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HandyAndy 11th December 2009 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by AshG (Post 26761)
car is looking nice and dusty

tell me about it Ash :o :o

the dust is thanks to the work on the single seater :rolleyes: :D
it,ll soon clean up with an air line on it.
did you get my pm Ash?

andy

AshG 11th December 2009 12:19 PM

yeah sorry i read it then forgot to reply lol

HandyAndy 11th December 2009 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AshG (Post 26765)
yeah sorry i read it then forgot to reply lol

doh :rolleyes: :D

no worries

andy

mark 11th December 2009 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AshG (Post 26761)
car is looking nice and dusty :D

You should see the rest of the workshop :eek:

It looks like daniella westbrooks coffee table :D

HandyAndy 11th December 2009 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mark (Post 26770)
You should see the rest of the workshop :eek:

It looks like daniella westbrooks coffee table :D

:D
but its not in nice straight lines :o

andy

Tatey 11th December 2009 01:48 PM

It may just be me misreading it but the auction says:

This unit is made to be mounted in upright position with filler neck at top so that the fuel sender reads correct as in picture

Does that mean it needs to be standing upright compared to lying down as in Andy's picture? If it does what issues would this cause with the sender? How hard would it be to put a new one in which would work which the tank lying down?

Land Locked 11th December 2009 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Tatey (Post 26773)
It may just be me misreading it but the auction says:

This unit is made to be mounted in upright position with filler neck at top so that the fuel sender reads correct as in picture

Does that mean it needs to be standing upright compared to lying down as in Andy's picture? If it does what issues would this cause with the sender? How hard would it be to put a new one in which would work which the tank lying down?

The after market fuel gauge/senders I've used just manipulate the float arm to get it to suit the tank being used.

So it should just be a case of lengthening, shortening and/or bending the float arm.

That said, i try to set it up in such a way that it shows empty a goodly bit before it is empty.

HandyAndy 11th December 2009 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tatey (Post 26773)
It may just be me misreading it but the auction says:

This unit is made to be mounted in upright position with filler neck at top so that the fuel sender reads correct as in picture

Does that mean it needs to be standing upright compared to lying down as in Andy's picture? If it does what issues would this cause with the sender? How hard would it be to put a new one in which would work which the tank lying down?

i had the same thoughts when i saw the pic on ebay, so i phoned the seller & confirmed that the tank is meant to sit as in my photos, so it has worked out ok, tho as i said i haven,t wired it up yet but it is in the correct orientation in MY photo,s .
cheers
andy

mark 11th December 2009 03:08 PM

It would be very easy to retro fit a new fuel guage sender anyway if needs be

The one from car builder solutions look pretty good

Tatey 11th December 2009 03:10 PM

Ah that's defiantly good to know. I'll be buying one myself when the time comes.


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