Fuel pump for Ford 3.0L with engine swap

[Alain Toussaint]

Frederic Breitwieser wrote:
> 
> > and the pump would have to pick up fuel an extra 12 inches or so
> > (which I understand these pumps don't do well).  Maybe these
> > concerns aren't valid...?
> 
> No, they are valid to some extent.  Lifting liquid UP takes more energy
> than moving it ACROSS.  However, I do have a solution for you, however that
> depends on your gas tank, and your level of welding skills.  This is the
> solution I will be using for my mid-engine sports car, since the original
> tank was wide and flat, and the tank I'm going to weld together, is going
> to be wide as before, but higher.
> 
> I'm going to mount the pump inside the tank at the bottom, following the
> same pump-to-floor height dimensions as before, however the pump will have
> significantly more fuel on top of it.  Instead of running the lines out the
> top of the tank, they are going out the front/side panel, once I figure out
> what kind of wall tubing mounting I can use and keep it liquid-tight.  The
> idea behind this is the pump doesn't have to pump "up", and the fuel line
> will go out the front of the tank and not interfere with the fiberglass
> nose panel, since the front of the vehicle where the tank is is quite low.
>  The tank I'm going to make is going to hold 25 gallons instead of the
> original tank's 18 gallons.
> 
> Honestly, and external fuel pump as suggested by a lot of folks here (Z
> car, etc) will be an easier to install solution, however I agree, internal
> fuel pump is a cleaner installation.
> 
> Fredtake care at the weight transfer,fuel weight a lot !!!!