Uber rare narrow Babe bee tanks

Jason_WI Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:34 pm

Looks like I got some uber rare narrow tank version babe bees in the last lot I bought........ DAMMIT!

Need to squeeze em tighter in the vice for running.........

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**Admin** Wed Feb 13, 2013 1:14 am

Shoot! More examples of what some of these engines have been through. Do the tanks still seal with their original backplates?

marcel85 Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:26 am

Ah looks similar to my rare tank...
some people....

but with a bit of care and just the right force you can get them more or less round again.
only to make it functional, it will never be a show tank again.

This tank matched its backplate once, now it will fit a good backplate
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WingingIt74 Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:09 am

I've done that before when I was a kid

marcel85 Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:13 am

What part? breaking it, or fixing it lol!

WingingIt74 Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:14 am

More breaking then fixing back then Smile

Jason_WI Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:40 pm

Not sure of the tanks still seal to the backplates. The backplate on one is no longer flat and rocks when on a flat surface. These will go in the "take a better look of the lot before bidding bin" so I remember to look at lots better.

Jaspur_x Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:41 pm

I always had a junk piece of wood and 2 or more screws laying around Affraid or WOW!

the vice is for holding the piece of wood the engine is screwed to if your fingers/hands are too precious to do it Beer Cheers

**Cribbs74** Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:03 pm

I am ashamed to admit that I did it once when I was about 13. I was smart enough to realize that it would do damage so I backed off. I still have the widow, the tank and back are perfectly round, but I have a little crosshatch pattern on the tank still as a reminder of my impatience.

Ron

Jaspur_x Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:14 pm

cribbs74 wrote:I am ashamed to admit that I did it once when I was about 13. I was smart enough to realize that it would do damage so I backed off. I still have the widow, the tank and back are perfectly round, but I have a little crosshatch pattern on the tank still as a reminder of my impatience.

Ron

There was this once that the old wenmac of my dads did vibrate loose from the not tightened enough vice and chase me across my parents cellar before it hit the deck and wiped out that nice 3 blade prop it came with Sad

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