Pete PiEst

I've had the bung welded on the underside of the tank and have sorted out the plumbing from the pump to the prv. Am waiting on a couple of bits for the fuel tank stopcock. Needed to raise the spare wheel off of the floor so there's room for the stopcock and pre filter.

My thoughts are that those lights don't really suit classic cars but I do get the "It's nice to see where you're going" so my two penneth are: Get decent Bulbs, make sure your reflectors / lenses are clean and shiny and then adjust them correctly !! If we're honest we may all like to think that we're doing 150mph but in reality we aint, so the need to see 3 miles up the road doesn't apply and therefore the requirement for WWII Search lights on the front of our cars is a bit of overkill ... If you have the urge for more light maybe some period driving lights ?? As has been said before the improvement of using relays and correctly gauged wire can't be over stated - It DOES make a difference.. The Mrs was in "That Lundun" today and picked up a free rag, in a section called "Lessons from History" Summed it up for me .. I leave you with the immortal words of Chief ARP Warden Hodges "Put those bloody lights OUT!!" .. Well you know what I mean 😂

Hi Dave, True and there is a fine filter on the inlet to the MU. I've got a T piece just before the MU and that's where I take the pressure reading so I'm assuming that the post pump filter isn't affecting it too much. What were you using on Maiden before you went back to the 18th C??😂 Cheers

The Pierburg lives ! .. I connectedit directly to a battery and it's spinning.. I'll see how it does transferring the remainder of the tank tomorrow ..

Could this be nominated for an Oscar ?? I spent a couple of months "getting in character" I hope my many hours of selfless devotation to my craft shines through in what I humbly call "My Masterpiece !!" I give you "Bosch-044 !! " Bosch-044.mp4

The jerry cans finally turned up so I decanted some of the fuel in to them. Unfortunately the Pierburg appears not to be working - it clicks but no whirr - Any ideas if it can be recovered ? So I was left with the other 2 pumps the original Bosch 044 and a replacement that I'd bout which was Sytec OTP979 - both of those had an AN-8 input drawing through a 50 micron bullet filter.. Here's a video of the OTP979 transferring some fuel. OTP-979.mp4

Turns out inline filters are out of stock of those but here's a cross- reference link ... https://www.fuelfilter-crossreference.com/convert/BALDWIN/BF7693

Unfortunately there's no room to have a swirl pot anywhere in the "boot" of the Estate, not beside or above the tank. I think me best bet is to keep an eye on the fuel level and not let it drop too low. I think there is a swirl pot of sorts mounted inside the tank which is where the fuel pickup & return from the PRV extend in to. Pete

I found the inlet and outlet from the spare tank earlier today and the ID is 6mm! I think the various pumps I've tried have all had the same issue the tiny feed from the tank !! But no more it'll be 12mm ALL the way. If the pump is still screeching I'll go to Plan B and crank the radio up to 11 !!🎵😂 Cheers

I'm waiting on some Jerry Cans to decant the tank - then I'll get the bung welded on. I'll keep you updated. Thanks for finding the part Ian - I've just ordered a couple ! More anon !! This is nearly as exciting as the RBRR itself - getting it ready for the next one and events inbetween !! 😂 Cheers, Pete

GT6 is looking good 👍 - When will it be ready? I think the tanks in the Stag & Estate are the same size and shape. I did see an ally one advertised by EJ Ward and they look great but I can't justify the cost - although the flat sides of it look a bit easier to weld a fitting to than the curves on the estate. It would be nice to have a bit more room to fit a lift pump and a swirl pot but the spare wheel takes up most of it and I'm left with bit where the orginal equipment was located. I don't want to go on any events without one after I clipped a curb and punctured the tyre due to "over enthusiasm" Will keep updating .. I think the next step is to drain the tank and get that bung welded on ! Cheers, Pete

Mentioning Pierburg jogged my memory as I had a dim recollection that I got one years ago .. After a search through various boxes I found it ! .. It's an 7.21659.72.0 which has a 12mm ID push on inlet so I might as well go for AN-10 that way I can fit any of the pumps I have and just make sure I have the relevant adapters to go from the prefilter to the pump. I found this PDF on the web

After sleeping on it I think there's a better way forward! I've been thinking about this for many years and collecting bits - I did have an abortive attempt at welding a sump on the bottom of a spare tank I had, it would've sat in the wheel well. I managed to fabricate the sump which was leak free, but I couldn't weld the tank to the bottom without holes being blown in the underside of the tank - a good idea let down by my lack of skill !! If the feed from the top was going to be enlarged it would require welding plus I'd then have to get the feed pipe and associated plumbing sorted. So seeing as I need to get something welded to the tank I might as well get a boss welded to the bottom corner of the tank. I've got a fullbore stop cock with AN-8 tails on it I'm going to get a professional to weld an AN-8 fitting on the bottom corner. As you can see from the picture there's enough room for the stop cock. The top of the tape is around a quater of the way up, so as long as that's as low as I allow the fuel to go the outlet will be covered As there'll now be a head of fuel feeding the pump I think AN-8 will be big enough but will defer to experts advice seeing as nothing has been done yet and this is a once only job so I might as well do as right as it can be done! Views etc appreciated. Cheers, Pete

Thanks for your input Nick 👍 .. I'd be interested in the Pierburg you mentioned. I did look at them but if I remember correctly they maxed out at around 90 psi but it was a while ago so I could be wrong. As I've got to do some work on the tank would you go for AN-8 at 11mm ID or next size up AN-10 with an ID of 14mm ?? For the pre filter I've been using an aluminimum bullet type with the bronze element .. What are the Baldwin ones? There's a Sytec on the pressure side. Thanks everyone for your input !! Cheers Pete

As I'm going to need to empty the tank for the welding, I'll wire up the Bosch and use it to fill the jerry cans as a transfer pump. I'll put AN-8 inlets on it and see how it sounds - At the end of the run it was pretty loud ! I think I'm going to run everything in braided teflon AN-6 to the MU to save having various extra joins converting one to the other. There's not a lot of space in the boot with the spare wheel, but I think I'm going to start from scratch - I was using the Lucas pump mounting plate and jiggling everything to fit. With a bit more thought I'll have more room and potentially a quieter set up ! Cheers, Pete