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Aftermarket fuel logs: making your own?

88formula

88formula

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I have been looking at aftermarket fuel rails and logs lately, in particular ZZP's. honestly, they don't look too complicated, and I have a strong fabrication background, plus everything available at my work place that I would need to make my own (variety of sheet metal, breaks, TIG welders etc). So my question is does anybody have these that they wouldn't mind taking some close up detail pictures of them, and possibly giving me some dimensions? I would still need to buy a pressure regulator, and small fittings, but think that relatively easily I could make the logs themselves. Thanks in advance for any info or input!
 

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If you find a way to make them for uber cheap I would be uber interested in a set as well :P
 
From the looks of the pictures I have seen in looks to be nothing more then two rectangles with 3 injector ports along the bottom and two mounting brackets. Besides that fittings, pressure regulator, and some braided stainless lines with have to be purchased. I will have to price that stuff to get an accurate idea of how much could really be saved my making your own logs. It is small precision fabrication, so unless your doing it yourself there is no money to be saved as most shops such as the one I work at charge over $70/hour labor. I could see the layout and welding of these taking 3-4 hours easily, if not more.
 
If you used the search, you'd see I posed this question a few weeks ago and the response was that will all told you wouldn't really save much$. I could fabricate them too, but I haven't added all the pieces, cost and time together to make a judgement call. I'll be watching responses here too, but my thread died, so we'll see.

Otherwise the only way I see it being done is getting hold of a good one (PRJ) and copying it then seeing the cost.

Good Luck!
 
Right at a year too late for the same convo. A simple search should have brought you to this thread.

http://www.grandprixforums.net/custom-fuel-rails-2-57140.html

Kevin (Kejross) made his own, not a very active member anymore, but if you send him a message he may get back to you on the specifics. He has since sold the car and moved on to other projects but I'm sure he could give you some info about it.

http://www.grandprixforums.net/98-g...updated-02-29-12-e85-idle-run-vids-55406.html
^ His build thread on the car, again... since been sold and the new owner isn't a member here I don't think.
 


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