**Night Run prep**

[Ol'fogasaurus]

Lee, just for reference the Syncro Vanagon uses a hose designed for fuel submersion to take the return to a small sump to help ensure fuel is always available.

I am aware of that but is it braided metal fuel line/hose or something else. Again, I was warned about using it many years ago by engineers that worked with fuels.

Lee

[Leatherneck]

Lee, will let you know what new stuff that they are sending for $11 a foot.

So I friggen need to make some progress so started out going to hook up brakes and see if I am short on anything and this was my first stumble. If you zoom in you’ll see I need to go forward another 2” to get the bolt holes to line up. I was pissed.

[Ol'fogasaurus]

Remember the similar fight I had when running my pedal assy conversions on the fairly stock black buggy pan.

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Granted these are hanging pedals and use a bell-crank setup but they are something to think about.

Lee

[Skidmark]

So I friggen need to make some progress so started out going to hook up brakes and see if I am short on anything and this was my first stumble. If you zoom in you’ll see I need to go forward another 2” to get the bolt holes to line up. I was pissed.

Better than only 1/2 a hole diameter!

[Leatherneck]

I was getting ready to just weld a box in up front but I am running out of time so I notched the firewall and slid the pedals back into the hole, not happy but I can live with it for now. Have clutch and front brakes bled. Need lines for the back.

[Ol'fogasaurus]

Good idea. Are you going to build covers for the opening?

Lee

[Leatherneck]

Good idea. Are you going to build covers for the opening?

Lee

Not at this time, hoping the floor and side panels will help keep most stuff out till I can redo it.

[Leatherneck]

Windshield is ordered, $180 PU next Thursday.

[Leatherneck]

Yesterday was good, today will be even better. A few highlights. Time to get busy.

[chuckput]

Wow, up early and gettin' after it. It's looking good Leather! I wish I could make the trip. I'm going to have to make sure I am there next year. Yes, I think I am feeling a two day illness coming on for 2020 (what can they do? Fire me? I'm retiring in June 2020!).

[Leatherneck]

Have front and rear brakes, all studs are same size fuel fill is done and getting ready to throw the engine in, oh if it could be that easy.

[CentralWAbaja]

Did you throw it in?

[Ol'fogasaurus]

".... and getting ready to throw the engine in, oh if it could be that easy."

Have you tried standing back and getting a run at it?

Lee

[Leatherneck]

After much struggle she slid right in.

[Skidmark]

Awesome!