Fuel Tanks

[wiedemab]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Brandon --

The Aeromotive version takes a TACH input...

It's pretty simple wiring - Ignition - power - tach.

Cool Thanks! Tach input makes sense and it's easy to get.

[waynieZ]

I'd like to thank all you guys in the know, for all the information to help me do it right the first time. Now my wife say I can't play with you guys cause it always cost me money! lol Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

I'd like to thank all you guys in the know, for all the information to help me do it right the first time. Now my wife say I can't play with you guys cause it always cost me money! lol Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Wayne -- It's just a "training issue".... She has to understand... "mo money, mo betta"!

I have an agreement with my wife... I don't ask her how many pairs of shoes she has or what they cost... and she doesn't ask me how many cars I have and what they cost.

A quick story about that:

One time - there were some buddies in the shop - SHE had just come home from Portland - where I just so happen to have a few "spares" stored in my brother in laws relatively large by huge warehouse... It seems she had "toured" his warehouse for whatever reason... and she walks through the shop and says.... "so... just how many cars do you have....?" She wasn't looking for an answer - she was merely letting me know that she was now "aware" that there was more than meets the eye so to speak. My buddies still quote that line sometimes when they're here helping me do something and we all get a good chuckle out of it.

[Garage Dog 65]

Just so everyone has the info in one place:

Controller

http://www.aeromotiveinc.com/products.php?prod=277

Controller Install Manual

http://www.aeromotiveinc.com/pdf/16306.pdf

Jim

[Garage Dog 65]

Noticed while researching this project that almost everyone puts the ‘sump’ pickup at the front of the tank so the tank sides are much thicker at the front - and the profile narrows to the rear. That would certainly move the fuel towards the pickup, but for Lat/PT cars wouldn’t it be best to have the pickup point be at the rear ?

Also looking for preferences:

Pump in the tank or not ?

Bypass plumbing in the tank or not ?

Hangs by straps (OEM) or brackets/fasteners (like race version) ?

Just stuff like that...


Jim

[waynieZ]

I have a Weldon 1100A pump so I bought the Weldon Dial a flow 14000 controller. I think its about the same as the Aeromotive controller. I figured their pump so their controller.

[Garage Dog 65]

Couple pics of aircraft flapper doors. I'm looking for the vendor to see about the price, probably high since it's aircraft rated and certified - but they are very nice parts.

Also looking at ATL's stuff from Mark's post and they do offer flapper/trap door assemblies. It's part number KS145 and are listed as $75 per kit with the trap door, door mount plate, backer plate and the hardware. That's not a bad price point.

Jim

[Garage Dog 65]

Here's a pic of a scavenge pump to show how they work - basically bug sprayer technology. Aircraft also use a compound pump assy that combines 4 or move of these into one housing sharing a common motive flow source so as to utilize several sump pickups in different low spots in the wing tank.

Haven't found a specific source for an auto fuel cell jet pump yet - still looking. ATL has a scavenge jet pickup in their catalog on page 20, TF479 and TF667. They bond to the floor of the tank. They are $150 installed by ATL. Not sure if they sell them seperate for owner installation.

Looks like a 1 gallon 'pump fuel bucket' is the standard preference for most tank manufactures.

Jim

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Garage Dog 65

Couple pics of aircraft flapper doors. I'm looking for the vendor to see about the price, probably high since it's aircraft rated and certified - but they are very nice parts.

Also looking at ATL's stuff from Mark's post and they do offer flapper/trap door assemblies. It's part number KS145 and are listed as $75 per kit with the trap door, door mount plate, backer plate and the hardware. That's not a bad price point.

Jim

Nice work Jim --

And here I was thinking I was going to have to tear my toilet apart!!! They've got flapper valves!!

[Bowtieracing]

Originally Posted by Garage Dog 65

Couple pics of aircraft flapper doors. I'm looking for the vendor to see about the price, probably high since it's aircraft rated and certified - but they are very nice parts.

Also looking at ATL's stuff from Mark's post and they do offer flapper/trap door assemblies. It's part number KS145 and are listed as $75 per kit with the trap door, door mount plate, backer plate and the hardware. That's not a bad price point.

Jim

Thanks Jim for the good info. How about if i just cut open the top of my ricks tank and weld there box around the pump / pickup unit with those atl trap doors ?

Could be "easy" solution ?