Ok, the fun part. Now that the fuel is low, time to drill and tap the tank!
Well, thought I was going to do that, but, the fitting for the tank was not in the kit. Contacted Dave @ DSX, and bam, he was able to find me one TODAY (Saturday afternoon!) from a local source. That is customer service! He knew I had to make it to fest and helped me big time (this is why I normally don't do big projects right before I leave -- and my wife was so kind to remind me of that).
Anyway, with that out of the way, I proceed to drill the tank. I know this scares everyone, but the tank is really forgiving if you mark your location, drill slowly, steady, and don't apply a lot of pressure to the drill -- just let the bit do all the work. Went smoothly.
First, I used a automatic center punch to mark the location where I wanted to drill (per instructions):
Once I broke through, the chips and gas flowed to my 'waiting' pan:
Raised the left side of the car to stop the flow of gas from the tank:
Using hemostat clamps, took out any remaining chips from the drilling:
Now using the supplied tap, started the tap straight, then, using a 16mm socket, slowly cranked the tap in:
Stopped when you hit the black tape line.
Now, using the hemostat clamps again, just pull any remaining chips out. Clean and prep with the sealant:
Follow the instructions, and when you get to where its starts getting snug, align it as requested.
See, not bad at all! Just go slow and steady and let the drill/tap do the work...
Pump install is easy -- I have a late year '11 and of course, has the hole with the proper nuts installed -- made doing the pump a snap:
Next is the hardlines, fuel lines, and wire up the pump! That will be in the morning...
I'll do the DSX FPCM before I startup the car:
Then, go buy some 'corn' and fire it up!
-Don