Who welds aluminum for a good price

[00harpdawg]

I have an rci fuel cell that's cracking on both sides. I was wondering who in the valley welds aluminum and is their a way to keep it from cracking again?

 

[Gravy]

thicker tank.
I'll text you my friend's number who helped me build mine.

 

[B2-Bomber]

is their a way to keep it from cracking again?

aluminum cells need to be seriously rubber-isolated. just vibrations from the road are often enough to fatigue the welds, and crack them. The best way is to have all mounting points 100% isolated, so the tank touches rubber, and the bolt touches rubber, but the bolt never contacts the tank itself.

 

[skippy]

I started running plastic cells for this same reason

 

[B2-Bomber]

or ones without welded edges like the aluminum soda-fountain Co2 tanks people used to use for fuel on sand buggies and whatnot

 

[UFAB]

We will be in the shop next week.



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[Gravy]

I've seen his mount; he had it in a cradle mount with rubber not the tabs.
Pretty common failure with an RCI. Our other friend had 2 fail on him and RCI warrantied them.

RCI evidently is warranting it after 3 or 4 years. Great customer service. It's my personal opinion that "spirited offroad driving" is too much for the thin wall RCI 1000 series tanks.

 

[MikeGyver]

I have an rci fuel cell that's cracking on both sides. I was wondering who in the valley welds aluminum and is their a way to keep it from cracking again?

Don't mount it with the tabs, use a strap setup like on a factory vehicle gas tank.