"Fuel Safe" fuel cell install Options

[Joe Bob]

Manfred is getting a fuel cell....it's used so no stoopid book.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif)

Anybody have any BTDT stuff and pics?

[brant]

Thanks a ton for the kind words Rand.
the tank is low and its back as much as I could get it...
but I know there is a debate about having it in the stock-ish location so that it doesn't create any change in weight-corner-balance-front to rear as you go through a session...

everything is a trade off I guess, but I'm really happy with the tank and wouldn't change it if I had to do it over.

regarding plumbing.
Mike, we ran the same solid steel brake lines through the tunnel that people commonly use. We ran Stainless fromt he cell to the steel tunnel line. We were told by our builder-advisor that there is a VERY special hoseclamp to use on stainless line. I bought them from him and only used this special hoseclamp. I can't remember the details but it is made somewhat different. Then at the engine bay where the steel line exits the tunnel, we again used the special hoseclamps to go back to stainless. Then stainless to the fuel rails/carbs.

Also.. serioulsy consider a return line and set up. It promotes horsepower and the recirculatory set up gives you cooler fuel. We went so far as to run heat shield on all of our fuel lines in the engine bay.

The vent is simple..
ours just goes down through the floor of the front trunk
we put foam into the vent line to prevent dirt backing up into the valve. We also dumped our vent line behind the valance where it is covered up and not as likely to be burried in dirt.

brant