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Sh0velMan 07-21-2013 10:15 PM

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jcosta79 07-21-2013 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan (Post 2413054)
Here's the current version...

Glory-hole box?

Sh0velMan 07-21-2013 10:42 PM

Lord....

jcosta79 07-21-2013 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sh0velMan (Post 2413081)
Lord....

Yes my son?

Sh0velMan 07-22-2013 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by jcosta79 (Post 2413102)
Yes my son?

lol...

anyway this tank is just a design exercise, it would never fit inside the stock tank (opening is too small) without cutting the tank open.

Just getting my head around the modelling software.

DR_ 07-22-2013 10:30 AM

The stock fuel pump has a little surge like fuel holding area on top that is obviously not adequate. I wonder if there is a way to make it hold twice the volume there and if that would fix the issue without the complexity of a separate fuel pump and surge tank.

Sh0velMan 07-22-2013 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DR_ (Post 2413510)
The stock fuel pump has a little surge like fuel holding area on top that is obviously not adequate. I wonder if there is a way to make it hold twice the volume there and if that would fix the issue without the complexity of a separate fuel pump and surge tank.

I think it only holds like half a cup of fuel. I suspect that if you double or tripled the capacity, it might help some in certain situations, but I don't think anything short of additional pickups or a (comparatively) huge surge capacity is going to make it starve proof down to empty.

So I'm exploring those options, additional pickups with inexpensive lift pumps and/or a huge surge capacity.

Sh0velMan 07-31-2013 11:33 AM

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Just got these in my email..

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vividracing 07-31-2013 12:29 PM

Nice!!!

Kingbaby 07-31-2013 12:31 PM

awesome...

Megan370z 07-31-2013 02:45 PM

that's making me want one ;)

Sh0velMan 07-31-2013 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Megan370z (Post 2427114)
that's making me want one ;)

Well my fabricator was going to start selling these as a weld-in kit (there's going to be a rear strut tower brace, too) but it sounds like he's gonna be closing up shop at the end of August :(

sig11 07-31-2013 04:53 PM

Pretty welds.

wstar 08-01-2013 09:14 AM

^ Yes, much prettier than I could ever do. I hate having to put an asterisk on "I did it all myself", but welding up the rollcage is something I'm gonna have to farm out to someone who knows what they're doing :)

Sh0velMan 08-01-2013 11:30 AM

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Well, current word on the shop building mine is that he will continue to do fabrication work in his garage @ home (apparently has an enormous garage) and will probably offer my cage for sale as a "you weld it" arrangement with the main hoop done and you just take it somewhere to get it welded in.

No word on pricing yet tho.

Also, getting there:
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