Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Some Update Photos
Every now and again you just need to stand back and take a look at the progress. Here's some shots of what she looks like as of 8/20/19 - 6 years into the project.
Thursday, August 8, 2019
Updated Fuel System
I have posted a couple blogs on the fuel system. In the past I custom made a fuel tank and plumbed it up to be filled in a vent through the passenger side back window. Although I really liked this set up, I found out the hard way that maintenance is a big issue with this original design. You can check out what I originally did by visiting these posts.
After fighting to get my custom made fuel cell out of the car to replace a faulty fuel pump, I decided to give up my "boot space" in the back of the car for a purchased fuel cell. The cell that fig amazingly well was a 15 gallon, aluminum cell I purchased from Summit. Here's the Summit details.
Summit P/N RCI-2162A. The Manufacturer P/N is 2161A. This cell requires an external fuel pump and has a 0-90 Ohm Sender for my fuel gauge. The dimensions of the cells are 30" wide, 12"deep and 9" tall. The cell cost $250 after taxes and handling. They shipped it to me in one day!
I got to work making a cradle to hold the tank in place. I used some angle I had laying around to form the base and locking straps. It came out really nice. Here's a couple shots of the tank in place.
The black painted mounting bracket offset by the silver of the aluminum tank really looks nice. The fill nozzle is on the right in the photo. The device on the left of the top of the tank is the sending unit for the fuel gauge. The red capped ports are the vent (top), return (left), pickup (bottom). They are all AN-8 fittings.
You will notice that the throttle body for the Coyote engine is not connected to my filters. I will have to rework the mounting system to accommodate the location of the fuel tank. You can check that out at my post here (
To attach the tank assembly to the car, I decided to custom make some brackets underneath the mounting cage. The photos below shows the four mounting points. The passenger side is show first with the driver's side shown second.
Here's a shot from the passenger side of the car looking down on the tank. I tried to hide the mounting brackets as much as I could.
Next comes the installation of all the various components. I'll follow up on this post as I get time to add the fuel pump, filters and regulator. Check back for more.
- https://johnspantera.blogspot.com/2014/09/fuel-tank-fill.html
- https://johnspantera.blogspot.com/2014/08/fuel-tank-pump.html
After fighting to get my custom made fuel cell out of the car to replace a faulty fuel pump, I decided to give up my "boot space" in the back of the car for a purchased fuel cell. The cell that fig amazingly well was a 15 gallon, aluminum cell I purchased from Summit. Here's the Summit details.
Summit P/N RCI-2162A. The Manufacturer P/N is 2161A. This cell requires an external fuel pump and has a 0-90 Ohm Sender for my fuel gauge. The dimensions of the cells are 30" wide, 12"deep and 9" tall. The cell cost $250 after taxes and handling. They shipped it to me in one day!
I got to work making a cradle to hold the tank in place. I used some angle I had laying around to form the base and locking straps. It came out really nice. Here's a couple shots of the tank in place.
The black painted mounting bracket offset by the silver of the aluminum tank really looks nice. The fill nozzle is on the right in the photo. The device on the left of the top of the tank is the sending unit for the fuel gauge. The red capped ports are the vent (top), return (left), pickup (bottom). They are all AN-8 fittings.
You will notice that the throttle body for the Coyote engine is not connected to my filters. I will have to rework the mounting system to accommodate the location of the fuel tank. You can check that out at my post here (
To attach the tank assembly to the car, I decided to custom make some brackets underneath the mounting cage. The photos below shows the four mounting points. The passenger side is show first with the driver's side shown second.
Here's a shot from the passenger side of the car looking down on the tank. I tried to hide the mounting brackets as much as I could.
Next comes the installation of all the various components. I'll follow up on this post as I get time to add the fuel pump, filters and regulator. Check back for more.
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