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kris-kincaid 07-18-2008 05:50 PM
Car Lover, welcome to the forums. I too would love to see photos of your car, it sounds nice!

BTW, The photo I attached of the live axle chassis was taken by Tom.

Car Lover 07-18-2008 07:46 PM
Hi Tech Car
 
Thanks for the welcome guys! As you can probably tell i'm not the most computer literate guy by my first post! As soon as i can get together with my son so he can show me how to post photos. Hopefully by then i will have mastered my digital camera. (I'm stuck in the 70's guys!):LOL:

Excaliber 07-18-2008 08:13 PM
Most of us are stuck in the 60's, about 1962 to 1967 would cover it... :LOL:

Car Lover 07-18-2008 08:48 PM
I know what you mean,born in 1951 but when i saw my first 427 Cobra at Archway Ford in Baltimore, Md. i was only 14. (1965). By 1970 i was in college and working full time and my weekly pay was $78.87 a week,and a cobra was still WAY out of reach,so i purchased a new 1970 Chevelle SS454 (LS5).Hence my stuck in the 70's.

Power Surge 07-18-2008 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Excaliber (Post 861792)
Note the twin fuel pumps, and there should be corresponding fuel pump switches on the dash. One pump (primary) draws about 3/4 way down into the tank, the SECOND pump draws from the bottom of the tank, that is your 'reserve'. When fuel pressure runs low, uh, it does have a fuel pressure gauge, no? You switch to the secondary pump.
Actually Ernie, you run the car on the mechanical, and when fuel pressure drops you switch the electrics on for your reserve.

Oh, and that's a NICE car, even with the 460 in it. Really nice buy, congrats!

Excaliber 07-18-2008 09:51 PM
Interesting update on that Sal! I assume from that the Comp cars came with a mechanical pump as well as the electric in the trunk? Was it dual electric one pump feeding the other, or separate or what? The dual pump setups I have seen, mounted in the trunk, had no mechanical pump and no fuel gauge. It worked as I described above, primary/secondary. Perhaps THAT is not period correct for the 30 or so original Comp cars?

Kasi 07-18-2008 10:04 PM
Thank you Sal:)

Power Surge 07-18-2008 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Excaliber (Post 862459)
Interesting update on that Sal! I assume from that the Comp cars came with a mechanical pump as well as the electric in the trunk? Was it dual electric one pump feeding the other, or separate or what? The dual pump setups I have seen, mounted in the trunk, had no mechanical pump and no fuel gauge. It worked as I described above, primary/secondary. Perhaps THAT is not period correct for the 30 or so original Comp cars?
It works like I said. Take a look at any original car's twin pumps. The lines are simply teed together. They both run at the same time.

S/Cs had the mechanical and electric for sure. Comp cars might have just run the electrics all the time. Never looked into that really.

http://www.csxinfo.net/web/modules/x...669&fullsize=1

Excaliber 07-18-2008 10:30 PM
Hmmm, I'll have to check out a local CSX4000 dual pump, no fuel gauge, car next time I run into one. The local Hi Tech here has a separate switch for each pump, primary/secondary, no gauge.

Power Surge 07-18-2008 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Excaliber (Post 862466)
Hmmm, I'll have to check out a local CSX4000 dual pump, no fuel gauge, car next time I run into one. The local Hi Tech here has a separate switch for each pump, primary/secondary, no gauge.
You could wire it that way I suppose, but that's not original. CSX4000 cars are the same as originals, just with twin Facet pumps instead of the vintage SWs.

Car Lover 07-19-2008 06:57 PM
My car runs on the mechanical pump and i have 2 swiches on the dash for the 2 stewart warner 240A's,but there are 2 seperate lines going to the big tank in back,no Tand seperate AN fittings. Had a situation about a month ago where i was running out of fuel and the fuel pressure went to 0,threw one of the swiches and the fuel pressure was at about 2 PSI threw the other and it went to 5PSI which is what it runs when on the mechanical pump. that is the way McClusky made the 42 Gal. tank. His website used to have photo's of the tanks in various stages of completion. I called him not long ago because my fuel cell is getting old for a recomendation for a new one and he told me he is no longer making them because of the cost of a new bladder is almost $4000.00 and they dont hold up because of the additives in the gas now,so i called ATL in New Jersey and shure enough after sending photos of the tank they wanted $3800.00 to re-line it! I talked to Dave Kirkham on Fri. and he is going to sell me one of his 42 Gal. tanks for 2800.00 and its a fully baffeled tank and no need for BLADDERS, YAY!

1985 CCX 07-23-2008 10:24 AM
Car lover

Try www.actoncustom.com you will probably do even better and get top end service. His work is fantastic.......Jeff

Car Lover 07-24-2008 06:49 PM
Jeff; Nick and I have been talking for a few days now and have made a deal. Nice guy and I can't wait to get this done. Thanks though for the info.

KarlCSX2498 07-24-2008 07:03 PM
Nick @ Acton Custom
 
Hey, I bought a SS fuel tank from nick for my CSX4000 style build and it is a work of art. No worries working with nick, super quality and reasonalbe prices. good luck, karl


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