"they-will-know-my-velocity" (velocitah)
08/27/2016 at 18:06 • Filed to: GTO
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"they-will-know-my-velocity" (velocitah)
08/27/2016 at 18:06 • Filed to: GTO | 1
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So I’ve got my wheels and am shambling around checking out my tire options. I’m starting to check out my next project. I’m thinking I’m losing a bit of fuel pressure so a fuel pump is coming for the GTO. But now that I’m back there I’m starting to realize my trunk is actually pretty damn big. But my fuel tank is actually a tank within a tank with a crossbrace behind it.
GM was rushed on importing them and didn’t feel like waiting to get safety testing here so they moved it from the Holden location, under the car.
There are some guys that have gone to great effort, orvernighting parts from Australia and putting a fuel cell back under the car. It looks really nice.
But I don’t think I want to go that far. I’m thinking take a fuel cell that is smaller and remove the cross brace to shift stuff forward. I’ll have to find the right size and volume but it would be nice to have a trunk that is bigger than my convertible Mustang’s.
So, tell me about fuel cells, oppo. Good, bad, am I wasting my time? I’ve never really researched them.
daender
> they-will-know-my-velocity
08/27/2016 at 18:43 |
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Factory is fine as long as there isn’t rust from sitting. By the way, I recommend that you replace the fuel filter while you’re replacing the pump.
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they-will-know-my-velocity
> daender
08/27/2016 at 18:58 |
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Fuel filter is in the tank with the pump. No in line filter on this model unfortunately. Easy to change the pump but while I have everything apart I like to see how deep I can dig myself.
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daender
> they-will-know-my-velocity
08/27/2016 at 19:07 |
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Hmm, interesting! That said, if you really love your GTO and plan on keeping it, then it might be worth upgrading the fuel tank to Aussie-spec and getting your space back.
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they-will-know-my-velocity
> daender
08/27/2016 at 19:29 |
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True. The main reason for the brace is to keep stuff in the trunk from hitting the tank. I assume a fuel cell of would both save some space and be more durable without sacrificing fuel supply.