I want to do the final install of the transmission next weekend so I thought that if the fuel lines were put in now it would be easier than trying to work around the tranny and rotor mast later.
I set the tanks just to get the lengths of hoses right. I will remove them before I install the transmission. I will fit the fuel qty senders when it gets closer to the first engine start.
I have two different styles of Curtiss drain valves for the bottom of the tanks. One style uses a sample flask to open it (see last photo below) and the other twists open by hand and empties into a drain tube. I chose the type that drains into the sample flask due to the reason that I want to see what's in my fuel tank during each pre-flight. Draining the sump to the ground through a drain hose won't allow me to check for water, sediment or check the color of the fuel.
Curtiss Valve and fuel supply fitting
One band installed just to hold the tank while the hoses are measured
