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fuel pressure gauge mounting
I have a 1978 Camaro. How did you guys mount the fuel pressure gauge to the cowl back in the day? I do not want to mount the gauge inside with a isolator and I am still running the stock hood. I have seen some pictures with some sort of mount for the pressure gauge but the hoods are shut and the picture's are taken from a distance.
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Re: fuel pressure gauge mounting
As crude as it sounds....we punched a hole in the firewall and stuck our hand thru the hole the wiper motor used. Nobody over thought it, add a braided line and I bet you could even screw it to the hood. I had a old T block that fed the 780 and the gauge. Never see those used anymore!
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Re: fuel pressure gauge mounting
NHRA didn't allow the fuel pressure gauge to be inside the car (obvious safety reasons). I made my own bracket and mounted mine on the cowl vent and ran the hose through the slot meant for the windshield washer squirter. I bent the wiper arm around it so I could still be street legal.
Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] Union Grove '83 photo credit: Doug Marion |
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Re: fuel pressure gauge mounting
If you have to have a mechanical gauge, Vern has the solution.
However, I prefer electric. I drive a turbo car and feel like monitoring fuel pressure is a must, even on the street. My gauge is in the console. No need for runnnig a gas line through the firewall, just a wire.
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Re: fuel pressure gauge mounting
I didn't know they had electric ones, but then, I'm living in the past.
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Re: fuel pressure gauge mounting
It looks like what I am looking for is the same mount that was used on grumpys toy 8. Every picture I have found either has something in the way and I can not see the mount. If I could see how they mounted the fuel pressure gauge I could make something up from scratch.
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Re: fuel pressure gauge mounting
Head over to Grump's facebook page and start looking for ideas. Shouldn't take much to figure it out. |
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Re: fuel pressure gauge mounting
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Verne_Frantz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I didn't know they had electric ones, but then, I'm living in the past.
Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] </div></div> Yeah, Verne, I got ready to make some smart a$$ remark about that, but didn't want to rub it in. Besides, I think we are about the same age.
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Re: fuel pressure gauge mounting
Verne called that right....again.
I used the material glass installers use to set the old flat glass into the channels as a nice and neatly trimmed base, then took my time by going between the ribs on the cowl. PERFECT.
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Re: fuel pressure gauge mounting
bracketracer-78 you have a pm: {private message} on the top of the page click on "My Stuff" to read the message.
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