deaner Dane Aura Super Moderator Location: Caldwell, ID Join Date: 07/07/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 346 Rally Car: PS4 controller |
Are you running your pumps in the trunk and then the lines inside the car? Was underneath mine the other day debating if I wanted to relocate everything or just build a skid plate lol. |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Think of this scenario: you paid some huge entry, reserved motel rooms, driven 490 miles, done 3 SS with some muddy sections and you need to change the pump cause its not happy. You service crew is your 4th cousin Mongo, Mongo strong for heaving all the "spares" aka junk into the service barge but you hain't gonna let him do mission critical jobs like hold tools. So here you are in your shiny romper-suit. Do you want to A) open the hatch, turn 2 Dzus fasteners and reach into the well and swap out the nice minty fresh pump with a minty fresher-er one? Or B-) grovel on your back in the and the first bolt you touch rains a big blob of mud right in your left eye, then you turn the bolt 1/2 a turn and another big turd plops right on your right eye. You're blind now, but you know you have less than 20 minutes before your safe Out Time so working by feel alone you can't find the banjo fitting in the blobular mess of mud and dried cow poo, so you now start excavating with your screwdriver and more mud, pound and pounds of mud and dirt rain down on you but you have to continue. After 15 minutes you have exposed the pump, and you crack the inlet banjo and gas starts running down you sleeves--of your nice shiny rompersuit.. eventually you have the pump loose and you're soaked all the way to your elbows..but al least its washed away some of the mud and cow-poo that had covered your eyes..New pump in position and since you late now, and still half blind, you don't notice the one tiny grain of rock under the sealing washer. Eventually you think you're ready to go---except you're leaking a long dribbly trail of gas... 4 miles into next SS, Joe Doakes lights a ciggy and causlly flips the match out onto the dirt ---being a eco-friendly smoker he duddnt want to burn the forest down. Match lights off the gas trail and it races ahead 3 miles and catches the car which natually, it couldn't be otherwise, burst into flames. You eventually notice and being a good guy you don't wanna burn down the forest either so you pull over, leap out with your fire extinguisher, pull the pin, aim it And you burst into flames yourself since the gas that soaked your suit has wicked its way all over the upper half your body. You die. Codriver in horror can do nothing since you had the extinguisher and its under you flaming corpse. Fire consumes car--and what was left of you. Spreads. Burns 200 houses.. All rally banned in America in response... So. Which scenario would you want to choose: easy clean access to a vital part to keep the car running? or being responsible for a post-apocalyptic nightmare? THINK of the CHILDREN!!!!! John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/28/2013 01:30PM by john vanlandingham. |
aj_johnson A.J. Johnson Junior Moderator Location: Pendleton OR Join Date: 01/07/2011 Age: Settling Down Posts: 1,381 Rally Car: 88 Audi 80 |
Yes inside the car. Vittorio has a nicer setup for pumps in the trunk. mine was a bit more budget oriented I flipped the internals of the tank outlet so it comes out in the passenger side rear of the tank (surprisingly easy, one spot weld and cut a square around the outlet, I was able to retain all stock baffling). I used JIC fittings from the local NAPA as they were much cheaper than the brand name AN stuff. (plus I had some aluminum AN stuff lying around) Aluminum hardline through the car, up the pass side of the tunnel. I'll try to snap some pics, but we're going house shopping and I'm due back at the install this evening, and will be off the old forums for the most part.
There is room to mount two pumps under the car but I'm hoping that this is more of a do it once solution. |
deaner Dane Aura Super Moderator Location: Caldwell, ID Join Date: 07/07/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 346 Rally Car: PS4 controller |
You're totally right. After building the skid plate I should get a fire suppression system. Thanks for the kick in the ass lol. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/31/2013 04:43PM by deaner. |
deaner Dane Aura Super Moderator Location: Caldwell, ID Join Date: 07/07/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 346 Rally Car: PS4 controller |
Gotcha. I'd def like to see your setup when you get a chance. Thinking I may run the factory location for the first summer and then rig something up over the winter. I don't need more flow, it's just in a piss poor spot. May as well paint a target on it. Plus as John pointed out, pump changes would be a snap. |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Oh so you didn't like alternative B? (That was pretty good wuddnit?) John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
deaner Dane Aura Super Moderator Location: Caldwell, ID Join Date: 07/07/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 346 Rally Car: PS4 controller |
I'm a bit of a hippy and the idea of burning down thousands of acres of helpless trees, doesn't really jive well with my chi. Especially ove something as silly as laziness and or drunkenness...lol yeah was pretty good too btw. |
john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
OOOOooh just gotta have some tea and uplaod some shots of these steeeeering arms..
Oooh baby Oh baby they're looking good. The weld on flange where the LH and RH clocking is done mock up mock up John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/09/2013 10:34PM by john vanlandingham. |
vbares Vittorio Bares Junior Moderator Location: Londonderry, NH Join Date: 04/10/2007 Age: Ancient Posts: 413 Rally Car: Audi 4k (3b conversion) |
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deaner Dane Aura Super Moderator Location: Caldwell, ID Join Date: 07/07/2013 Age: Settling Down Posts: 346 Rally Car: PS4 controller |
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aj_johnson A.J. Johnson Junior Moderator Location: Pendleton OR Join Date: 01/07/2011 Age: Settling Down Posts: 1,381 Rally Car: 88 Audi 80 |
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john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
Gotta re-do the tip. Gotta move the hole in nearly 1.5" Slight misunderstanding---He had an early version of Vittorios and did dims off that, not the spare strut.. I can make youse guys steering slower! John Vanlandingham Sleezattle, WA, USA Vive le Prole-le-ralliat www.rallyrace.net/jvab CALL +1 206 431-9696 Remember! Pacific Standard Time is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. |
aj_johnson A.J. Johnson Junior Moderator Location: Pendleton OR Join Date: 01/07/2011 Age: Settling Down Posts: 1,381 Rally Car: 88 Audi 80 |
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aj_johnson A.J. Johnson Junior Moderator Location: Pendleton OR Join Date: 01/07/2011 Age: Settling Down Posts: 1,381 Rally Car: 88 Audi 80 |
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john vanlandingham John Vanlandingham Godlike Moderator Location: Ford Asylum, Sleezattle, WA Join Date: 12/20/2005 Age: Fossilized Posts: 14,152 Rally Car: Saab 96 V4 |
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