So, is this anal or what?

[mreid]

Anal, yes, but sweet none the less.

[my427cobra]

Thanks for the comment. Still trying to post a bigger pic.

Greg

[mdross1]

I agree with the anal thing but relate big time,the wife says that of me all the time.For me it has always been that if it don't look right then it is not.For what little effort it takes to make it look right the reward everytime you look at it afterward is worth every second of time spent making it that way.

[my427cobra]

Thanks for the comments guys.
Next week I'll get the stainless lines done (so it won't look like home plumbing), get the bodies cleaned and painted and send the bits and pieces out for nickel plating. I'm using 1/2" ss lines to plumb it and this may be overkill (3/8" would probably do) but I figured a little more volume to my 2 -4bbl manifold won't hurt.
These electric pumps put out 30 gph and 5 - 9 psi each (the original SW pumps put out 60 gpm and 8psiadjustable down to 4psi), so they should be adequate for performance driving but maybe not enough for any all out competition.
Although when the racing Shelby Cobras had two in the trunk, only one was used at a time. One used when racing on a full tank and the second switched on when the tank was low to catch the fuel as it sloshed around.
I'll be using a regulator and return fuel line and I'm drawing from the tank througha Russell billet in line fuel filter (40 micron).

Back to the workbench.

Greg

[my427cobra]

To CW. Thanks for fixing my pics. I appreciate it.

Greg

[computerworks]

Originally Posted by my427cobra

Although when the racing Shelby Cobras had two in the trunk, only one was used at a time. One used when racing on a full tank and the second switched on when the tank was low to catch the fuel as it sloshed around.

Actually both were used at the same time.

The Comp cars had a mechanical pump for normal fuel flow, and the S-Ws were turned on to pump the reserve.

[my427cobra]

Thanks Computerworks for keeping the history correct. Any idea why they would have used the electric pumps and the mechanical pump?????

Greg

[computerworks]

...simplicity.

No gauge.

You raced till it sputtered, then flipped on the electrics to get to the pit for refueling.

[PDUB]

Originally Posted by my427cobra

Thanks for the comments guys.
Next week I'll get the bodies cleaned and painted and send the bits and pieces out for nickel plating.

Greg

What's wrong with the cool vintage look? Fix the plumbing and install...




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