DW's (new?) Sierra 3dr YB race car

[Toymex]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

Looking good Dave when are you hoping to finish it ,do you think you will make the first meeting

[angliaant]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

very nice dave, when you want a hand, just shout


bought me suit yesterday, got a bow tie and everything now

[david_white]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

Cheers chaps, hopefully all gonna be ready for the start of the season
Will give you a shout soon Ant, reckon I might need a hand once Ray starts on the car, you don't have to wear a suit for that though

[angliaant]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

alright mate cheers

[david_white]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

Well all the prep we can do is done now so heres how the car looks as it leaves for the painters..



On arrival at the workshop after taking a very rapid drive through Walthamstab behind the new tow car

[Pushrod King]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

Are you running with the standard fuel tank.
Who's is the yellow beast?

[david_white]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

Are you running with the standard fuel tank.
Who's is the yellow beast?

Not sure about the tank yet, if I do use it, it will only be a temporary measure until i can get a tank mounted under the floor like Andys.

The Dodge is the painters, does great burnouts and loves going sideways, although i'm not sure the trailer knew wtf was going on

[angliaant]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

[Kevmk2]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

Will look good when its painted
I do like a sierra, hence owning a few now

[david_white]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

Are you running with the standard fuel tank.

Right all of the origional tank and filler fittings are off of the car for good now and i've sourced a nice 7 gallon alloy foam filled tank which will fit in roughly the same place under the floor. The filler bowl will poke up through the floor and therefore need a little cover over it but at least the whole tank won't need firewalling in

The pump/filter arangement can stay under a cover in the wheel well but I'll probably sheet the whole wheel well over so I can get my lift pump and maybe a swirl pot under it too

This is the current pump arrangement designed for the YB;



Oh and I also have the kevlar tank guard that came off the car if anyone is interested, I think Ford fitted it to all of the rally cosworths back then, it needs a good clean though

[david_white]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

This is the tank I'm hopefully using, it sits slightly lower than the spare wheel well but is a good 2" higher from the ground than the bottom of the diff, so should be ok as long as we're careful getting on the trailer

[Tezza2]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

Looks like a 6 gallon tank!

Where abouts is your return feed on that tank Dave?

[david_white]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

Looks like a 6 gallon tank!

Where abouts is your return feed on that tank Dave?

The breather has been used as a return before, with a seperate extra breather coming off the filler neck, but if necessary I'll get another inlet tigged in like I did on my old tank

Aparently its a 7 gallon tank and it came from Burtons

[Tezza2]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

i see!
who tigs the tanks then?

[david_white]

Re: DW's (new?) Sierra N/A PINTO race car

i see!
who tigs the tanks then?

Someone Jimbo knows did it last time