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20. Fuel System
4/12/08 - Rick's Sumped Stainless Fuel Tank is in. I also mounted the fuel pump from a home made bracket that hangs between the front of the tan and the rear axle. I have started to plumb the fuel line by drilling and tapping the frame for line clamps.
6/23/08 - After a 6-week distraction of messing with the '68, I am back to working on WickedBird. I have continued plumbing the fuel line using the billet line clamps down the underside of the body seam. I actually ran out of clamps and have ordered more from Godman High Performance. Once I get the line plumbed I will post some pics.
7/3/08 - Continued plumbing the fuel line to the firewall. Also pulled the heater core and cover as I will replace the cover and core with a Camaro Big Block setup to push the heater hoses out away from the engine.
7/5/08 - After getting feedback on the location of the fuel line (along the bottom of the body pinch weld seam), I decided to flip the clamps to push the line up and behind the body seam to protect it.
8/24/08 - Finally finished the fuel line by running it up underneath the firewall heater box cover and into the fuel log from the back of the motor (for a cleaner look). The fuel line is now fully installed from tank to carb.
6/15/09 - Scratch the above. I ended up ditching the electric fuel pump now that a good aftermarket mechanical pump is available from RobbMc: http://www.robbmcperformance.com/products/pontiac550.html. This means I had to re-route the lines in the engine bay. See pics below for updates.
9/19/09 - Re-routed the fuel system at the rear fuel filter backwards as I found a nice filter mount and improved the routing around the tank and to the sump.
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