DRB onwers please help

Alvin · #1 (**permalink**) 08-06-2006, 09:40 PM

Hey all
In my gallery they is a photo of my fuel tank and l was wondering if anyone knew what the two pipe are for marked unknow??

I think this tank was setup for a carby instead of EFI. If so how can l block them up.

Please help as lm tring to get rid of petrol smells in the boot.

PCC · #2 (**permalink**) 08-06-2006, 10:38 PM

Alvin,

Checked your layout against mine and I don't have the two pipe arrangement like yours (mine's an efi DRB)

Also notice that you do have a breather pipe but you don't seem to have a filler overflow pipe. Not sure if that would affect your fuel smells.

PCC · #3 (**permalink**) 08-06-2006, 10:39 PM

Check out my early gallery pics and that may give you a better idea.

A picture tells a thousand words

Alvin · #4 (**permalink**) 08-06-2006, 11:58 PM

thanks for your help.

I will have a look tonight.

Since we have started a thread about boots let get pic of everyone boots so l can get some ideas on how lm goin to do mine!!!

cameron02 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 06:27 AM

Hi Alvin,

Dont think it would have been carby setup as there would be no need for a return tube (only one tube required).

My guess is the builder intended to use an external pump. It looks like the service hatch is too small to fit a pump through, hence the external theory.

You could use rubber stoppers instead of the hose. Or grind the tubes off and weld over the holes {(If you can find anybody crazy enough to weld a peterol tank) dont try this at home kids}.

Not sure what Peter means about not having two pipe arrangement (sorry Peter, not picking on you

) I thought all EFI engines had two pipes one for tank to EFI and one for EFI to tank.

If I remember I will post a pic of my tank tomorrow night.

fastraxsg · #6 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 07:19 AM

Mitsubishi electric fuel pump behind 12 gal. poly tank, Stainless Steel washable fuel filter(purple) , now have battery in marine battery box with cutoff switch mounted on side of box, between negative post and ground. Pumps to Carby, not EFI, genuine all wood broomstick handle has since been replaced by aluminum boot stay, pictures and ideas can only get better from here....

400TT · #7 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 02:25 PM

As above just use a couple of rubber stoppers with host clamps around them.

In my experience the worst offender for fuel leaks/fuel smell are senders & internal fuel pumps. Always seem to be the cause of fuel smell in the boot.

Here is a photo of the old blue Cobra's boot.

Would have liked to put the amp somewhere else, but we had stuffed full every nook and cranny. Was going to put a nice polished engraved cover over it, but never got around to it. That amp is bolted to back of a sub box. The sub box used up the entire area above the diff. We had blended in splits in the front and hidden head unit. Most people didn't realise the car had a stereo and that's the way we liked it.

Fake floor, to hide fuel tank etc.

There is also a full tool kit hidden in the side of that boot.

I can remember stuffing that boot full to the top on the many trips it did to Nationals etc.

PCC · #8 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 04:39 PM

Cameron,

The two pipe arrangement reference was to the looped pipes that Alvin was questioning.

Craig,

I'm pretty sure my Cobra was parked next to your's on the left (the blue one

) in that pic of yours.

The photo was taken at Macleans Bridge a few years back. I remember looking in your boot and thinking "everything was in there except for the kitchen sink".

I think yours was for sale at that time.

Cameron / Alvin...............

Mine used to have that fuel smell from the boot until I sealed everything with Aviation sealant - messy stuff, but no further smells.

400TT · #9 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by PCC

Craig,

I'm pretty sure my Cobra was parked next to your's on the left (the blue one

) in that pic of yours.

The photo was taken at Macleans Bridge a few years back. I remember looking in your boot and thinking "everything was in there except for the kitchen sink".

I think yours was for sale at that time.

Yep, it certainly was. I remember thinking why did we park the only two blue Cobra's next to each other.

Kitchen sink, we didn't think of that.

It had all that boot stuff as it was seriously showed when it was new. By the time it got to that Macleans bridge it was getting a little old for it. Too much racing & use had taken it's toll.

Alvin · #10 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 06:10 PM

is that a amp l see in the boot.

Nice work !!!!!

400TT · #11 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alvin

is that a amp l see in the boot.

Nice work !!!!!

Yep, that's an amp, I mentioned it in the post. Smallest one we could find that would drive sub & splits.

PCC · #12 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 06:34 PM

That Amp certainly looks that it would have assisted with the 50 / 50 weight distribution (if not the amp then certainly all the gear in th boot)

Who has you car now Craig?

400TT · #13 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 10:30 PM

Brett Hughes, also club member. He has done a bit of work to it.

It's going to the Nationals. So for the first time we will have both of the Cobra's we built at the Nationals.

cameron02 · #14 (**permalink**) 08-08-2006, 02:54 AM

Hey Peter,

Can you please tell me where you got the aviation sealant?

PCC · #15 (**permalink**) 08-08-2006, 03:41 AM

Supacheap, Autobarn..........

Aviation Form-a-Gasket by Permatex.

Sticky as hell, but never sets!

cameron02 · #16 (**permalink**) 08-08-2006, 03:49 AM

Thanks Peter.

Hey Alvin,

Just uploaded pics of my tank.

Alvin · #17 (**permalink**) 08-08-2006, 05:10 AM

400TT SUB can we see a pic.

Cam, Thanks for the pics.

PCC thanks for the supplier of aviation glue.... Will be buying some tomorrow. So far I think I've spent more on the boot and anything else!!!!!