I used the old foam gasket as a template and cut out the shape from my new foam. When I was finished with that I used a punch set to get perfect holes for my screws to go through. My cutting wasn't perfect, but it won't be seen and it will seal up the gap quite well, regardless. I think an electric carving knife would have been best for a clean cut, but I did not have one on hand.
Today I was able to pick up some one inch foam to make to make a new shifter gasket with. I recently purchased a new inner shifter boot and a new foam gasket didn't seem to be available. The old foam gasket was tattered and torn. Mice had their way with it and some lubricant splashed out of the transmission and onto the foam. I believe that had to do with the ripped inner boot seal. With the inner boot being replaced, everything should install nice, neat and clean and stay that way. I used the old foam gasket as a template and cut out the shape from my new foam. When I was finished with that I used a punch set to get perfect holes for my screws to go through. My cutting wasn't perfect, but it won't be seen and it will seal up the gap quite well, regardless. I think an electric carving knife would have been best for a clean cut, but I did not have one on hand.
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Yesterday I finally decided to buy some supplies to make the fuel pump bracket that is missing. The only steel I had available is a bit thick for the purpose, but I need to use what I have. My first plan was to buy a piece of exhaust pipe, slice it and weld some mounts to it. That turned out to be too difficult for me to bother and I went with bending the stock I had around a pipe I found laying in my woods. The pipe happened to have the same diameter that I needed to seat my fuel pump! Excellent bit of luck. Here are some shots of the first half of the bracket. I need to make the second half, drill it and then sandblast it. Seeing as my drill press is out of commission at the moment, I'll have to head to my friend's shop to do a bit of drilling. Hopefully it all fits in well. It's not perfect but it will safely hold my fuel pump.
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