Including under what I generically call "plumbing", now brake lines have been fixed into position next part of the plumbing is to run the fuel line down the transmission tunnel front to rear and connect to the Swirl Pot.
The fuel lines are simple enough to install and basically run alongside the brake lines fixed into position with cable ties. There is plenty of fuel line provided so balance out front to rear and fix into position either side of the P-clips holding the brake line to the chassis frame.
Where it does get tight is around the rear seat panel / differential / handbrake cable area where plastic protective conduit is needed to shield the pipes from the obvious movement of parts.
When the drivers side transmission tunnel is fixed into position the conduit will be fixed to the panel via plastic saddle, cable tie riveted to the panel.
The front lines connect to the Swirl Pot whilst the rear plumbs into the fuel pump and fuel tank.
so a slight pause in build recently, as household and garden tasks have taken a priority with the recent upturn in weather. However I grabbed some time in the garage over the weekend and continued prep work on the plumbing and pipework in the chassis.
Brake lines are in rough situ awaiting final fitment so I need to think about the fuel lines and how they run around the chassis. Thought I would start at the rear and move forwards.
When I bought the kit I acquired the full fuel kit which includes:
low pressure fuel pump
fuel filter
high pressure fuel pump
mounting plate
swirl pot
various fuel lines / hoses
jubilee clips
fuel tank
Swirl pot has been fitted earlier in the build so time to focus on the low pressure fuel pump, fuel filter and mounting plate. First step was to mount the pump and filter to the mounting plate and I elected to use a large jubilee clip on the filter rather than the plastic cable tie as I felt that offered a more robust fitment.
The fuel pump needs some basic assembly but all goes together quite nicely and I noted that one of the rubber mounting bobbins locates through the mounting plate into a rivnut fixed into the chassis.
Next step was to drill 9mm holes for the rivnuts - need to be quite careful here as the holes are quite close to the edge of the chassis frame the mounting plate sits on. The plate is secured by M6 dome head screws.
So holes drilled, rivnuts inserted, the plate can be fixed into position and the pump / filter set in place.
Some fuel hose needs to bridge the filter and pump and that was secured in place with some ptfe tape around the brass fittings and jubilee clipped into position remembering to ensure the jubilee clips can be accessed from above for when the access panel in the boot is fitted later on down the build process.
All done, one more stage ticked off, next stop, high pressure fuel pump on the drivers bulkhead
