[Joeyv]

Hey guys, an update on my fuel delivery issue. I brought the car to a local speed shop because the engine was cutting out…seemed to be a fuel delivery issue. The shop did a compression and bleed down test on the engine, to verify the engine was sound. It tested out good (all cylinders around 200 PSI / 6% bleed down with the engine cold). The shop said the most obvious problem was that the bladder in the fuel cell was deteriorating, causing crap to float into the fuel lines and filters (there are 2 filters, one on either side of the high pressure fuel pump) and possibly crap flowed up to the injectors. I picked up the car on my trailer to address the Fuel Cell issue and other fuel line issues myself. The shop could have performed the work, but the Fuel Cell replacement and replacing the existing fuel line design with a single line to the engine and a single return (with the surge / accumulator tank removed from the design) was quoted at roughly $10,000. I’m confident that I can do that work for significantly less. Once I get through the fuel lines and fuel cell issues I’ll determine if the Injection stays as is, gets updated or replaced with a carburetor. I’m sure the shop performs excellent work; I’ve seen other cars they have built or are in process of building. Their work is expensive, and would be worth it for complex repairs or modifications outside of my ability…but not this type of work. I’ll keep you all posted on the work on progress. I appreciate the input everyone has provided!