Well you certainly cannot turn back now..If you've been wondering where I've been, I took some time to tackle some projects around the house. Lots of yard work, a giant dining table, and lots of dealing with grass. Oh and had a kid!
We're finding our new routine and the big projects are knocked out so I started to get back to work. Spent some time this weekend to drop the motor out for some finish work (trans tunnel, oil pan baffle, etc) and start running fuel lines.
I devised a solution to cleanly mount my fuel and brake lines by doing this:
Behold my cutting board brackets! I didn't like the idea of a hundred p clamps for the three lines to I knocked these out in an hour. The bolt goes down through the floor, the top is then tacked down and the clamps get a nylock nut to sandwich it all down.
I got the hard lines roughed into place a little finessing and they should look amazing.
I needed a place for the lines to enter the engine bay so i did some cutting. Some of this work was for a certain someone so they better be happy. I've got some thinking to do on how to fill this area and clean it up.
Well you certainly cannot turn back now..
And I hate to say it, but the pic is begging to be commented on..
One of those fuel lines is phcked.
I will double check but I'm pretty sure it's goodIf it's an optical illusion, it's pretty convincing. You have a badly linked tube at the bend that goes into the engine compartment
Why are you not using the stock tank?I've been movin along getting the fuel system button up. I've had the tank close to done but not in and there was holes to be made for the top hat to clear. Getting to this point felt like a good win and some progress towards running.
Now look, I thought it would bolt right in. I didn't realize that the 00's gas filler neck was a few inches taller than the older one. I'm trying to make it easy for myself...
So I chopped it and used some hose to bridge the gap
And while I was at it I added a fuel vent with rollover protection. I tapped into the line for the filler burp and put the vent in the filler box above the filler neck. Not pictured is reinstalling the filler box drain. I need some hose clamps on a couple of these lines but for the most part, I shouldn't have to drop the tank again.
Speaking of making clearance for the top hat...
Tried to keep this access hole to a minimum. I started by cutting the circle in the middle of the tire well and added some room for the fuel lines. Liberal application of hammer, pliers and using a dolly as a hammer and I have a nice lip on here. Top hat clears the opening with ease. Just need a cover and all's good.
Why are you not using the stock tank?
It's a curiosity thing..its how you know that maybe somebody found a better way to do something that might not require that nigh of 80% of something else need fabricating in the future.I must admit I got a kick out of seeing the guy who fabricated nigh on 80% of his car asking another guy who is fabricating nigh on 80% of his car why he is fabricating something.
It's a curiosity thing..its how you know that maybe somebody found a better way to do something that might not require that nigh of 80% of something else need fabricating in the future.
SEEK. ....and ye shall find.
This is exactly what I wanted to see. I started googling and forsaw information overload coming and noped out.Cheap copper autolite.... gt40 heads will use a 104.. use these up to 15psi..
Use a 103 for above 15psi
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