I'm back in the game. I got some small things done
I made this tubing straightener for the brake and fuel hard lines using scraps on hand. It's not my idea. There are multiple versions of this kind of tool out on the Internet. My version is super simple. I tried out a test piece. It helps, but you've go to do multiple passes to get things reasonably straight.
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I got my rear main ground for the battery done
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Likewise with the mounting bracket for the positive terminal at the engine bay.
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My next task is laying out the fuel lines from the boot to the engine bay. This is a new area for me. I've never dealt with AN hardware and there's still a mix of NPT/SAE parts from the donor to work with. I did a preliminary design a couple years back and ordered the parts I thought I'd need, but I have many questions. I'm reading reference books with my left hand and trying to do stuff with my right.
I definitely want to have a fuel pressure gauge in the engine compartment. The donor fuel rail is difficult to access when the engine is assembled and I'm going to put it before that part. Also, I want to see what the pressure from the fuel pump at rear is before it gets to the donor pressure regulator, which is set for 40 PSI.
I bought a fuel gauge from Earl's but I'm a little concerned about how it mounts. The gauge is mounted using NPT threads and I feel like there is a lot of weight cantilevered off of that fitting. It seems like a likely place for failure with time.
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Here's the chassis area where power and fuel will arrive. The fuel delivery will be at the tube at the bottom of this photo.
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My plan (so far) is to place things like this. The fuel gauge doesn't absolutely have to go where shown, but that's where I'd like it. It's pretty crowded in that area and there may not be enough room for all the joints required.
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One area I need to educate myself with is the actual fuel hoses. Below is a photo of the stock donor setup. In the donor, it ran from the firewall to the SFI fuel rail. It looks like I can reuse the engine (fuel rail) end, but need to replace the firewall end with AN-6 connectors of some sort.
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It looks like the donor specific, engine-connectors can be separated from the stock hose and reused.
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This end needs to be converted to AN-6 compatible hardware. I'm new to AN hardware. Is there an obvious solution to any of you familiar with AN stuff?
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Here is the stock fuel pressure regulator. It's 40 PSI on the fuel rail side. I don't know what it is on the fuel pump side. My new one is in the 45-50 pound range. I'm surprised this high pressure setup is all friction fit connections.
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That's it today. I'll do a little more research and see what kinds of solutions I can come up with.
Cheers,