Andrew, you're a legend mate! I will have to come down and see you soon anyway to get the sway bar so that'd be great.
Cheers, Rob P ----- Original Message ----- From: "andrew smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:17 PM Subject: Re: electric fuel pumps and downdraft Weber > Rob you can borrow my tube benders if you want.Just buy some bundy tube. > > Rob P wrote: > > > Yeah thanks Mick, that setup is exactly what I've got in an ex-racing 510 > > shell > > I used to drive around a few years ago. Unfortunately that car was given a > > defect notice, as here in WA running fuel lines inside a street car is not > > allowed (or so the cops told me). That was just one of the reasons I had to > > take that car off the road, the guy at the pits didn't take too kindly to > > the alloy roll cage (CAMS approved and logbooked) either, or the lack of > > carpets, rear seat, battery in boot, missing wheel well or the hydraulic > > handbrake etc. I think I was done over a bit harshly because there was a bit > > of a campaign against old cars on the road at the time. > > The new shell I'm working on is a '72 and I'll be trying to keep it road > > licensed so I can use it in historic tarmac rallies and autokhanas. > > I will run the bigger lines as you and Errol have suggested but I'll run > > them outside the car to save any hassle later. I guess I'll have to hire/get > > some kind of tube bending die thingy for the job. > > Thanks for the advice guys. > > > > Rob P > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mick Ralph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 7:04 PM > > Subject: Re: electric fuel pumps and downdraft Weber > > > > > Rob > > > I agree with everything said so far. > > > My worked L20B in a 510, with twin 45's has 2 shitty old low pressure fuel > > > pumps in the boot and I run 3/8" Bundy thru the cabin up the passengers > > side > > > of the transmission tunnel, then up the firewall and across to the far > > left > > > so that it exits into the engine bay below the shelf just below the wiper > > > motor. > > > The steel pipe finishes here and i've got a small length of rubber hose > > then > > > a right angle fuel filter tucked under the strut gusset then a short > > rubber > > > hose runs back to a fuel regulator (set at 2.5) which just rests on that > > > shelf under the wiper motor. From the regulator to the rearmost Weber is > > > just another short piece of rubber fuel hose. Man I wish I had a digital > > > camera!!!!! If u want more info just email me offlist. > > > It looks neater than it sounds. > > > You do need min 3/8" Bundy. > > > You do need a fuel regulator for webers. Thats why Errol is so right about > > > using the bluey pump. But I didn't know a bluey pump could handle that > > much > > > HP. hmmm Fuel regs are about $100. I've thrown out bluey pumps! Doh!! > > > Hope this helps > > > Cheers > > > Mick > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 6:36 PM > > > Subject: RE: electric fuel pumps and downdraft Weber > > > > > > > > > > Run at least 3/8" lines from the tank all the way forward. 10 mm or 1/2" > > > > preferred. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Feral Errol > > > > Get Serious tm<http://www.datrats.com.au/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rob P > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 11:07 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: electric fuel pumps and downdraft Weber > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Errol, > > > > So what diameter lines do I need? You mean from fuel tank to motor AND > > > > return line? > > > > Currently the 510 shell I'm working on has no return line. Bundy tubing > > > OK? > > > > > > > > Rob P > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 4:50 AM > > > > Subject: RE: electric fuel pumps and downdraft Weber > > > > > > > > > > > > > Rob. > > > > > The bluey pump will do up to 200 hp output with big lines. > > > > > > > > > > Vl turbo pumps are high pressure (45 psi) you need 2.5 Psi. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Feral Errol > > > > > Get Serious tm<http://www.datrats.com.au/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rob P > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 10:02 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: electric fuel pumps and downdraft weber > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What about a wild L20B with twin 45s? Is the BBird pump enough or do I > > > > need > > > > > a VL turbo fuel pump, with or without a fuel regulator? > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Rob P > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Kristian Walsham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 8:53 AM > > > > > Subject: Re: electric fuel pumps and downdraft weber > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Andrew, > > > > > > If you run a S2 BB electric pump you don`t need a > > > > regulator. > > > > > > The pressure isn`t high, it just flows more. > > > > > > Aftermarket pumps maybe another story, so you will have find out > > what > > > > > > pressure they run at. > > > > > > I have this pump on my car now still with the 32/36 and it doesn`t > > run > > > > out > > > > > > of fuel. > > > > > > > > > > > > Kris. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Andrew Greenbury" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 10:37 AM > > > > > > Subject: electric fuel pumps and downdraft weber > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi List, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I understand electric fuel pumps such as the bluebird one should > > be > > > > > > > used with a regulator if running a downdraft weber because they > > > supply > > > > > > > too much pressure. My 32/36 downdraft runs a fuel return so would > > > > > > > this make the use of a regulator redundant? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
