Kegtanks???

I'll take another look at it tomorrow, maybe take a few pics. I'll keep you guys posted.

 

im going to mount it in the trunk of my car. so im not THAT worried about the arresting thing. thats for the info though.

when you get pictures let me know. that would be bad***.

 

I ran a 16gal keg on my first t-bucket - it was visually too big - put a "pony" (8gal) on the next one...just right - had a Moon® filler and flipcap and a pickup welded about 2 inches from the bottom (leave the bottom for dregs and moisture - worked like a champ - don't forget to vent the tank or at least use a vented filler cap of some kind - oh yeah - they look better polished or spun - did mine on a lathe was some very fine steel wool - took hours, but was worth it

A greater love hath no man than this...that he give up his own life for his friend -

dj

 

thats where stock car guys mounted them, to be truthfull I think the cop just had it out for the guy he bagged because there were probably 20 other cars with kegs of some size for gas tanks.Years ago I had a little refridgerator keg that I capped the ends on for about a 5 gallon tank they had a little spout sort of like a coffee machine .I don't even know if they make those anymore,I can't even remember the brand it was now,It looked a lot like 5 gallon moon tank with flat ends after I reworked it

 

Mine has a steel filler neck (from a 51 chevy pu) welded to a stainless 15gal keg. Then had a stainless bung welded to the bottom where I drill it. Welding store can tell you what rod to use if you do the same using different metals

 

i forgot to type.haha.

thats my trunk, im currently making shelvs for all my extra ****.

im going to mount a full keg back there. going across the rear seat. are you saying ill need to drill and make the pickup line about 2 inches from the bottom? i can do that on the flat side on the left, im guessing. then a filler neck on the upper side. im going to do that on the curved side, oviously, and then i either vent it (ill probly do that) or get a vented cap? and thats about it?

 

I used a beer keg on the back of the GMC T. Only problem I had with it was it didn't have any beer in it when I got it.

 

i have the origonal fuel level gauge in the dash. and when i go to turn the car on it flickers, thats all i know on if it works. im going to ***ume that it does, can i just put a level sending unit in the kegtank and wire it to the gauge, or is there a special way to do that. i havent even looked at the wiring or anyhting yet.

 

Oh **** man, now that is a death race 2000 machine!

 

If your keg capacity is unknown, you can estimate roughly by using this formula:

R[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2 [/FONT]x 3.14 x length of tank / 231

Basically,

1. Measure the diameter of the tank.
2. Take half the length of the diameter of the tank,
multiply it times itself.
3. Then multiply that number by Pi which is roughly
3.14
4. Divide that number by 231. (1 gallon is roughly
equal to 231 cubic inches.

This should give you a rough guess of how many gallons your tank should hold. If you have another tank that you wish to use - be it rectangular or square - use the old length x width x height formula, and then divide by 231.

Hope this helps! Sorry if I rambled. It's the math teacher in me coming out.

 

so im getting the keg this week. and im borrowing my buddies tig welder. ill post some pics when i get it done and all that.

 

i was re reading this bc i still havent gotten the keg due to brake issues. but i realized that why dont i just go to the gas station after i make it and find out when i put gas in it?

 

It doesn't polish up as nice a beer keg , but a 40gal propane tank is cylinder shaped. One big advantage is that they are steel and are pretty common since the government mandated fill valve change early last year.

 

I have a keg-erator at home and I own the keg (Shiner) that is in it. None of the kegs I get from my local beer store has "property of" on it. I do remember that when I used to rent kegs for parties the kegs had "property of " on them. That may just be a Texas thing, Texas does have some rather peculiar liquor laws.

 

Because you ask for experiences.... Many years ago when I was just a lad, I had a 56 Chevy P/U. The night before we were to leave for Pate we had the bright idea to put a keg in the back, under the window before the trip. So we finished off the beer, (another reason I don't drink anymore) and got to work. A couple of small chains, some angle iron mounts, a fitting, JB Weld, a 2 inch ******, and a cap with a small hole drilled in the side. and we took off.

We got as far as Big Spring, and noticed the truck was steering like hockey, and felt top heavy so we switched over to the keg to empty it. By the time we made Abliene, 40 was our top speed. So onto the shoulder we went.

Some thought it was vapor lock, but I knew we drilled that hole...so. I was running 2 Motorcraft carbs. You know the flat-top kind, you can pull the tops off easy? Any-way off came the tops and out came the flash lights and we had carbs full of yeast! We stumbled to the truck stop, got a can of B-12, and swithched back to the main tank.

The next day we sold the keg at pate for 25.00.

Moral - Make sure it is really clean inside! And I worry about how you'll vent inside the trunk and not smell it? Oh and when we got back the guy that was suposed to turn the keg back in was a bit ticked.... wonder what ever happened to him? Missed that one on the 12 steps! ooops, he-he

 

I concurr. DIRT mods, short track Late Models, Supermodifieds etc....Kegs were the circle tracker's gas tank of choice until fuel cells were mandated in the mid-late '70s. As some have found out by shootin' at 'em.., these things are hard to puncture and make a very safe tank.Somewhere in my racing "archives", I still have a set up keg that I used in my stockers for years.. IF I ever decide to make a streeter out of my '37 Chevy modified, I think I'll use it.

Jan

 

If you want to have the pickup 2 inches off the bottom you could weld a 2 inch long piece of pipe or tube into the bottom (it would be the side until you lay it sideways). More or less a standpipe setup. Either way you might consider a drain of some sort cause wrestlin that thing back out of there with a couple gallons of gas in it would be a pain in the ***. If you ever had to.

To vent I put a hose on the vent fitting and ran that higher than the filler, put a couple loops in it and ran it back down through the floor. That way I get no gas fumes inside the car with me. You might consider a rollover valve. Tanks Inc, and I think Ricks has them. For that matter anyone that sells fuel tanks or cells should be able to get one for you (or pirate one out of a wrecking yard). Sometimes they are called a "Discriminator" valve (which is actually a different part).

 

Those of you running these with electric fuel pumps, where are you setting the fuel outlet at?

Seems like Jerry cans would be far too spark-happy for gas fumes. Am I wrong?

 

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