so i thought about it for a while, pulled the air box apart, put just the bottom half on the carbs and laid the tank in place, there was contact sh#t. ok it needs cutting, so off i set. here's pics but unfortunately i did have to use tape
![YIKES! :yikes:](./images/smilies/22_yikes.gif)
first i placed a rule over the bottom half, so i wasn't cutting through the breather nor the drain then marked it up.
![Image](http://mawler.org/bike/airbox/fzr600airbox.jpg)
slide the 2 halves together to mark up for cutting
![Image](http://mawler.org/bike/airbox/fzr600airbox3.jpg)
![Image](http://mawler.org/bike/airbox/fzr600airbox4.jpg)
here's the result, 1.5cm shorter
![Image](http://mawler.org/bike/airbox/fzr600airbox8.jpg)
close ups of the breather and drain
![Image](http://mawler.org/bike/airbox/fzr600airbox9.jpg)
![Image](http://mawler.org/bike/airbox/fzr600airbox11.jpg)
the top on (wonky btw) nearly ready to mark up then cut
![Image](http://mawler.org/bike/airbox/fzr600airbox12.jpg)
look there's the WHITE TAPE
![YIKES! :yikes:](./images/smilies/22_yikes.gif)
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
![Image](http://mawler.org/bike/airbox/fzr600airbox14.jpg)
if there's any contact i want to know exactly where, as little cutting as possible, so i put gasket sealer on the underside of the tank to show the contact area
![Image](http://mawler.org/bike/airbox/fzr600airbox15.jpg)
more TAPE
![YIKES! :yikes:](./images/smilies/22_yikes.gif)
![Image](http://mawler.org/bike/airbox/fzr600airbox16.jpg)
tank fits no contact, just 2 smallish holes to TAPE over
![YIKES! :yikes:](./images/smilies/22_yikes.gif)
![Banana :banana:](./images/smilies/banana.gif)
![Image](http://mawler.org/bike/airbox/fzr600airbox16.jpg)
air intake cut
![Image](http://mawler.org/bike/airbox/fzr600airbox18.jpg)
just needs welding up, Tomorrow weather permitting, the fumes don't do your lung's any good so needs to be done outdoors, hopefully there'll be no performance related issues, fingers crossed