Was there are solution ever made for this? McRobb or something else work?

Thanks

 

Almost any stock fuel pump design will fit. Some will require you to dimple the fuel pump canister a little to clear the head. This is better then filing a notch in the head. The RoboMC will not fit at all

 

Well here is a A/C Delco pump. Ain't no way in heck this will work. Does someone make a pump with a smaller canister?

 

Richard, I can show you the mods to do an electric pump with return regulator on my '72. I put the pump in the tank. Lots of work, but it runs perfectly.

 

I'd just modify the arm that goes into the block. Weld it where it needs to be, and space it out accordingly, or try mounting it upside down.

Way better to butcher a 30 dollar pump than a thousand dollar head. AND no one will ever see the hidden hack job.

 

I'm surprised edelbrock engineers haven't capitalized on the market they would have cornered with their own line of fuel pumps for this application.

Seems they are asleep at their desks on this one.

 

L run a robo pump with no issues on edelbrock heads but it did come from mondello with the heads and a very hi flo.

 

Please post a picture of this set up.

 

Jfb don't you have a bbo isn't the issue with sbo's and the mech fuel pump

 

its a customers car. Currenty has electric pump at front of car Was trying to correct with mechanical as the easiest and cheapest way out. Guess I am just going to move his pump to the back of the car and run off a relay. The placement and wiring is a cluster f right now.

 

As said the only solution is to modify the arm, head or go electric. Moving it to the back will do the trick. I know of an Olds in the low 10's with that set up.

 

The stock fuel pump will NOT work. I tried it and ended up notching the head to the point of running into a water jacket and welding it up. These heads are now on my BBO with no clearance issues with the pump. No notching necessary. Edelbrock makes no mention of the stock pump not clearing the (SBO) head in their description. This was a major headache. I didn't want to run an electric pump but that was probably the easiest way around the problem. Here's a pic of how much we took off the head. it is from the bottom of the motor.

 

Even on a BBO lots of work to be done on the heads to fit a RobbMc fuel pump