Project Drift S14 (part 4)

When we last left our heroes they were locked in a battle of might and wits with the subframe bushings and the leaky gas tank. Last week I got the last subframe bushing installed while Austin was over to help.  Today I made the trip into town to pick up the replacement fuel lines for the ones I cut thinking I was going to install a racing fuel cell.  After cutting the lines I compared prices of fixing vs replacing.

Fix:
$5 - JB plastic weld
$6 - Fuel lines
$2 - Clamps
$0.2 - Duct tape

Replace:
$150-200 - Fuel cell
$75-125 - Fuel pump
$??? - Fittings
$??? - Fuel lines
$??? Trunk floor modifications and bracketing for cell

It's easy to see why I went with fixing vs replacing. Also I already have a walbro 255 fuel pump in the stock tank which is more that enough to feed the planned turbo upgrade.

What was the duct tape for you ask? The crack in the tank was not very big and I think the jb weld will do a fine job but the reason it cracked in the first place was because one of the two metal straps that hold up the tank caused a stress crack right on the edge where the strap presses against the tank.  I tried to put a few layers of duct tape between the tank and the straps on both side to provide a little bit of cushioning and protection.  We will see how long it lasts.

So I picked installed the lines onto the tank and the tank into to car.  So except for wiring the fuel tank is completely hooked up. Wiring is going to come in one fell swoop later on in the build. For now the fuel tank is one more thing off the list.  Next will be getting the motorcycle jack out to put the rear subframe back in the car and removing the airbag system parts that are stuck in with tamper proof torx bolts. Stay tuned! (no pun intended)