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Yo! you sent me the magic! Do say that because you saw the scratches? I tried so hard not to scratch, alas sadness.
Then, the diologue - no one will ever…, but I will! I’m not crying! Onwards with all my scratches and scars!
 
I am a bit confused. As I went through the order with the so helpful Jegs guys and then later watched a video about two different ends. Ones like I got that were ordered with the suggested hoses, but they did not have this thing called the olive, that goes between the hose and stainless braiding. They took some working but I think I got them.

I am imagining all the hoses and flares that I am making won’t be confirmed right until what looks to be way later.
I’m feeling lucky!
 
Cool

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I made the carriage bolts long so I could lower it to provide more access through the bed hatch.



Got the fuel lines up to the engine bay. Stoked that there were already holes,for mounting, from the old fuel lines.

Was gonna try and be cooler and run hard lines along the frame, but you know…:/

Psyched!

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xtiaan2000 said:
It’s official. Just began to tear down my driving cruiser to put on the no driving cruiser. Dropped the gas tank. Not gonna put it back.

So while I wait to get my cruiser corps order I gonna try to get this tank in. Gotta close up two supply holes and possibly close up the ones that go to that plastic thing in my driver rear quarter.

I always deal w people saying that my rig smells of gas! I hate that!

Other tanks seem to just have a fill spout and that’s it. I know I have to have a vent for when I fill the tank, but there is also a little vent on my pump housing. I seem to remember people saying that I should leave that plastic thing with all those hoses.

Thoughts?

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I hate my Piggy smelling like gas - thus my project yesterday.

You need vents for more than just filling, the fuel in your tank will go from environmental temperatures to quite warm if you are using a recirc line. As that thermal mass expands, the tank needs to be able to breath, otherwise you will have significant pressure in there.
Bonus - as the gasoline warms, it will give off vapors that also need to be dealt with.
 
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xtiaan2000 said:
Want to do the welding myself. Been researching, but any thoughts exploding tanks?
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Try to avoid 'sploding tanks!
Blastservices said:
Fill it with water first to evacuate the fumes.
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bobm said:
Dry Ice works better! I used to remove Old underground fuel tanks from gas stations and you weren't allowed to transport them unless the fumes were evacuated with Dry Ice then you could cut the tank in half🤔 👍😉
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I like this idea!!! Doesn't dry ice give off CO2 as it "melts"?
RUSH55 said:
You can also use argon or car exhaust.
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I have always hear a nitrogen purge is the ticket.
RUSH55 said:
Yeah, be sure to get all the gas out first. A rinse out would be a good idea, or let it sit open for several days so everything can completely evaporate out. Stick your line into the tank coming from your oxygen displacing gas of choice and then yes, let it run in there for several minutes before making sparks and then leave it on the entire time you do the work and while it cools.
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This sounds like solid guidance!
xtiaan2000 said:
Okay! I didn’t blow up!

Gave it a couple days with a bunch of hours with a shop vac blowing into it.
Boy, I’ll tell you I was really tempted to put a match up to it! The first night! Something’s wrong with me.
I waited and got lazy.
No dry ice.
No exhaust piping.
Put a paper on a broom stick and……..
Nothing.
Game on!
Filled two old send and return holes.
Made a new ‘hat’ for the pump and gauge. Welded it in.
Made a little strap thing to hold tank down to the carriage.
Welded brackets for the carriage to the frame. Old tank used to hang on the bed sheet metal. :/

Now painting tank. ‘Blue by you’

Pics to come.
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Glad you did not blow yourself up!
 
PabloCruise said:
Try to avoid 'sploding tanks!

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I like this idea!!! Doesn't dry ice give off CO2 as it "melts"?
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Sublimation. Direct transition from solid to a gas without going through the liquid phase.
 
Anyone know where this guy goes?

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It comes off the bottom of my charcoal canister.
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Maybe my canister isn’t bad and it’s just emptying out behind my drivers front tire.

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I could not find any lines past where it was cut off.

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That line to the bottom of the charcoal can keeps it open to the atmosphere.
The theory is that putting the fuel vapors into the top of the can keeps the vapors up high, and that's where the purge port is as well.
Having the can open to atmosphere means that the purge cycle can evacuate all the charcoal media in the can.

If you overfill your gas tank, you can force liquid gasoline into the charcoal can, and then the liquid will drain out that line on the bottom. It really is best not to keep filling the tank after the first click.
 
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