My 72 Comet Build.....

No problem! It's basically 2 of their 340's and it will fit inside any tank! Supports 1400hp boosted EFI hp.

 

I have started the parts collections for the fuel system upgrades...... After much research I have decided to go with the Holley Dominator 12-1800-2 Dual Pump, it seems to be the best fit for my application..... I am currently waiting for the pump, filters and a bunch of fittings to come..... I did pick up a really nice Scott Drake Stainless Steel 20 Gallon tank for a 69 Mustang, it fits in the same hole as the 16 gallon 65 Stang tank the car currently has in it..... I am making a sump to weld on the tank, it's cut out in flat form right now(just waiting for fittings so I can drill it then bend it up and final fit it).....

Here's a couple pic's of the tank.....

 

Hope this one works out better for you

 

Me to.....

 

Hi Frank:
Looking forward to viewing the ' finished product ' .. ( I know YOU are also !) You're really closing in on this
Comet !
Chip

 

A little update..... I bailed on the Holley pump, it wasn't going to fit where I wanted to put it and I don't want it to far from the tank sump..... So I have a Fuelab Pump on the way..... I have been working on the car a little, I changed the muffler mount to include bushings so it won't carry as much noise in the car( I also wrapped the muffler to help quiet noise transfer through the case).....

When I remove the old gas tank and capped the feed lines I didn't tighten the cap on the bulkhead fitting and it seeped fuel on to the inner trunk panel and screwed up the paint a little..... So today I got it sanded down, touched up the bare metal with black and applied some trunk spatter paint to the area(tomorrow I will clear coat that area).....

I have also been working the new gas tank..... I made a sump for it, fitted it to the tank marked the mounting area and put some holes in it for fuel transfer into the sump..... I modified a 12 an weld on stainless fitting for the sump, I cut the taper off it to convert it to an o-ring fitting so I can screw my filter directly to it..... I also opened up the ID to 11/16 and radiused the inlet side for better fuel flow..... I put a hole in the top of the tank for a weld in an vent fitting..... I also cut down a 3" to 3.5" transition pipe to fit the weld ring of my new filler cap assy.....

I was remove the rear of my fuel lines for rerouting and damaged one when the clamp bolt stuck..... so I removed the line and the fittings off it..... This is when I noticed something not good about the Redhorse fittings I am using..... The part of the hose end where it goes into the hose only has a .230 id which I thought seemed small for a -6 fitting, I happened to have a Russell -6 hose end, the id on that fitting was .267 which still seems a little small but when you do the math that is still 33.8% more area for flow..... So now I am removing all the Redhorse fittings from my fuel system and going to replace them with Russell stuff..... This is a substantial difference without changing line sizes, and trust me I have checked all the fittings/hose in the system for id.....

Here are some pic's of the gas tank/sump and modifications so far.....

 

Looking good love your fab skills

 

Thanks.....

 

Making progress slowly, I have been in no big hurry with all the rain we have been getting lately..... I got the filler welded together, fitted to the tank and welded on..... The vent fitting is welded on, and everything has been cleaned up and the sump is tacked in place.....

There are still no fuel lines in the car since I removed the old ones...... There are some fittings in place and some more on order...... The fuel pump, filter element and more fitting will be here this week.....

I also have started tearing the trunk area apart so I can rearrange some of the wiring since the pump will now be on the driver side under the car.....

Here's what the tank looks like.....






Here's what under the hood is looking like.....





and here's what the trunk is looking like.....

 

That's one sexy fuel tank. I hope you get better results out of your new fuel pump

 

Thanks..... Me to!!!!!

 

Been making progress slowly, I haven't been in a big hurry because we have been getting tons of rain lately..... The tank is done and leak tested..... I have everything now to complete it except for a couple fittings which I will be ordering when I am done here.....

This weekend I got the mounting bracket for the fuel pump made, painted and installed..... I also got all the fuel lines under the car made up and installed(except the one from the tank to the pump, need fittings)..... Next weekend I will get to work on rearranging the wiring in the trunk area and get the fuel lines made up under the hood if time allows.....

Here's the fuel pump bracket, the assembly and installed in the car.....







Here with the tank mocked up, all the under car fuel lines and one showing how little will show from the rear(I got the pump as low as the tank but was able to keep almost all of it behind the rear valence).....

 

Looks awesome

 

Hi Frank:
Impressed by your progress with your Comet ! Looking forward to seeing this car at the final NPD All Ford Show in Ocala , Fl next January ! Will you be there ?
Cometized
(Chip)

 

Thanks.....

Thanks Chip..... I will be there, got to be there for the last one, I actually went to the first man years ago.....