will have several lengths of braided fuel hoses, the two you need here are 400mm from fuel tank to
fuel pump and 800mm from fuel pump to rear of metal fuel pipe. The metal pipe supplied runs from
front to rear of the chassis alongside the brake pipe, as is best left off like the brake pipe until the
body is fitted although trial fitting is a good idea. You also need to drill and grommet a hole beside
the rear brake flexi hose union in the rear bulkhead for the metal pipe to protrude through enough to
attach the braided hose from the fuel pump.
4. The fuel contents sender (090) can also now be installed in the fuel tank (the tank sender is supplied
with the float separate from the activating arm). Attach the float to the arm by bending the arm
around the groove in the float making sure the float is at the correct attitude, i.e. its longitudinal axis
is parallel to the liquid level.
5. The sender mount is marked top to identify its correct position. Adjust the sender arm so that the
gauge reads empty with the float above the level of the fuel outtake so as to ensure there is still a
small amount of fuel left in the tank when the gauge reads empty. SS may already have profiled the
actuating arm for your ease.
6. Coat the cork gasket on both sides with sealing compound and secure the sender in the tank using the
six M5 or 2BA provided. Coat each screw with sealing compound as fuel can seep down the thread.
7. To secure the tank, lay some rubber pads under the tank and under the tank straps to stop vibrations
and movement. Lay the straps over the tank (one strap has a notch cut in it to fit around the filler
neck). Secure with the front mounting bolts to the chassis keeping the bolts as close to the chassis as
possible or the rear body bulkhead may catch when lowered into place. Insert the strap rear studs into
the brackets on the rear frame and fit on the plain washers and Nylocs but don’t fully tighten these
yet as you may need to move the fuel tank around a little to get the filler through the rear body
section. It can be tightened once the rear body and door/s are fitted and correctly aligned.
9 Ancillaries (pre body centre fitting)
Some ancillaries cannot be installed until the centre body section is fitted as they would overhang the chassis
and prevent the body being lowered into place.
9.1 SU Carburettors
Parts required 068,069,070
1. If you are using SU carburettors they may have been fitted to the engine before delivery and will be
supplied with a starting point calibration that will enable the engine to start and run. We recommend
that the car be rolling road tuned to ensure that the carburettors can be precisely calibrated and
maximum power and drivability can be achieved.
2. The SU carburettors can be left in place as they do not overhang the chassis although the air box and
intake trumpets will need to be left off until after the body centre section is fitted as these do over
hang the chassis. You will also need to install the throttle pedal linkage, which needs attaching to the
inlet manifold and connecting to the throttle pedal. Adjust this to allow the carburettors to be fully
closed with the pedal fully up.
9.2 Weber Carburettors
Parts required 068,069,070
1. If you are using Weber carburettors these will come separately and will need building up. These can
be fitted before the body centre section although care must be taken as they protrude further than SU
carburettors. The air box and trumpets will need fitting after the body centre section is fitted as these
do overhang the chassis.
2. The Weber carburettors are supplied with a starting point calibration that will enable the engine to
start and run. We recommend that the car be rolling road tuned to ensure that the carburettors can be
precisely calibrated and maximum power and drivability can be achieved.
3. Building the Weber carburettors is best done on a clean bench before fitting to the car.
To Next Page
Loading...