OK, so after a bit of a clean, although not a full clean, it was time to start thinking about putting the engine back in. However, before I could put the engine back in, and the reason it is still out of the chassis, I needed to modify the fuel pump arrangement for the new system. As I now have two independent fuel tank, I am using two lift pumps to pump fuel from the separate tanks into a, not yet finished, fuel collector. Then the pressure pump takes its feed from here to the fuel rail, and the fuel rail returns to the collector. This however means a bit of a reshuffle of the pumps etc.
You can see I took the opportunity to drill out some holes in the ally plate, and actually the lifting block for the oil tank although thats not in this picture. OK I probably only saved 100g but every little helps! I am also changing from #6 aeroquip to #4 in an attempt to save a little more weight! So, the piccie above shows the exit of the tank going though a filter and then one of the two new lift pumps. I havent yet wired it up, but thought I would do all that in one go, although I am sure it will be a right pain to get to the more I think about it, hey ho…
Anyway, once done, I then made a list of all of the fittings I would need to the new bits. I think I am single handedly keeping Goodridge afloat!!! And then sketched up the fuel collector pot. hopefully someone in the workshop will find a few spare minutes to knock this up before next weekend.
It was then time to refit the engine. I remember the first time I did this it seemed to take an age. However this time, having a solid plan of attack, it seemed to almost fly in. Mind you I have taken it out a few times from the start of the build process, including an extra go when I had to help out GEARTRONICS. Anyway, practice makes perfect as they say.
The engine is now sitting exactly as in the photo. I need to attached the exhaust headers and then slide it forward into position. This shouldnt take too long, and then I can start modifying the aero stuff and fitting the rest of the fuel system over the bank holiday.
Tags: Engine, Fuel System
