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[Norbie]

Ah very nice, thanks!

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Link no worky?...

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I got some smaller jobs finished as well. I was happy with how the clutch hydraulic line worked out so I painted it black and installed it properly with all the original brackets etc:

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The next component in the fuel system is the filter. I probably should have bought a bracket to go with my Turbosmart filter but I didn't, so I decided to just make one. Doesn't need to be pretty as this...

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I had a busy weekend. Fuel pump hanger got a lick of paint:



Fuel pump mounted and connected to the outlet with some Gates submersible hose:



Attached...

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Some wires are not red, WNB.

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Thanks for the info guys.

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I got the electrical terminal pretty much sorted yesterday. Here you can see the spacer I fabricated, basically just a chunk of 3mm aluminium with a 14mm hole in it:



And here's...

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Some new goodies arrived in the mail yesterday so I got started modifying the fuel pump hanger. Here's where I started:



The outlet pipe (with the threaded fitting on the end)...

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In my experience the posts are surprisingly stable once they're upright. Getting them upright is the hard part, but a chain block will definitely help!

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I bought my sensor from Goleby's, and on their product page they have this to say:



My FPR is bolted to the plenum so will have the same vibration issues....

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Does anyone have an opinion on the best location for a fuel pressure sensor on a EFI engine with fuel return?

Between the fuel rail outlet and FPR seems like the most logical place, but in...

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Some random eBay store. I just searched for 3/8" steel bundy tube.



Yes you're right, the key is to keep at it and focus on one thing at a time. This is one of the reasons...

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Ah yes now you mention it I think I remember that coming up. So maybe it wasn't my fault for a change!



Thanks dude! It's starting to feel like I'm getting somewhere now. ...

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Here's the inside of the tank after I let it dry overnight:



Very minor surface rust, barely worth worrying about at all. But since I bought the rust removal stuff I might as...

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Gotta love Hotwires for that 70's vibe. I had a set on one of my old TA22 Celicas, I thought it looked ace back in the day!

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Got a few more things knocked over this weekend. Clutch hydraulic line is finished, just needs painting:





I'm pretty happy with how that worked out actually! I...

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It resets when the carriages move up again....

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Should a diesel be generating vacuum under any circumstances??

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LOL I did consider it...