Fuel cell bulkhead ???

[hmsports]

Nice installation!

As far as the bulkhead, you can just screw a flat piece of sheet metal to the 1" rails. Make a raised box with a lid around the fill in the middle. You can run some braided steel fuel lines out the lid -- don't forget to use rubber grommets.

One note though, you might want to move the oil bottles to the other side if you are using them for ballast

[phi22b@ck]

Those are actually ATF I am using on my Navigator -- see the race car doubles as a storage unit.

I have a flat piece of sheet that has holes cut out as you just described -- should the rubber grommets create an airtight seal with the nipples from the cell or are the grommets simply to keep the line from being cut?

Thanks for the compliment on the install -- that was my first real fabrication -- that and the cart fro my welder.

p

[hmsports]

The grommets are more just to keep things from getting cut. If you notice fumes, you may want to put a little silicone around them later.

I'm not sure where your fuel pump will be but if it is under the car, you may want to put some 90 degree fittings on the nipples (no, I'm not talking S&M here -- but it does remind me of an old girlfriend) so you can keep things out of the driver's compartment. The only problem is you would have to drill some holes in the 1" frame to get them to route out the side.

Keep the pictures coming. Keeps me sane to at least see someone else be able to work on their car.

Rick

[phi22b@ck]

What if I plum the lines down out through the sheet metal? Here is a pic of what I was thinking... The 1px stroked lines are the "steel" braided lines...

+ how do you show the image in the post instead of attaching?

[phi22b@ck]

I* could fab clips to hold the lines in the proper placement -- the 90* turn on the driuvers side to get around the box lid is a perfect example!

[hmsports]

Remember when sex was safe and racing was dangerous?

Anyway, according to the GCR, any lines (oil, brake, fuel) that pass through the driver's compartment must be either braided or covered in metal.

I don't have a problem with braided lines. I use them no problem. If you want to be extremely safe, you could run some type of conduit with rubber lines (or braided) inside. I think this would be overkill.

Install some 90 degree fittings coming out of the fuel cell into the braided lines and then another 90 degree fitting like you have shown in your diagram. From there, you could have another set of 90's that go back down to your pump and return line. I think that would be much cleaner and safer than just bending the braided line. If you clamp the line down to the bulkhead, make sure to use rubber coated clamps. It may also be a good idea to take an old bicycle inner tube and cut it to make a rubber strip to lay between the braided line and bulkhead for the full length of it. I usually error on the side of too much safety. When I was involved with local Nascar red-neck stuff I saw a lot of really dangerous (read stupid) things.

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[Britt Boyette]

I just knew that as soon as I saw the word "nipples", it was only a matter of time before the subject swayed off topic a little. But the fuel cell info is exactly what I needed. Since mine will be for Auto-X only, I will probally use a 8 to 10 gallon cell.

Thanks,

Britt

[phi22b@ck]

Ok so here is a shot of teh bulkhead I welded up yesterday -- I still need to plum (plumb?) it to the pump and ot the engine bay but hey -- there still isnt even an engine up there to suck in the fuel ROFL