Seat tanks

Viper22

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Independence, MO.
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Miway Breezy (Builder) - 304PR
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150 hours
Where does one find the large seat tank that you can see on the red Dominator that is for sale in the 'For Sale' section? Is there a WEB site for the people that sell them? Thanks
 
The tank is a Ora Cook tank and are no longer made. Those who have any left are holding on to them as though they were gold. I would post here in the wanted section.
 
Viper22 said:
Where does one find the large seat tank that you can see on the red Dominator that is for sale in the 'For Sale' section? Is there a WEB site for the people that sell them? Thanks
For $9,500.00 you can get the seat tank AND the gyro!
 
Seat tank in picture

Seat tank in picture

I believe the seat in question started life as a dune buggy seat manufactured by "Jaz". The seats just happen to be rotomolded and therefore, are hollow.
I and others have converted these seats to "seat tanks" by installing an inlet and outlets. If I remember correctly, they hold over 10 gallons

IF

If they don't leak. And leak they did. The mold parting line leaves a great deal of "flash" and the manufacturer "Jaz" grinds the flash off. Where the flash was the plastic is now often very thin or sports tiny cracks.

Back when I owned SnoBird Aircraft Co. I talked with Jaz about buying them raw and unground, they were not interested in changing their procedure. They asked "Why I wanted them this way" I told them "I was thinking of using them for fuel tanks on a dune buggy" They were not amused. It's a good thing I didn't tell the the word "aircraft".

I went to our local speed warehouse and looked through them all. I bought the only one that looked worthy out of 25 or so. I cut the hole, filled it with water and it leaked......

I told Ora about my troubles with them and he said his supplier will take them back if they leak. I found this hard to believe after you put a filler hole in them, but I have always known Ora to be a man of his word.
Do a Google search for dune buggy seats and you'll find them all over.

The Jaz seats are very reasonably priced and the seat covers are way too cheaply priced. You can't beat the "economy of scale" manufacturers.
Tom Milton
 
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