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Hey guys just finished bending and routing all new brake lines, and im wondering what path you guys took for fuel lines?
especially coming up to the pump along the driver side frame rail. Im curious how close you can get to the exhaust manifold, and if you went in front or behind the steering box?
I replaced mine with all rubber hose, and routed mine along the inside lip of the driver side frame. I routed it right along where the old steel lines used to be. On the left side of the steering box. Worked fine for me
Yes, I used rubber lines the whole way. My steel lines were rusty and clogged so I just used rubber. I used zip ties and wire to hold them in place along the frame
also what other methods do you guys use to secure brake/fuel hard lines to the frame?
my stock ones are toast
It's easy to make your own pump to carb lines from 5/16" steel brake lines.
You can get it in assorted lengths from the parts store. That's what I did on my project. The lines are annealed and bend easily.
Bronco Graveyard has the replacement plastic clips that retain the fuel line along the frame. http://shop.broncograveyard.com/Brake_Fuel-Line-Frame-Clips-73-79-Long-Bed/productinfo/28205L/
It's easy to make your own pump to carb lines from 5/16" steel brake lines.
You can get it in assorted lengths from the parts store. That's what I did on my project. The lines are annealed and bend easily.
Bronco Graveyard has the replacement plastic clips that retain the fuel line along the frame. http://shop.broncograveyard.com/Brake_Fuel-Line-Frame-Clips-73-79-Long-Bed/productinfo/28205L/
I'm not normally one for painting aluminum, but that looks really good!
I'm not normally one for painting aluminum, but that looks really good!
Thanks PapaBear. Normally I would've left it bare aluminum, it's a new manifold and is spotless, but I'm going for a stock look in the engine compartment. When someone looks under the hood, I want them to think it's a well maintained, well detailed "stock" engine, until they look a little harder at it. A bare aluminum intake would've kinda killed the look.
I used high pressure nylon fuel line and fittings.
I've seen't rust being held together by these crazy nylon fuel lines when I go shopping in junkyards and stuff. Wip[ed the crud off and the stuff looked new. My ol' '74 W100 had a poly tank and I beat and drug that across rock, sand, ice, snow, and mud! only poked a tiny hole in it and I stuck a screw in it to fix it.
Plastic, like proper plastic is amazing stuff! (Instrument Panels turning to dust comes to mind tho...)
Anyway, My vote is the Nylon Fuel line. Even used for low pressure, it should out last the truck itself. Just mind the heat ;D
I used 3/8 or 5/16 steel brake line to do my fuel lines years ago, used maybe 3 sticks and two couplers, cleaned all grease / oil off and clear coated as I installed. Secured it in OEM locations various ways to prevent rattling. They look great still.
I have used pre-bent steel on other projects from Inline tube. Neat, well done and quick to install. Generally they offer factory style retaining clips also. Another vendor is Finelines.
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