Builds Fly By Night (3 Viewers)

[RUSH55]

most of this is more about preventing the funk that plugs filters

If nothing else, there’s always the option of draining the tank, pulling the pump hat and wiping the bottom of the sump area out by hand and/or flushing it out with clean gas.

 

[RUSH55]

Squirrel!!

Thoughts on Cunifer alloy brake line distributed by Fed-Hill? I bookmarked this stuff several years back when I was building new lines for the Ford, but went with a zinc-steel line instead. 7 years later this stuff is still on the market...

http://fedhillusa.com/

 

[scrapdaddy]

It's what I used on mine, maybe not better than SS, but a lot easier to bend and flare.

 

[J Mack]

Yeah good stuff but shop around for "3/16 Inch Ni/Copp Nickel/Copper Brake Line" and pay 1/2 of the web site you linked.


Try This..

 

[bobm]

Yeah good stuff but shop around for "3/16 Inch Ni/Copp Nickel/Copper Brake Line" and pay 1/2 of the web site you linked.


Try This..

So Nickel plated Copper??

 

[J Mack]

Do a Duck Duck Go search for "Homemade brake line tube straightener" if you buy a coil of tube.

 

[bobm]

If not try not to use brass fittings or plugs to keep the galvanic corrosion to a minimum, no matter what you do that tank will out last the pig your bolting it to so most of this is more about preventing the funk that plugs filters

Aren't most AN fittings Aluminum now??? Anodized an fairly inexpensive????

 

[J Mack]

So Nickel plated Copper??

C70600 Copper Nickel (90/10)

 

[bobm]

What about the guy who Machined your Non Toyota block?? Does he have a connection to a plating Company? Shouldn't cost a lot to Chromate that tank

 

[RUSH55]

I built a straightener out of a chunk of HMWP. Worked pretty decent for what I needed.

 

[J Mack]

Aren't most AN fittings Aluminum now??? Anodized an fairly inexpensive????

Yes but as you know E10 is an ethanol-blended fuel. Phase separation is a real thing and you’ll end up with a layer of water sitting on the bottom of the tank, given enough time the aluminum will start getting the white corrosion and flake off into the fuel. I would be more concerned if the tank was built from steel.

This is a lot less of a concern for Rush with his 5xxx series aluminum that has excellent corrosion resistance but if he was going to try to hedge his bets now is the time.

 

[J Mack]

So far with some net and YouTube searching, best results for the Bonderite type treatment involves a thorough surface cleaning with Alumi-Prep and a Scotch-Brite type pad. That is unless now there’s a hands free method for prepping that I haven’t found...

We used to just dip the parts in phosphoric acid based cleaner then rinse with water then straight into the Alodine.
Guessing if you dumped a gallon of Alumiprep 33 in your tank and sloshed it around for a few minuets it would be good to go.

 

[bobm]

Anodize would be nice! (Expensive but nice.) Color options are unbelievable and the corrode protection just as well. My ****ing 02

 

[Ol Yeller]

Man I learn so much in here, great knowledge base!

 

[RUSH55]

Put the frame back onto to rotisserie in preparation for painting, hopefully, here within the next couple of weeks.

Won’t you be my neighbor? Well, how ‘boutcha neighbor?

 

[DTC72]

Looks more like the Sanford & Son yard!

 

[RUSH55]

I’m sure that’s what the HOA people think!

 

[bobm]

Cracking me up

 

[scrapdaddy]

That's why I live in the country, yee haw!

 

[mtnpig]

I don't see much of a problem with any of that, other than it might get old jumping over the rear end to get to the door. However I too know some people who would think you might be the worst guy on the block?