I did this conversion with my BT7. Bought the later
rt angle bracket but used my original (but fully
restored) fuel pump. You pretty much need to
fabricate all new fuel lines and mounting points -
which took me several weeks to finish but looks very
correct and will show off with much pride when the car
is finally complete! One thing I like with the rt
angle bracket is that the pump is positioned so you
can easily view and access the points if need be by
simply removing the RR wheel.
Regards,
Joe Mulqueen
'60 BT7 project
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:57:30 -0400
From: "Mark and Kathy" <mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>
Subject: Fuel Pump Position change
I need some feedback from those of you that have
changed their fuel pump from the left side over the
exhaust to the right side similar to the BJ8s.
I have done a temporary switch on my Bt7 project using
the ORIGINAL BT7 pump bracket and the LATER Su fuel
pump. Is there a problem using the original
bracket in this location instead of the right angle
bracket that was used in the later models? The pump
looks to me to be out of harms way unless
the axle decides to move upward 5 to six inches and
even then I don't believe there should be a problem.
I even tried to raise the rear axle up to see if
it would come close to fouling out on the pump but the
axle didn't even come off of the frame pads. Those
are pretty serious rear springs on there.
2 more questions, Why did they change the pump
bracket to a rt. angle. And does the rear axle ever
deflect enough to hit the bump stop boxes?
That's about 8 to 9 inches or more of travel and
right now the axle refuses to come off of the frame
even when jacked up under the axle. If it actually
does raise that high I may have to move the pump again
or have a rt. angle bracket made. Or for that matter
is this modification a serious enough problem to wory
about. Should it be reinstalled as original on the
left side?
The replumbing and wiring will not be a problem either
way at this point.
What is the consensus here?
Thanks, Mark
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