Ahhh common fuel sump time. This has been an adventure to plan. Now I’m going to build it. After some test setups I confirmed the front postion of the rear passenger thigh rest AKA ‘the sump’.

Pic 1 shows it is finally placed in a position and height that will work. I expect it will be 14-18 liters which is what I need for the engine return line and the special fuel filter I’m going to use. Years of planning have gone into this. Yeah… I have a lot of notes and files! I’m going to capture the rear control stick in this so it all blends together. You’ll see.

Pic 2 is the outside of the front sump piece. I’ve done it it the regular araldyte 360 system epoxy I use. Pic 3 shows the first ply of the inside (fuel side) of the sump. This is the EZ-Epoxy that was super expensive and I have limited quantities of. That said, its a very wet layup. I peel plied it and after cure and a lite sand I’ve put another ply of BID on it. Also wet and peel plied. This is going to be my fuel proof sump!

Test fit front of the sump

Sump front outside

Sump front inside