Right. Got bored and started feeling guilty about having an easy day, so I finished off the last few nuts and bolts securing the wings and fitted the new fuel filter (still need to make up that other line and fit it where the redundant switch is standing in as a blanking plug to keep […]
Front Tank Installation
The front tanks were fitted with the three regular bolts along the front and the later spec single stepped rear bolt with rubber bush. This give a little more flexibility to the mounting, preventing the frcture of the tanks’ brackets and also helping to reduce fuel foaming. I used neoprene strips between the tank bracket […]
More Prep
Did a few bits today. The overdrive has been refitted and refilled and the VIN plate has been fixed on the engine side of the bulkhead. The fuel return line tank fittings have been secured to the front tanks, so they’re ready for fitting to the chassis. A whole load of nutserts were fitted, enabling […]
Fuel Taps
The retun valves have been properly fitted to the brackets, now that I have found suitable nuts, and the plunger switches have been fitted to the bracket top member to select fuel guage sender unit automatically with valve selection. I used brake/reverse lght switches as these are £8 each compared to the £18 for the […]
Fuel Taps
I stripped, refurbished and reassembled the fuel taps. They were covered in fuel/dirt mix, paint and corrosion. They were mounted on one correct bracket and one botched steel strip. Both have now been mounted in brand new brackets. I am fitting 4 new plunger switches (on order) for the automatic fuel guage change over. The […]
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