Thursday, October 22, 2015

Brake Lines - More Fuel System Planning

Almost done with Section 36! Tonight I bent the remaining two brake lines using the same techniques I did for the first two lines, and after flaring them and temporarily laying them into place, I was finally able to take a picture of the parking brake valve mount:


Matco parking brake valve mount

The valve will have two 45-degree fittings on the front side, and two 90-degree fittings on the back side, allowing the lines to come straight out from the tunnel into the under-seat areas. I chose the forward-most of the three holes to do this so that there would be more room behind for the fuel send and return lines.

With that, I realized I couldn't go any further on the brake system without thread sealant (I thought I had ordered some already but I hadn't). A quick trip to Home Depot left me with the realization that Loctite 567 is not sold locally and must be ordered online... bummer. No big deal, plenty left to do! On to the fuel system...

For the fuel system, you may remember a while back I had some some initial planning and procuring of parts. I've received my Walbro pump, check valves, pressure relief valve, and a handful of AN fittings. Now it's time to lay things out and actually figure out how this is all going to go together.

Parker 665-2-3/8D2 Relief Valve, Walbro GSL393 pump, Parker 2625 Check Valve

2x Aeromotive 12319 100-micron fuel prefilters, one under each seat


Newton SPRL Duplex Fuel Selector, Model V4-3-P-C

Underside of the fuel valve... lots of connections to make here!

Now that these parts are here in-hand and I have "most" of the fittings I need, it's time to get back to diagram-drawing and come up with a finalized version of the fuel system layout. Should get to that this weekend in between cleaning up in preparation for the finish kit's arrival!