FUELSYSTEM:
I have installed my fuelsystem. As shown in the drawing in an earlier post i used AEROMOTIVE COMPONENTS.
All the major lines are in Dash 8 size. I used stainless steel braided teflon ( black) hoses because i think they withstand modern fuels better than rubber hoses. I modified the fuel pick up a little. Cut off the NPT thread and welded on a AN 8 male adapter.
modified pick up
The layout is pretty symetrical. I utilized the space in the rockerpanels for mounting the filters and pumps. This is possible because i relocated the battery to the front compartment. It gives a nice and clean routing.
Another reason for doing so, was that i wanted to keep the pump always primed and therefore mounted it lower than the top of the fuel pickup line. The order of installation is:
prefilter 100 micron
pump
filter 10 micron
check valve
pressure regulator
right hand side
right hand side pump and filter installation
left hand side
left hand side pump and filter installation
pressure regulator
it has a nice feature with having one Dash 8 line going in and 2 Dash 6 lines going to the carb. it looks closer to the dizzy than it realy is.
I also run the Dash 6 lines in a way to keep a loop for balancing out engine movement.
the pressure gauge will be mounted in way that i can see it in my rear mirror view.
Check valves are flapper type valves mounted high enought to prevent a floating of the flap and in a direction that the flap is also closed by gravity.
all components ( especially pump and filters) are mounted on or in elastic elements to prevent noise transfer and to scope with line forces.
AWH: 618 h
TOM