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in the Sprizil Sprite photos. It looks like front stearing arms should be yellow on late model Bugeyes, there was yelloe on mine when cleaned up.

Also note the cutout for replacement of the fuel sender unit. I would do this if doing again and may do it again some day if I need to get in there again.
 

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Jack

John had cut two tanks in half and welded them together to make a 12gal tank for rallying purposes. That, clearance reasons and access to the float is why I presume the cut out was in the trunk.

There were also two fuel pumps behind the drivers seat (I presume on the rear shelf), so this plumbing would have been cleaner. I am curious about the dual pumps since there appears to be two lines feeding the 1/2" SU's with the cross line in place.

Pat
 
Pat, tank was an alum fab job square at all corners held on with two straps.

Two pumps with one on a switch were mounted on the right side wheel well.
 
Jack thanks for the info on the pumps, I was confused (again).

I think before the alum fab tank they were welded together on the earlier examples, this was probably not the Sebrings, but the earlier rally cars, you are probably right again.

Good to see you are studying as well my friend ;).

Pat
 
I am always looking Pat. You would not beleive my collection of photos. I steal them from everywhere.

And you are prob correct, this was a Seabring.
 
I thought about the cut out for the sender as well. If there are problems after the sender gets back from Kim, I think it will be in the works!
 
I thought about that on my midget, but it would be hard to get a good seal around that tank to the trunk fllor pan with the ridges in it and all and all kinds of crap might get into the trunk area +exhaust fumes, etc. Only way I would do that is with a removable shield capped over the sender on the inside.
 
I'm going to do put an access panel in the boot floor. It will be sealed with a gasket and ample screws.
 
With a standard tank the outlet for fuel would be under the floor at the front of the tank. You would just have access to the sending unit and the floor could be covered and sealed easly.
 
Correct Jack.
 
Isn't cutting a hole in the boot floor a little overkill considering it only takes 10 minutes at most to drop a tank?
How often do you need to get to the sending unit? Once every 30 years or so?
 
I'm thinking I'm probably not going to be happy with the calibration no matter how much I test it before the install. So I want to be able to easily remove it and tweak it.

Is it overkill? An unnecessary modification? Maybe. But then that just makes it fit with the theme of my car.
 
Tis something cool to do. Everyone needs a project.
 
And... Frank, I'm using an aftermarket sending unit made in China.
 
But usually it is lack of a ground that is the problem /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif
 
The fuel line going through the boot like that would be fine in a race car, but for a street car it seems to me that it would severly limit the use of the boot for stowing things that might shift around and damage the fuel line!!!
 
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