more goodies and progress pics. got my brian tooley dual springs kit and trunion bearings kit in today and got the rockers knocked out, also repositioned my fuel tank because it already annoyed me. i dont know why i positioned it off center like that. after two hours of cutting grinding welding and repainting, got it back in place. also made a bracket up underneath for my in line walbro and soon, the corvette regulator for it. anyone know where the best place to put the regulator is? near the engine or can i just stick it right after the fuel pump and not have to run two fuel line hoses from the engine compartment to the rear? heres the start of the pics





lol had to change that tank location immediately after i finished weldin it all in. wasnt havin that.

 

springs and trunion kit came in

 

few hours later got the tank repositioned

 

with two sockets and a bench vise you can push out all the old bearings

 

old bearings out

 

the rust colored crap is just an hours worth of sittin in a damp rag, came off when i wiped um down with wd40 when i was done...

 

one new bearing in

 

one trunion conversion down, 15 to go

 

complete converted trunion bearing stock rockers

 

beautiful spring kit

 

ive got a question for someone. if an fittings are measured by 1/16's of an inch, wouldnt a 3/8 size hose that goes on a barbed fitting work just fine with a -6an fitting on the other end? say i have the 6an fitting on my fuel cell, and a walbro inline 255 with 3/8 barbed fittings.. can i not just throw a -6an fitting on one side to connect to the tank and clamp the 6an hose onto that barbed male fitting that comes with my walbro..? i see all these threads about all the an fitting swaps but why? if the hose connects onto it and the fuel flows smoothly, why buy two more fittings for each side of the walbro? thats like 40 bucks of extra unneeded ****? its only 40 bucks but wouldnt the barbed fitting be even more reliable? less chance for failure since theres only one fitting, not two?

 

Because AN hose isn't supposed to be clamped...not safe and not sexy...LOL

Andrew

 

as my engines about to be done, im working on engine mounts and trying to decide how i want to set up my fuel system and what i want to use for fittings and hose.

what does everyone use for efi setups these days? iv been reading mixed reviews about different companies fuel hoses and fitting combos... does anyone prefer one brand to another? any shops on here have reps that can tell me what the shops prefer?

ive got a russel in line filter then an inline walbro then a corvette regulator. trying to decide what brand and type of hose i want for pump gas.. whats gonna hold up the best against all the additives in the gas, best fitting connections, etc.. i dont want to have fuel leaks and have to redo stuff

 

just put the deposit down on the engine so my builder can go ahead and build it. gettin pretty excited

 

block is cleaned up, ready to get built

 

 

got all my replacement panels welded in to cover up the holes around the fuel cell frame

 

fuel cell bolted up in place

 

another view

 

Coming along nicely. Luv the remote sitting on the engine block. Every garage needs a good TV.