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Well I figured I'd do an experiment and find out what would happen if I brought a bottle of rum to a buddies aluminum shop on a Friday night. Turns out a bunch of talented people showed up and with lots of good natured heckling about who was the best welder we ended up with 2 empty bottles of rum and an awesome fuel tank. There were 4 of us cutting and everyone but me took a turn welding and it seemed to go together effortlessly.

I also ground out the welds on the header tube that was close to the frame and pushed it further into the flange so I have good clearance on the frame now.