A few steps forward and one back.

Due to working out of town the last few weeks I have not made as much progress as I would have liked on the build, however I am having fun and that is what counts.
So far, I have gotten the wiring harness run through the car and the dash is wired minus the MSD. I am waiting for a friend to bring over one of the new MSD digital boxes to see if it fits. If so, I will use one of these. The new digital 6+ has a built in rev controle, timing retard, start retard and 2-step. It is however just a tad bigger.
Finding an alternator bracket wasn't easy, and of course it had to be modified to clear the frame, but we got this mounted and put the pullies on today. We also got the bracket for the fuel pump and filter done today and I will mount this next weekend.
Nolastyankee (Brian) really helped me out by sending the deminsions as well as many pictures of his Harrison tank bracket. I am really glad he and his dad put so much time and effort into bulding the bracket and were kind enough to let me copy what they did.
Now for my step back, but not too bad of one. I went to the speed shp to buy some rubber hose and fittings for the existing hard line going to the fuel tank. Well, this wasn't what I left with, as it turns out my fuel pump and regulator have to have a return line to work properly. So, to make a long story short I left there with 20ft of #6 and #8 as well as a whole bunch of AN fittings in addition to the header bolts, header gaskets, fuel pressure guage, a couple of valve cover breathers, and several C-Notes missing out of my wallett. The fuel tank came back out of the car and now has a return line, hopefully I can finish the fuel system when I get back in town next week. I really didn't plan on spending that much money on this part of the build but at least I know the fuel system is done right.
I have posted some more pictures and will give another update at the end of next weekend.

Justin

Lookin' good Justin!

Justin,
Looks great! We bent up a hard return line that mimics the feed line on the drivers side. Let me know if you want some shots of that too.

How did you plumb back into the tank for the return? We plan to drill and tap one of the top angle brackets where the tank mounts. Otherwise there's not a lot of thickness left to work with in on the sides and top of the tank.

Brian,
The return line comes into the trunk and I tapped a hole in the top of the tank next to the sending unit. Russell makes a fitting that is made just for this purpose. I am running the #8 fuel line on the driver's side frame rail and the return line of #6 down the passanger side. I actually liked where the factory line is located, but my regulator mounts to the back of the intake so I had to bring the lines up through the tunnel.

Justin

Justin,
We'll have to look for that Russell fitting. Any idea what the number is?

Brian,
I will be back in town on Friday, and can get the part number for you. The fitting is really easy to use. Just drill a hole in the tank big enough for the center of the fitting, hold the female end against the inside of the tank with your fringer (don't drop it) and screw in the male side of the fitting. The center has its' own gasket, but with it on the top of the tank I don't think leaking will be an issue. Run a vaccume while you are drilling and you will be fine.

Justin

Brian,
The Russell part I used is called a -6 Fuel Cell Bulkhead, the part number is 670850.

Justin

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Originally Posted by Justin Upchurch

Due to working out of town the last few weeks I have not made as much progress as I would have liked on the build, however I am having fun and that is what counts.
So far, I have gotten the wiring harness run through the car and the dash is wired minus the MSD. I am waiting for a friend to bring over one of the new MSD digital boxes to see if it fits. If so, I will use one of these. The new digital 6+ has a built in rev controle, timing retard, start retard and 2-step. It is however just a tad bigger.
Finding an alternator bracket wasn't easy, and of course it had to be modified to clear the frame, but we got this mounted and put the pullies on today. We also got the bracket for the fuel pump and filter done today and I will mount this next weekend.
Nolastyankee (Brian) really helped me out by sending the deminsions as well as many pictures of his Harrison tank bracket. I am really glad he and his dad put so much time and effort into bulding the bracket and were kind enough to let me copy what they did.
Now for my step back, but not too bad of one. I went to the speed shp to buy some rubber hose and fittings for the existing hard line going to the fuel tank. Well, this wasn't what I left with, as it turns out my fuel pump and regulator have to have a return line to work properly. So, to make a long story short I left there with 20ft of #6 and #8 as well as a whole bunch of AN fittings in addition to the header bolts, header gaskets, fuel pressure guage, a couple of valve cover breathers, and several C-Notes missing out of my wallett. The fuel tank came back out of the car and now has a return line, hopefully I can finish the fuel system when I get back in town next week. I really didn't plan on spending that much money on this part of the build but at least I know the fuel system is done right.
I have posted some more pictures and will give another update at the end of next weekend.

Justin

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None of us do.:D

Looking good Justin!