Jay's 1954 Oval Build

[multiplex]

yeah there are just a few bare spots on the wheels - lol just kidding.

yeah i'm totally with ya on the return - that's why i hate the idea too. Its like a big loop.

but like you say, for the amount i'll drive the car it should be ok

i'll try it out, and if it sucks - i'll reroute it up top

[SiGmA_X]

Couldn't you do it returnless?

[multiplex]

i think returnless is about the same or maybe worse? cause the fuel deadheads and heats up near the injectors. this way i at least have some flow, just not as much as returning to a full tank.

[Bin_jammin]

Originally Posted by multiplex

dude yeah its getting close. finished up the trigger wheel today, and the fuel lines. Still need to mount fuel lines, but atleast they are all run

not a big fan of how people run the fuel return on bugs, but it saves having to cut a hole in a 'valuable' tank. Theres a company that sells a tee fitting that treads onto the stock bung for 45 bucks, but for much much less i tapped the bung inside of 1/4 NPT and treaded in an AN tee

one side is feed to pump, other side is return.

Does this fitting only have one passage inside, to draw fuel in?

Originally Posted by Jon K

Dude thats hot but the only issue you might have is on long trips, the fuel will get hot. Since you're returned the fuel in line with the feed it's like that the fuel is just going to circulate - but the pump heats the fuel up a good amount and a lot of guys recommend having the return a little away from the feed so to not keep cycling the fuel until its mixed in the tank to cool.

Then again, you're not running anything real crazy and its going to be a street cruiser, it should be fine.

Yeah, isn't this just a big deadhead setup with it in constant circulation?

Originally Posted by multiplex

yeah there are just a few bare spots on the wheels - lol just kidding.

yeah i'm totally with ya on the return - that's why i hate the idea too. Its like a big loop.

but like you say, for the amount i'll drive the car it should be ok

i'll try it out, and if it sucks - i'll reroute it up top

Why not just run a separate pickup and return, plumbed the same way?

[Jon K]

If he ran a feed and return he'd have to modify the tank which is really expensive and hard to replace (the tank). This is a '54 bug after all lol

[Bin_jammin]

Originally Posted by Jon K

If he ran a feed and return he'd have to modify the tank which is really expensive and hard to replace (the tank). This is a '54 bug after all lol

Ok, so run the return through the filler cap.

[Bin_jammin]

Originally Posted by Bin_jammin

Ok, so run the return through the filler cap. I'm sure you can make a 1" extension in sheet metal on top of a fuel filler cap, screw that on, and set it up so you've got another cap on top.

I mean it's just a return, it should work just fine.

[Bubela]

Every time I see this car, it just doesn't look real. Like it's made of plastic or something. That's it! Like a model toy kit car!
3 12" W6's must have hurt..

[multiplex]

3 12's was a little nuts! wish i still had that setup, haha.

man its almost been a year since i tore into this thing. guess i need to get on the ball! i'm about 85% done.. just need to finish up some wiring and the interior