The Roofus Special

[kenny c]

LIke the sounds of this . Are you going to start a build thread on the shop?

 

[Camo King]

I cannot wait to see the roofus making progress again! Always loved this build.

 

[jfg455]

Outstanding!![cl[P

 

[CORPO]

Nice man... Congrats!

 

[falconvan]

Awesome; congrats! I'm betting you could sell some T-shirts with a picture of Rufus on the front to help finance your shop. Put me down for one; one of my favorite RRR builds!

 

[Flipper_1938]

I went to the Bunny Run in Jackson, TN this weekend and found a gas tank that looks like it will work for this thing. It is a plastic fuel cell with an aluminum sheet metal cover. I can't find anything like it online, but it looks like it will work for me.

When I got home, I posed it for pictures. looks like I have room to move it up and back if needed.

20160416_161803 by Flipper_1938, on Flickr

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[bob w]

Nice find, Flipper. It looks like it belongs there.

 

[soltz]

Nice find, Flipper. It looks like it belongs there.

What he said ^^^^^^^^^[cl

 

[Flipper_1938]

Nice find, Flipper. It looks like it belongs there.

Yep. You gotta have an open mind when you walk through a swap meet...gas tank wasn't really on my list of stuff to look for. But I think it may turn out better than I could have hoped for. I will have room for any kind of shock absorber I want to run on the sides. ....and the weight won't be way past the rear wheels. My previous idea was a triangle shaped tank that would have gone from the axle to the point.

This tank takes up more "trunk room", but I think the safety part is more important.

I think I am going to ditch the aluminum skin and incorporate a steel skin in my trunk floor.

 

[earthman]

Back on track!

 

[Flipper_1938]

Anybody ever seen a tank made like that? What was it used for? I can't find anything similar online?

 

[Skip]

Anybody ever seen a tank made like that? What was it used for? I can't find anything similar online?

I've seen tanks like that, but I can't remember where/when. I'm thinking space saving, just like you are doing with it.

Glad to see some progress. [cl Little things count.

 

[jfg455]

Looks like a race car tank by the filler cap. [P

 

[CORPO]

glad to see this back at the top! That tank was made for that space

 

[Flipper_1938]

No real progress since buying the tank, but guys at work are giving me crap for not finishing it so maybe some thing soon…...

 

[Torchie]

No real progress since buying the tank, but guys at work are giving me crap for not finishing it so maybe some thing soon…...

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[kenny c]

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[Old Iron]

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[dodgedartgt]

updates ????

Yo, are you still out there ???

2 years, 4 months, 3 weeks, 1 day
I don't know if I can wait any longer

Mike Bynum
NW OR (ex KY)

 

[Flipper_1938]

I'm still here....roofus is still on the table.