Re: 1956 Clipper Hot Rod

Posted by Allen Kahl On 2009/10/27 8:02:43

I looked back thru this thread to see if there was any detailed discussion on electric fuel pumps and could not find any, maybe it was in another thread. However, yesterday I installed an electric pump. Now I know from all of the comments that I have heard from other folks that I should mount it close to the gas tank. I will do this if I decide later to go permanent with this arrangement. For now it is mounted on the passenger side inside fender surface. It works fine except for a little leakage which will be fixed by cranking down on the fittings and making them tight. I will get to that as soon as it stops raining. One of the things mentioned about mounting the pump where I have it, is, that thru prolonged use the pump could burn out. For the time being it is sufficient to move the car in and out of the garage, and around the yard. And yes I know I said I was waiting for it to stop raining and said it will be in a garage. Right now the garage has 4 parking spaces in it and 3 are filled, so space is at a premium. Without manuvering the cars around there is not enough room to open the doors to do what I want to do right now. Also I have to move my wifes car back in order to get mine in, so again have to wait on the weather. I tried to use an old theme that has come up in other discussions, and that is no matter how big it is you should get it bigger. Well I could have gotten it the extra 2 feet that was an available upgrade in the model I bought, but that was an additional $2,500 and at the time I had to figure costs. Not that it matters now because I have no intention of rebuilding, but I opted for this unit even though it was easily $15,000 more than anything else simply because all of the others mounted their studs on top of the concrete slab with lag bolts whereas this unit dug post holes in the ground and mounted their metal studs into the ground and poured concrete in the holes and then poured the contrete slab. I was think of possible high winds and such. Oh well you pays your money and you takes your chances. If I ever get back on my feet I will enclose the back parking area with the less expensive alternative. However things are moving along at a better pace. I received the fabric from SMS, but the vinyl is in the process of being made and embossed, once that is done it should take no time at all to do the seats. I have the carpet and will be laying that in once I get the holes drilled for the seat brackets. The chrome is done except for the tail light housings, which they said they could not do, because they were too pitted. I am trying to find that outfit in Tallahassee that are reputed to be the best at filling in pits and chroming pot metel but they seem to have dropped off the face of the earth. More later as it gets done.