I guess I'm a grand-pappy now
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Btw, we still have to figure out the venting system (unable to put at top due to lack of room with rear firewall inplace) .... I suppose I could just run a hose from the top-most corner down to the ground, but I'm concerned about fuel sloshing out when full, doing a hard corner. *pontificates*
I don't know what fuel capacity is now, but Fran lists the stock tank as 100litres, and we basically have chopped the tank in half ..... granted I loose a bit with the fuel sender in place, but the stock tank has the holes in it for the cables, plus I have baby sump power, so that evens out. .... but 50litres seems kind of odd to me at that size, i would have guessed 30. Oh well - when we flush it out again (we'll have to do so for the vent fitting install) I'll measure and see how much I have left
I don't know what fuel capacity is now, but Fran lists the stock tank as 100litres, and we basically have chopped the tank in half ..... granted I loose a bit with the fuel sender in place, but the stock tank has the holes in it for the cables, plus I have baby sump power, so that evens out. .... but 50litres seems kind of odd to me at that size, i would have guessed 30. Oh well - when we flush it out again (we'll have to do so for the vent fitting install) I'll measure and see how much I have left
Fran Hall RCR
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You installing a center seat option for the child seat????
Worked it out today - approximately 9.4 to 9.6gal of useable capacity. So not too too toooooooo bad given stock OEM tanks are like 14-15gal.
I imagine my sleeved ls 457 will be a lot like my z06 - casual driving I see 20-30mpg on average (although being carb'd and a lot more power probably drop down to 15ish), plant the foot and then it drops down to 4mph :laugh:
Nah - children are welcome to just sit ontop of the cables - that way I don't have to worry about them (cables) jiggling around the cockpit area unsecured
Need some place to temporarily store dead hookers and blow ... errrrrrrr, I mean valuable financial documents :stunned:
That, plus I wasn't too comfortable carrying around that much fuel directly behind me, and, if nothing else, it's a great weight savings mod :thumbsup:
I'll post pics when I'm done - I've got built a mini-firewall following the gas tank's contures for the transaxle cables to run through, that separates the gas tank from the electrical
2 litres is perfectly capable of crisping you as well as 100. If you are really worried about the fuel behind your seat (one of the safest places by the way) use a fuel cell
My idea of an extended trip is 25miles ..... rip up and down the backroads to scare a few cows and make certain to get back home before somebody can call the police :laugh:
Slowly coming along; no room for dead hookers, but plenty of room for blow, errrr, I mean valuable financial documents, still. :lipsrsealed:
More than likely, unless I come up with a brilliant brainstorm, my fuel pump will go on the centre divider, driver side (external electrical 150gph Holley). I'll also build another 3/16'' firewall between the fuel pump and the battery as a 'will probably do nothing but will give me some peace of mind' idea - I just don't like the battery being that close to fuel!
I hope I don't leak fuel anywhere inside the car!!! I know, positive thinking, but I went through 3 aeromotive pumps on my cobra, each leaking 8-12oz of fuel for 2-3minutes on first start when it was cold, because I was convinced I was doing something wrong - they claim it was a "safety" feature for cold weather until the o-ring warm'd up.....I think (and have confirmed talking with others who had similar issue) that it's something to do with dissemlar metals not making a perfect seal until it warms up after a few minutes of idling......how spewing 12oz of fuel in a 2-3minute period of "safe", I don't know.
Fiber reinforced plastic, aka composites.
What is screwed into that notch on the leftside of the tank? Fuel level ssender?
You got it. With the stock tank (no notch) I'm not exactly certain where the fuel level sender is supposed to go/how it works, but this seemed like the best way to do it.
I had a few people question me about my really cool transaxle cable divider thingie, so here it is now that I've got everything mocked up (except my sump drain line, still thinking where I want to route it to)
But wait, it's virtually impossible to get my hand between the tank/sump and the divider to install/remove fittings, and given the amount of stuff I've bolted to the other side of it, I'd hate to have to remove it all the time, especially with cables running through there eventually
Shazam
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Yes, I like my thingie a lot :laugh:
But wait, it's virtually impossible to get my hand between the tank/sump and the divider to install/remove fittings, and given the amount of stuff I've bolted to the other side of it, I'd hate to have to remove it all the time, especially with cables running through there eventually
Shazam
Transform!
Yes, I like my thingie a lot :laugh:
