel of the float does, the only way that can happen is with a longer float arm. Bending the factory arm down will make it read empty closer to the bottom of the tahnk, but at the same rate you'll hit the full mark merely halfway up. With the Bronco arm you get more swing at the float per same travel at the sender, thus it will be much more accurate with a larger tank. And yes it will likely need some creative bending as well, there's pretty much no way around that but honestly it's no big deal, and you can make your gauges read whatever you want them to - for example we made ours so when the rear tank hits E on the gauge there's still 5 gallons of fuel in the tank, so about 15% reserve. Front tank is the same, hits E at 3 gallons left, so again 15% reserve.
Think next year we'll ditch the Spectra steel tanks and go with these instead:
http://shop.broncograveyard.com/Gas-Tank-33-Gallon-Plastic-90-96/productinfo/30216/
http://shop.broncograveyard.com/198...-Side-Mount-Tank-19-Gallon/productinfo/30336/
With the Powerstroke stainless-steel sender units and good undercoating of the steel parts once everything is together they should pretty much outlast the truck they're being installed in.
The dually tires, if you run all 6 the same size and they're all worn evenly you can buy them a pair a month and the budget hit is substabtially less brutal.
Care to post a pic of your bike?
I do wonder how bending the float arm will make it read properly. The travel of the sender itself doesn't change, but the travel of the float does, the only way that can happen is with a longer float arm. Bending the factory arm down will make it read empty closer to the bottom of the tahnk, but at the same rate you'll hit the full mark merely halfway up. With the Bronco arm you get more swing at the float per same travel at the sender, thus it will be much more accurate with a larger tank. And yes it will likely need some creative bending as well, there's pretty much no way around that but honestly it's no big deal, and you can make your gauges read whatever you want them to - for example we made ours so when the rear tank hits E on the gauge there's still 5 gallons of fuel in the tank, so about 15% reserve. Front tank is the same, hits E at 3 gallons left, so again 15% reserve.
Think next year we'll ditch the Spectra steel tanks and go with these instead:
http://shop.broncograveyard.com/Gas-Tank-33-Gallon-Plastic-90-96/productinfo/30216/
http://shop.broncograveyard.com/198...-Side-Mount-Tank-19-Gallon/productinfo/30336/
With the Powerstroke stainless-steel sender units and good undercoating of the steel parts once everything is together they should pretty much outlast the truck they're being installed in.
The dually tires, if you run all 6 the same size and they're all worn evenly you can buy them a pair a month and the budget hit is substabtially less brutal.
Care to post a pic of your bike?
