All Tanked Up!!

December 2011 - February 2012
In the last two months I have not spent a great deal of time working on the car, a few odd hours here and there, but progress is being made in the right direction.

I have continued to work on the brake lines, the front brake lines and the line running down the tunnel are all complete. I will complete the rear lines once I have the differential / driveshafts fitted so I can ensure adequate clearance from any moving parts.

Once I have differential and driveshafts in place I will be in a position to construct the wishbones, coilovers, hubs and brakes.

I have managed to work through the wiring loom identifying which wires I do / don't need, separating the wires I don't require capping and securing them out of the way. The loom is routed from behind the dash where the fuse box and relays are mounted, down through the tunnel top, into the engine bay or along the tunnel to the rear of the car.

Tank in place secured by two retaining straps,
routed fuel return pipe at the top of the picture 

There has been some good progress on the fuel side of things, the fuel pipes are routed down the tunnel with the return pipe bent and routed up to the the fuel tank return. The feed pipe is routed and ready for the fuel filter and pump to be be mounted, again I want to fit the diff / driveshafts before undertaking this so I can ensure adequate clearance from moving parts.


The fuel tank has been trial fitted, the tank is secured by brackets and straps. The tank sits on a bracket that runs between two wishbone mounts with two straps running over the top of the tank to hold it in place.



I have cut a hole in the top of the tank read for the sender unit which has to be shortened to read empty due to the depth of the tank. The sender will be secured in place using a retaining bracket with captive nuts which is fitted inside the tank.

Fuel Sender securing plate (fits inside the tank)

P-Clip to secure Fuel Pump