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1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup

Started by _Matt_666_ , Sep 07 2009 09:00 PM

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#1 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #1$ _Matt_666_

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Posted 07 September 2009 - 09:00 PM

howdy.. jst whipped this up saturday morning got the tank back in now and running a 1\2 line to the front of the car just wanted to know wat other people have done and would it be worth making afew up to throw on ebay
running a filter before electric fuel pump and in engine bay b4 fuel rail..

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#2 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #2$ _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 07 September 2009 - 09:13 PM

Very nice mate.

Personally i wouldent be in the market for something like that because i can make one myself, but perhaps some people would be interested.

Cheers.

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#3 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #3$ _Matt_666_

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Posted 07 September 2009 - 09:40 PM

yeh pretty easy to make up.
jst outraged at the wreckers when they tried to steal 90 bucks off me for one...

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#4 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #4$ LXCHEV

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Posted 08 September 2009 - 09:46 AM

Yeah very nice. I already have a droptank with built-in 1/2" pickup, but if not, I'd be keen on one of those. I reckon there could definitely be a market for them for people with standard tanks wanting the larger pickup.

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#5 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #5$ Evan

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Posted 08 September 2009 - 10:38 AM

Looks like a good job.

I am currently doing this on my sender.
My drop tank has got a hole for the standard Torana fuel sender and ive upgraded to 1/2 inch lines.
I imagine that there would be a market for this kind of thing. throw a few up and c how they go.

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#6 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #6$ myss427

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Posted 08 September 2009 - 01:58 PM

Just be careful, legally you can't use copper as a fuel line, so selling them could be a problem. Make them out of aluminum or stainless.

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#7 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #7$ Statler

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Posted 08 September 2009 - 02:21 PM

Make them out of aluminum or stainless.

I dont know if things have changed, but my engineer wouldn't pass stainless fuel lines, due to the stainless 'work hardening' & fracturing.

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#8 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #8$ Evan

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Posted 08 September 2009 - 04:31 PM

what do you make them out of then ?
I have alloy fuel line but i would think that you cant weld the alloy fuel line to the old steel sender face? so i got stainless steel, but sounds like that should not be used.

What material is the original ones made of? , its magnetic but looks as if its coated or something.

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#9 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #9$ TerrA LX

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Posted 08 September 2009 - 08:51 PM

Make them out of aluminum or stainless.

I dont know if things have changed, but my engineer wouldn't pass stainless fuel lines, due to the stainless 'work hardening' & fracturing.

Funny that because aluminium (as with all metals, ferrous and non-ferrous) does the same thing.

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#10 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #10$ _Barman_

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Posted 09 September 2009 - 07:31 AM

Doesnt (some types) of copper turn to green mush
if left sitting for a while?(with petrol in it)
and clog filter and stop car.
Baz

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#11 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #11$ _mumstaxi_

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Posted 09 September 2009 - 10:40 AM

I made a whole new 1/2 inch pickup with mounting plate, and made a seperate hole in the tank, less work as you dont have to modify sender unit.

This also let me use the factory feed hose on the sender as a return line.

I just removed my copper pick up pipe after over 10yrs in the tank,(replaced fuel tank) it still looked almost as good as when i installed it so i used it again in the new tank (no green at all)

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#12 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #12$ Evan

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Posted 14 September 2009 - 04:48 PM

So what material can i make my new one out of ?

copper seems to be the go for a few people with good results.

Evan.

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#13 $1\2 Fuel sender \ pickup: post #13$ _ILLUSIV1_

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Posted 18 June 2017 - 03:08 PM

Massive thread dig, but I did this mod today. Took all of an hour to have it dismantled and new line bent up and silver soldered to plate. Only thing I did different was remove float etc and soldered to new line. It's not pretty but it works.