back on its own weight and rolling

not much of an update but got the gas tank in , fuel pump and plumbing done in the back of the wagon . started on the front seat mounts and got the passenger side done since the sliders remove pretty easy on an non electric seat the drivers side was a little different with the electric motor

http://aeromotiveinc.com/products-page/stealth-fuel-systems/page/4/

The Aeromotive Phantom system is rather expensive, but it'll go in your tank and problem solved.

I use a Carter Strip Pump on a car I've owned since the '70s. I would have used theP4070 Street pump except I needed it that day and all the speed shop had was the Strip pump. So I also run a pressure regulator. I mounted the pump as low as was safe, right next to the tank. I've never had any problems with it. One wire from a switched hot location on the fuse box is all it takes to run it.

I don't understand why people are so caught up in having a mechanical pump. The lever only sucks the fuel into the pump, the spring on the other side of the diaphragm is what pushes it into the carb. In the racing world there is a guy who makes a little piston pump, that's kind of neat as it bolts up to the fuel pump boss and gets its energy from the FP eccentric.

But by and large getting the pump into a pusher configuration is better than having it suck fuel through the line.

Way back, the fuel was pumped into the carb by pressurizing the tank. That was one of the jobs of the riding mechanic in the Indy 500. Maybe we should go back to that.

R.

not sure why you say i need the phantom pump , this setup should work fine and heck of a lot cheaper than $1100

nice build.it's always nice to see another avenue for a modern suspension. the ride should be improved quite a bit

nothing but a shell , made a body dolly to roll it around to get blasted then eventually body and paint

finally got the motor back from the builder along with the re-built transmission and torque converter . spent all last weekend re-assembling the engine and mating the engine to trans




also ended up needing smaller coilovers in the back so the ones i took off i was able to adapt to work up front on the crown vic suspension

Going to be a sweet ride.....nice work....!!!!!

Rickster

little bit of an update got the body over to a shop and found out there was about $6000 worth of repairs that needed to be done , price also included sand blasting and primer . so i found a 61 locally and took the body off that which was in a lot better shape and had not been worked on too much . the floor pans were rotted out so i went ahead and replaced those myself and modified the trans tunnel cover to fit . one i got that done i frenched in tail lights and turn signals then test fitted the 61 body on 65 frame and cut slots in the rear panel for the new bumper brackets i made . I wasn't a fan of the original rear bumper so i found a larger chevy truck bumper that worked out pretty well , the license plate will be sunk into one of the door and fuel filler will take its spot . one i got the body sitting on the frame i put on of the fenders on so i could figure out what to do about a radiator , got the size so i went ahead and made a shroud for the volvo fan and relay i pulled from the jy

Wish I could find a 58 town wagon here locally, or even a 58 pickup. Here the bottom 6" would be non-existent and any surface that could have held water would be rusted away, if you could even find one.

You guys in the dry west have it so good! Gene

core support after getting blasted and powder coated , trans lines ran and some electrical


body back on the frame after getting blasted and primered


and start up of the engine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qoGr9LLiNA

i think any mustang II 17 inch wheel would fit---should be plenty of options...