[Oldsguy]

Well, when we did my son's car we just purchased a generic electric fuel pump from the auto parts store and we also got a fuel pressure regulator for safety. The fuel pump came with directions, the most important were to mount the pump as close to the tank as possible. Most electrics work better at pushing than pulling, that's why you do that. We found a good safe place on the passenger side frame rail, protected somewhat from the road debris, etc. It was just forward of the rear axle, on the inboard side of the frame rail. We used a rubber bushing to isolate the pump from the frame rail so the sound wouldn't be as annoying, they do make some detectible sound when running. We cut a large enough section from the fuel supply line to insert the pump with about 2 inches of rubber line on either side. To wire the pump, my son wanted to be able to manually switch it, this afforded a safety cutoff as well (cheap insurance against theft). Some people also wire the positive side through a relay which is operated by the oil pressure so that the fuel pump will go off if there any reason the engine stops running (like an accident) but those guys are mostly racers. If you are proficient in electronics or electrics then this is easy. At any rate the directions give you all the basics to do the job. Then we installed a fuel pressure regulator on the engine just prior to the inline fuel filter and dialed it down to about 5 or 6 psi which is enough for a carburetor. These electrics provide more pressure than this because fuel injection systems typically need more pressure so it is a wise safety/equipment longevity move to make.

If you have experience turning a wrench, or are a careful person that is good with his hands mechanically you should have little to no trouble at all. I think your plan to find a 350 engine might be a good one too. If so, get the tranny too. You will probably have to fabricate engine mounts and tranny mounts and maybe get a different drive shaft. Oh BTW, there is a guy that owns a couple of '50 88 coupes on two other boards. You might join them and look him up, His moniker is 88 coupe and the sites are Realoldspower.com and Oldsconnection.com . If you have trouble let me know. I may have made a mistake on his moniker, if so, I will correct it in this post. Anyway, he has quite a bit of experience since he has already done a swap like that in at least one of his cars.

[ October 21, 2004: Message edited by: Oldsguy ]</p>