Little Red Wagon...

[Just Joel]

love you wagon... awesome set up with the air ride... I've been dying to do it to mine! hopefully some day

Thanks man :)

[Just Joel]

So after the suspension and cross member mods, I realized that the stock fuel tank will no longer due. Initially I set out to design and build my own custom fuel cell but after realizing that the available space actually lent itself well to a universal 10 gal size, I decided to pick up an RCI tank and adapt it to my needs.

 

 

This last weekend I went about mounting it under the car properly by creating a cradle to hold and support the tank independent of the aluminum structure...

 

 

 

This would be my second TIG project and while perfect stacks are still a thing of the future, I'm happy with the weld quality and strength.

 

One issue I had with the original tank was how hard it was to hoist the tank into position with all the fuel/vent lines on top. With the new tank, I plan to keep the fuel filler vent and the fuel return on top in an even tighter configuration than before. For this reason, I made the front mount hinge to aid in the installation.

 

 

Once in position, the tank frame bolts to the rear factory mount and is pulled up tight to the floor for a high clearance fit (about an inch higher than the factory tank at the sump)

 

 

 

I plan to run an autometer fuel gauge to match the 0-90 hom sender and will modify the aluminum tank to accommodate the factory filler. In my eyes, this was the hard part (hopefully) so next I'll get to making it talk to the rest of the system :)

[Just Joel]

I also understand that it's better to position the sump at the rear of the vehicle to ensure fuel delivery under acceleration but I'd rather have the clearance and nearest the axle is better for departure angles. She'll be fine because not race car ;)

[jrock4224]

at 3-5 psi it will never starve ... nice tank install

[Just Joel]

Yeah, that's what I figured too... Thanks Jrock ;)

[Lockleaf]

Very nice install. The hinge mount is genius. I hate it when people just dump a fuel cell in a non racecar, but your install not only didn't just dump it in, but actually increased clearance over the factory. I salute you sir :-)

 

And I'm with jrock, at low psi it should never starve. I would imagine there is a decent baffle setup inside that tank.

[Just Joel]

Thanks Lock... Took longer than it probably should have but I'm all about over thinking simple tasks :D

 

Yeah, they did a decent job of baffling the interior.

[Just Joel]

I also left enough room in the frame to install foam isolation pad on the contact surfaces between steel and aluminum. Won't add this till after powder coat ;)

[mrbigtanker]

Joel are you going electric fuel pump or staying with the factory fuel pump.

[Just Joel]

Mechanical... Tried and true plus I like the look ;)

 

I suppose I have the option down the road but it simply doesn't do anything beneficial other than over complicating the system and draining my pocket book :D

[Just Joel]

Thought I'd add this here... Old video but this is my take on a mechanical wheel polisher.

 

[TENDRIL]

private vid..

[Just Joel]

Oops... Just a sec.

[jrock4224]

what he said 

[Just Joel]

Fixed :)

[Laecaon]

Now to make one that works with the tire mounted.

[Just Joel]

Yeah, I thought about it but it's not really required. Once they've been restored, it's really only a matter of keeping them clean

[Laecaon]

All of my rims have come with tires mounted.

[Swedishcadillac]

You could chuck a small wheel off of a hand truck or similar, onto a piece of all thread with double nuts. Chuck the all thread into a heavy duty milwaulkie Hole hog type drill. Then you would need a way to tension the drive wheell to the wheel to be polished. Sounds a little complicated but I could see it working. I burned up a bench grinder in this exact type of jig and ended up switching to the electrician/plumber's drill, thinking it would be a temporary fix, but that drillmotor actually runs longer and cooler than the bench grinder...

[Just Joel]

Or just have the tires un mounted :p

[Laecaon]

Why is there no thread on that 411 (or is it a 410?) Wagon? It looks pretty low in that signature pic.

[Swedishcadillac]

A 410 goon moves to Hawaii/ project Datto. Its so low I used 50+ Grinder cutoff wheels and bought JustJoel a round-trip airfare ticket to Hawaii to achieve the feat.

[Just Joel]

My finger prints are all over that bitch :D

[Just Joel]

Hell that's my photo! :rofl:

[Just Joel]

Started talking about brass in another thread so I thought I'd do a show and tell here. I'm using DOT approved pushlock fittings (with the exception of the 1/8" gauge feeds, no application for this size in all brass). Not cheap but when shit sits on the ground aired out, fitting failure isn't an option.