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fuel tank with sump #2610566
01/22/19 06:03 PM
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does anyone sell a factory style fuel tank with a sump built in already? I cant seem to find anything for my duster

Re: fuel tank with sump [Re: rscottick] #2610635
01/22/19 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted By rscottick
does anyone sell a factory style fuel tank with a sump built in already? I cant seem to find anything for my duster
Probably not whiney shruggy
I had a local custom car builder shop build and install one in a new Spectre brand tank for my 1971 pump gas street Duster.
Look around to find a add on sump you like and see if a local shop will install it for you on your existing tank or if they want you to buy a new gas tank first for their own safety scope
The shop that did mine used a round top off of a small (5 to 6 inch diameter)automotive air conditioner reservoir I think, they welded in a 1/2 NPT bung and I ended up using a 1/2 NPT to #10 AN steel nipple in the bung to feed my fuel pump mounted behind the sump. The sump stuck up into the tank around 4 or 5 inches and had a number of 1/2 inch holes drilled in it to allow fuel to get into the bottom of the sump, it work very well up


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Re: fuel tank with sump [Re: rscottick] #2610649
01/22/19 08:40 PM
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what should be done to an old tank to weld a sump in?
just clean it out with some degreaser or something? maybe fill it with co2 and seal it up before welding??

Re: fuel tank with sump [Re: rscottick] #2610672
01/22/19 09:10 PM
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Too bad Rockauto doesn't list tank with "in tank pump" already built into tank and sending unit . . . they do for B body, so for those looking to upgrade to FI on a B body, change out the complete tank and no need to mount external fuel pump . . .

Re: fuel tank with sump [Re: rscottick] #2610763
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Re: fuel tank with sump [Re: krautrock] #2611061
01/23/19 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted By krautrock
what should be done to an old tank to weld a sump in?
just clean it out with some degreaser or something? maybe fill it with co2 and seal it up before welding??


I believe they fill it with water.

Re: fuel tank with sump [Re: rscottick] #2612094
01/25/19 03:13 PM
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Why the sump? That's ok for a dedicated drag car if the sump is properly placed and plumbed correctly, but for spirited street or road course driving; it's less than ideal.

If you are trying to keep cost down, add a return line to your sending unit, plumb a small lift/pusher pump just outside the tank to a small surge tank, and plumb it on up to your motor.

A simple surge tank system will deliver air free fuel down to the last gallon and out perform a sump set-up every time, especially if you run a Holly Hydra Mat in the tank.


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Re: fuel tank with sump [Re: rscottick] #2612117
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I've been looking for the same thing for my Demon and could not come up with anything.
Closest I could find is to buy the sump itself and weld it in.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/cee-4...ASABEgId4fD_BwE

Luckily I found a guy at our local speed shop that will make his own and weld it in to my (new) tank for $150.

Re: fuel tank with sump [Re: rscottick] #2612240
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I have been running that Summit sump on a factory tank for several years & it works great. The only complaint is very limited ground clearance if you have to put the car on a flatbed truck, facing either direction.

I used a hardware store hole saw to cut holes into the bottom of the tank and a local radiator repair shop welded the sump on.


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