Hey Guys - Dale here . . . working on the car and a newbie to BVille rules
a) Water Lines - Intercooler: We have cold water lines going to the intercooler - I don't think I'm going to shield them . . . do you guys think we're cool with that? They are not under pressure and will not be hot - so I don't see an issue, but I'm not the tech inspector.
b) Dry Sump Lines to Tank: We have three #12 dry sump lines going through the firewall - using AN bulkhead fittings. I could build a shield out of 1/8" plate that bolts in and shields the lines OR, I can take everything out that I just put in, put three steel tubes through the firewall and go that route. But - How would you SEAL around a big line that goes through a pipe? I can make the pipes, but have no clue as to how to seal around the #12 lines that go through them.
Opinions on either approach?
c) Fuel Surge Tank - Up Front. The only place we have to mount our front fuel surge tank is behind the water tank in about a 12" area between the tank and the block. It so happens the blower belt/drive will be in part of that area as well. Given this, would we need to shield the surge tank in case of a belt or drive failure?
d) Engine Water Tank - Move to Rear: Given Item 'C' above, would we just be better off moving the whole big ole' water tank to the trunk (which will require a totally new one) - moving the water/weight to the rear and put the fuel/injector surge tank up front in it's place? That seems the most logical, but introduces a LOT of work to build a new tank, route large water lines to the rear, etc, etc..
Thanks for ALL the help and I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible at SpeedWeek and WOS.