Well, I had a double Regional this weekend and the fact I'm posting
this on Saturday afternoon might tell you that it didn't go great...
Actually, the morning practice was great, I spent a good chunk of it
reeling in an SRF and passed him coming out of the last corner, then
the checker flew. :-) I got back to the paddock, went to refuel the
car and the weekend ended for me. When I removed the fuel cap the
entire fuel cell filler neck came off in my hand. Now the car is a
1990 KBS and it wouldn't surprise me to find out that it's the original
fuel cell (I was planning on replacing it at the end of the season, NOT
after the first practice session of the season!)
So, the questions come:
A. Where would be the best place to get a replacement? I'm assuming
that it will be a custom job and I'm within (long) driving distance of
Fuel Safe. Since I imagine shipping an old cell contaminated with
gasoline might be a problem, that may just tip me toward them. But if
anyone has a lead on a maker that would already have a pattern for it,
that would be nice.
II. From relatively recent discussions, I'm figuring about $600 for the
cell, am I in the ballpark?
3. How do I get to the darned thing? Do I need to go in through the
driver compartment or rip the entire drivetrain out?
iv. Anyone have an old one that would get me by while I wait the
anticipated 6-8 weeks for a replacement? I've already cut back on
racing this season, I'd hate to miss the biggest event in the NW
because of this.
Gene near Seattle
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