Home made fuel rails, This was not easy...I am not a machinist Options

[Als914]

Hello all. Thought I would share with the group the final results of my weeks of research, machining, drill tapping, thread cutting and assembly of my home made fuel rail. Unfortunately I didn't take pic's of the various steps but only the finished product. The rail are aircraft quality extrusion blanks. I decided to use brass fittings in my first attempt because it is less expensive than race fittings such as Russell performance

I didn't know how the fuel rails would perform so I used a great deal of caution at all steps of the process and mostly at engine start up. The only leak I experienced was at the exit end of the driver side rail due to (of all things) a mismached end fitting, the theads didn't seat propperly. BTW, I don't know if you can make it out in the pic's but the rails are bracket mounted to the injector hold down bolt and stud.

I now have over five hundred miles and days of 100 deg's on them plus some very hard driving, so I feel comfortable that they will continue to perform well.

[draganc]

Great work and perfect timing!

I'm in the progress to do the same project on my engine. Do you mind sharing where you bought the fuel rail/fittings?

Thanks,
Dragan

PS: I like the color on the intake pipes. I have the same color. Powder or ceramic?

[Als914]

Great work and perfect timing!

I'm in the progress to do the same project on my engine. Do you mind sharing where you bought the fuel rail/fittings?

Thanks,
Dragan

PS: I like the color on the intake pipes. I have the same color. Powder or ceramic?

Thanks for the compliment. Bought the fuel rail stck on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...RK%3AMEWNX%3AIT and the fittings I bought from Home Depot. I bought a combo drill and thread tap for the ends, it set me back about $100 but I new I was going to do others. I did not want to take the chance of treading the ends scewed since the ID/OD makes for a fairlly thin wall thickness.

Intake pipes are powder coated grey.

Good luck with yours.

[Als914]

Great work and perfect timing!

I'm in the progress to do the same project on my engine. Do you mind sharing where you bought the fuel rail/fittings?

Thanks,
Dragan

PS: I like the color on the intake pipes. I have the same color. Powder or ceramic?

Thanks for the compliment. Bought the fuel rail stck on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...RK%3AMEWNX%3AIT and the fittings I bought from Home Depot. I bought a combo drill and thread tap for the ends, it set me back about $100 but I new I was going to do others. I did not want to take the chance of treading the ends scewed since the ID/OD makes for a fairlly thin wall thickness.

Good luck with yous.

Sorry, forgot, I bought the fuel fittings with the correct hose ends from Discount Hydrolics, this one, item#38-864 http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/30R7_..._p/30r7mp90.htm for all eight hose connections.