phoenix7

seriously though, take care of it before it takes care of you.

Snyper

Like I said before..it looks alot lower than it is. You can barely see it when standing up. Hell the rear end assembly sits a little lower. I have the camera on the ground when I took that pic. Heres me standing up about 6 feet behind it.

Oh also, (you cant tell in the pic) The line actually sits behind and higher than the tank. So in order for the line to be ripped out of the car id have to hit something that would destroy the tank too.

phoenix7

as long as you always look ahead and avoid all debris you'll be ok, i guess. You can't predict the unpredictable.

Snyper

I dont think you understand..the line sits behind the tank...its impossible for something to come up and grab the line without first destroying the tank.

turbojeff

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The line is clearly lower than the rear valance, another car rear ending your car would pretty much hit that line. I've seen a lot of FDs with dented/squished tanks.

Even if you slid and hit a curb sideways the wheel would fold and the bottom of the car would hit the ground. When steel scrapes on the pavement it sparks, sparks and fuel aren't such a good thing.

We aren't telling you this for our safety. Hopefully at least other people reading this will see the serious safety issue if you don't.

Chiketkd

Exactly. I was envisioning a rear impact as well. The fuel line isn't well protected by the rear valence at all.

phoenix7

I do understand, I just don't agree. Debris hits at ground level as it bounces off your car and the ground, it might hit the tank and dent it but it still needs to exit out the rear and it would suck to be disabled on the road (that's the reason most do the V8 swap anyways, isn't it) *ZING!*.


It was just something two/three of us saw and felt was important enough to mention.

Unsubscribing. Peace.

Snyper

My only option at this point would be to cover it with a piece of sheet metal. Theres really nowhere else for it to go. And Ive seen dozens of street rod cars like this and theyve never had a problem.The ONLY thing im really concerned with is the sump hitting something while backing up, like a curb or something. My only other option would be to junk the 1500$ setup and go back to the stock setup. One other option would be to try to move the pump up a little higher and hoping I don't have fuel issues. Anyone have any other suggestions that wont cost me anymore money? Also theres really not alot of room back there which sucks. My trans am's sump setup was the exact same way and I never had a problem.

Chiketkd

Ding! Exactly. A rear impact can be anything from a rear-end collision to backing-up onto a low curb.

Does your Trans Am sit as low to the ground as your FD? I could see a set-up like that working on muscle cars as they tend to have higher ride heights.

What are others doing in their LS* swaps? Keeping the stock set-up, using the RX-8's (not sure if its compatible), or something custom like what you opted for?

roachdiddy

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just dont drive in reverse any faster than say 85mph... haha how the heck else have people been sumping tanks?? i look at it and think you did all you could... turned it up with a 90 or 45 bend... looks good to me!

351W-Rx7

Nice build there Snyper.

Snyper

they do normal intake setups..but heres the problem..the kid before me(im guessing) backed up over a curb.and kept backing up. The whole bottom of the tank was pushed up a few inches and it ruined the stuff on the inside of the tank where the pump was. So my choices were to either spend 600 on a new tank(couldnt find a used one anywhere) then spend 650$ on a single 255lph pump setup made for the conversion and limit myself to 600flywheel hp OR spend a couple hundred extra more(i got the FPR and lines for xmas) and have a pretty much unlimited setup.

And I understand what you mean by getting rear ended but if you think about it, I didnt move the tank closer to the bumper(its already touching it) so if I were to get into a bad enough accident the tank would be smashed reguardless. And it isn't a daily driver, plus im extremely careful when backing up anyways, and besides the unlikely event that I get rear ended(Id be screwed anyways) my only real danger is backing into a curb. I honestly do appreciate the concern and im not arguing,but people have been doing this for years with no problems.

Chiketkd

Gotcha. As it isn't a daily driver, you should be fine with that set-up. Good luck!

Snyper

Yeah it def. isn't. Reliability wise it is, I could drive it every day if I wanted to..but its mainly going to be driven on the weekends at night and to and from the track. I want to be able to drive 2 hours to the track, go 9's and drive 2 hours home.

efini-7

hey i am curently taking on the same projet with an ls6 .. did you buy or fabricate the subframe ? let me know thanks

FadedFD

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Efini,

This thread is 2 years old. I think he sold his car and is doing a 350Z swap now. There is a website dedicated to V8 engine conversions. You just have to google search it since I can't link an active site from rx7club.com

J

schmall's supe

im having trouble locating that v8 site? any tips?