For Sale: One 12" X 19" metal inspection port
I have a very high quality metal inspection port for sale for $275 + shipping.
It was built by a local machine shop and has never been used. The fuel tank for which it was designed was actually removed and replaced. This is a high quality piece of metal fabrication designed to provide large area access to fuel and water tanks.
Please contact me via e-mail: paul atsign searparty dot com
The details are:
- Outside dimensions: 12" by 19"
- Inside plate frame width: 1" (see photos below)
- Holes on 1" centers; you can use the cover plate as a template to drill the holes in your tank.
- Aluminum face place (the big outside plate) (about 3/16" thick)
- Stainless steel inside plate frame (about 3/16" thick) with threaded studs press fitted at 1" centers.
- The price includes nylon lock nuts and O-rings
- Also included are the adhesives shown: promoter (trade name PR-148 adhesion promoter) and sealant (PR-1440 tank sealant)
A typical installation would be to place the inside frame inside the existing tank with pre-drilled holes for the frame bolts to stick through. A bead of sealant can be put on the inside. Then an o-ring is placed over each bolt and pressed down to the outside tank surface. Then the outside frame can be fit over the bolts and o-rings. A gasket should be fashioned for the outside tank-plate mating surface. If you never intend to re-open in, sealant could be used. Then the nuts are threaded onto the studs and tightened.
Pictures: (click on the picture to see a full size image)
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This shows both the outside plate and inside frame. |
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The nylon nuts and o-rings are included. |
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The threaded studs have a special head and are press fitted into the inside frame. Very impressive work. The shop had done other inspection ports. |
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The surface prep and sealant are included. |
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The full outside face plate |
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A close up showing the threaded studs and machined holes |
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Another close up. The bevel on the inside surface of the outside face plate is designed to accommodate the o-ring assuring no leaks past the bolt. |
