fuel cell?

moose99ps · Dec 14, 2008

anyone made a fuel cell from a keg?? thats my plans.. ive been looking online for parts but cant seem to find a whole lot for bungs to weld into the bottom for a sump...

Corey Y · Dec 14, 2008

I made one aluminum and one stainless. Both have tubes running from the top to the bottom.

zukkev · Dec 14, 2008

You could always run a 'floating' pickup, kinda like a chain saw runs; but you may have to omit the gauge sender....or is your plan to run the fuel supply line off the bottom of the tank?

moose99ps · Dec 14, 2008

plan is to run a fuel supply line off the bottom of the tank. trying to find a filler neck and cap that seals because i might roll it and dont want fuel spilling out of a vented cap. so i should only need one line off the bottom and a roll over vent line from the top correct? carbeurated cj with no return. swapping to a holley blue pump with reg. will a 350 block off plate work on a 258?

jimpaget · Dec 14, 2008

Boy is my age showing. Kegs for fuel tanks were pretty standard hot rod stuff in the '50s and '60s. I never did it, but I saw quite a few.

I don't know if the old HOT ROD archives are available on line or not. You might check with one of the hot rod speed shops. I am sure that guys that are doing retro rods are still doing the keg as fuel tank thing.

crewchi · Dec 15, 2008

Did you check summit or jegs? They seem to have alot of built it your self fuel cell parts.

moose99ps · Dec 15, 2008

ive checked jegs ill try summit. jegs i couldnt seem to find much.. poly performance had a buncha stuff so we will see..

Corey Y · Dec 15, 2008

Are you using an aluminum or stainless keg? The aluminum ones are really hard to find.

moose99ps · Dec 15, 2008

if i use a stainless tank i can weld it at my buddies if i use an alum ill either have to have it done or wait till i can at school...

85b2man · Dec 15, 2008

i have access to tons of both at 20 bucks i just got aluminum to do the same thing

moose99ps · Dec 15, 2008

i will deffinately be getting back to you on the keg man.. gotta figure out how to get it down to bend or...

jbugher · Mar 14, 2009

moose99ps said:
plan is to run a fuel supply line off the bottom of the tank. trying to find a filler neck and cap that seals because i might roll it and dont want fuel spilling out of a vented cap. so i should only need one line off the bottom and a roll over vent line from the top correct? carbeurated cj with no return. swapping to a holley blue pump with reg. will a 350 block off plate work on a 258?

Did you ever figure out the block off plate question?
I'm converting my 258 over to a electric fuel pump and I'm trying to find a block off plate.

DHR Motorsports · Mar 14, 2009

jbugher said:
Did you ever figure out the block off plate question?
I'm converting my 258 over to a electric fuel pump and I'm trying to find a block off plate.

Make one....????:awesomework: