Custom Fuel Rail

[Archbish]

So I have my universal length of Fuel Rail, and I need to have it cut to length, drilled and tapped.  Anyone know of anyone around the Farnborough area that can machine this?

Cheers

OJ

[nikp]

Hacksaw and drill not good enough for you then? :p

[Archbish]

*grin* Absolutely, but it\'s drilling and tapping the ends for the -10an aeroquip fittings that I\'m not so sure about...  I\'ll happily have a go if someone can advise on drill size to bore it out to, and tap size to use (not to mention where I get this stuff)

[Brett]

Get yourself a Zues book and then never look back :yes

[Archbish]

What, like Cat in the Hat or Green Eggs and Ham?

Anyhow, I think Ive found what I need - 20.5mm drillbit (20.4 would have been perfect, but more than double the price), and a 7/8 unf tap.  Soon gonna find out, anyhow... *grin*

[Martiny]

not to mention star bellied sneetches !

[Archbish]

MR YATES!!!!  How the devil are you???  

I\'ve moved now, so I hope the propshaft hasn\'t gone to the flats... *grin*  I\'m hoping to be playing ont he car late sunday or Monday, so could pop over to pick it up if you\'re about, unless you\'re out for a drive farnborough way....

[FD3UK]

What fittings do you have, 7/8 UNF is for the AN side. I would have thought you would need a pipe thread BSP/NPT?

[Martiny]

Bish, all fine. If only I\'d thought... just been to Bournemouth for the weekend, could have dropped it off.

Dude, I will be around this weekend, replacing cambelt and water pump on MX-5 (BLOODY piston engines!). Probably out sailing on Sat afternoon, but I can leave it available for you.

Also probably out Mon afternoon.

[Archbish]

Yup - it\'s going into the fuel rail itself, and the fitting I was recommended is a 10an (fuel rail side) to -8an reducer on the feed side, and -10an to -6an reducer on the return side.  So need to tap for the -10an going into the rail.  Diagram (apparently by a 5 year old:o) attached

[Archbish]

Cheers Mart - won\'t be around on Sat at all or Sun til late.  I also don\'t know where you live...!!

[FD3UK]

OK good, that sounds right then:)

[BlitzBoy]

Yup - it\'s going into the fuel rail itself, and the fitting I was recommended is a 10an (fuel rail side) to -8an reducer on the feed side, and -10an to -6an reducer on the return side.  So need to tap for the -10an going into the rail.  Diagram (apparently by a 5 year old:o) attached

Thats pretty did you do that with an etchosketch lol :guinness

[Martiny]

Cheers Mart - won\'t be around on Sat at all or Sun til late.  I also don\'t know where you live...!!

Ok, sent you my contact details on GMail