Advice: Fuel Pump Relocation Location Options

[bkrantz]

What do you all think of this location for mounting my new pump in the front?

Besides space, I have some other goals:

1. Avoiding mounting on any sheet metal shared with the passenger compartment.
2. As much protection as possible.
3. Short fuel line runs between the tank, filter, pump, and hard lines.
4. Access to the lines without pulling the tank.
5. Access to the pump without pulling the tank.

My proposed location probably does not satisfy goal 5 (maybe), but otherwise I like it.

[iankarr]

Looks like a great spot. Only thing I’m curious about is whether the lines will kink since they’re making a sharp turn in a limited space. I guess you can always get around that by coiling a longer length. Great work as always...

[914_teener]

Looks like a great spot. Only thing I’m curious about is whether the lines will kink since they’re making a sharp turn in a limited space. I guess you can always get around that by coiling a longer length. Great work as always...

Under the rack requires more coiling of the flex line then under the tank.

The problem with under the tank is just that....It's under the tank. It only took me taking the tank out two times and I never wanted to do it again.

The other thing about cutting more holes in that area is...unless there is a cover...is that area creates a structural diaphram for the front end.

In my engineer mind....I don't like that idea.

As far as the OP comments about pushing fuel instead of pulling it....the engineers designed that loop for the fuel induction it was using. So.....if you are using different induction then the fuel loop matters as does the type of pump yuo are using. I would NOT put the pump up front without replacing the tunnel lines with SS or steel lines at the very least.

[bkrantz]

Looks like a great spot. Only thing I’m curious about is whether the lines will kink since they’re making a sharp turn in a limited space. I guess you can always get around that by coiling a longer length. Great work as always...

Under the rack requires more coiling of the flex line then under the tank.

The problem with under the tank is just that....It's under the tank. It only took me taking the tank out two times and I never wanted to do it again.

The other thing about cutting more holes in that area is...unless there is a cover...is that area creates a structural diaphram for the front end.

In my engineer mind....I don't like that idea.

As far as the OP comments about pushing fuel instead of pulling it....the engineers designed that loop for the fuel induction it was using. So.....if you are using different induction then the fuel loop matters as does the type of pump yuo are using. I would NOT put the pump up front without replacing the tunnel lines with SS or steel lines at the very least.

Thanks. I agree about cutting more holes in any original design, but in this case I am not too worried about a new 1/2 inch hole.

And yes, I have replaced the tunnel lines with SS tubing.