I have five Corvairs. All of them are of unknown pedigree. The ‘61 van has been off the road since 1967. I’m sick of screwing around with half baked setups to start cars and evaluate them. So, I’m thinking of making two things to make the job easier and safer.
1. Remote engine control panel. I’ve ordered a Ignition Switch Panel that has a toggle for on/off, push start button, and 3 powered auxiliary toggles. I have an oil pressure, voltmeter and temp gauges. I was going to create a harness with clips to the battery, clips for ignition and starter solenoid. I want to add a couple of LEDs for oil pressure light, ignition light and temp light in the event the vehicle doesn’t have gauges. I can bend up some tin or alum to make a small enclosure.
Edit: I’m going to add a ballast resistor on the ignition wire.
2. Portable fuel system. I’ve ordered a 7 gallon plastic fuel tank and an inexpensive electric fuel pump. The tank has a 5/16” nipple at the bottom and is small enough to lodge or hang in an engine bay. I’m going to put a T on it with one side that will gravity feed the vehicles’s fuel pump and the other will feed the electric fuel pump and can be plumbed to the carburetor. I will mount the fuel pump on the gas tank. It will have a wiring harness that will connect it to the remote engine control panel.
Beyond that, what are your ideas to make it better? Thanks for any and all ideas.
1. Remote engine control panel. I’ve ordered a Ignition Switch Panel that has a toggle for on/off, push start button, and 3 powered auxiliary toggles. I have an oil pressure, voltmeter and temp gauges. I was going to create a harness with clips to the battery, clips for ignition and starter solenoid. I want to add a couple of LEDs for oil pressure light, ignition light and temp light in the event the vehicle doesn’t have gauges. I can bend up some tin or alum to make a small enclosure.
Edit: I’m going to add a ballast resistor on the ignition wire.
2. Portable fuel system. I’ve ordered a 7 gallon plastic fuel tank and an inexpensive electric fuel pump. The tank has a 5/16” nipple at the bottom and is small enough to lodge or hang in an engine bay. I’m going to put a T on it with one side that will gravity feed the vehicles’s fuel pump and the other will feed the electric fuel pump and can be plumbed to the carburetor. I will mount the fuel pump on the gas tank. It will have a wiring harness that will connect it to the remote engine control panel.
Beyond that, what are your ideas to make it better? Thanks for any and all ideas.
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