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Does anyone have some pictures of how you routed your fuel line? I have an under-the-bed aluminum tank from speedway and will be using a mechanical pump (carbed 302). I started out with the idea of running the 3/8" braided stainless line all the way from the tank to carb, however, it seems the consensus from my searching is to run hard lines where possible.
Just looking for some ideas so I can avoid any mistakes and do it right the first time.
I used 3/8" hard line also...mounted inside the left frame rail, the safest and easiest route for a "left side pump engine". Anywhere the mounting was rigid I used padded clamps every three feet or so. It ends at the rear crossmember just past the rear end where I'll change over to braided hose to the mustang tank pickup tube.
At the engine end it ends inside the frame rail roughly in line with the fuel pump and again will use braided line from there to fuel pump.
You can run steel braided but just don't run great lengths of rubber fuel hose. For safety they recommend no pieces of rubber over 6". That being said hard line is a better option.
So I am trying to decide what the best way is to handle the transition from hard line to a flexible line at the fuel tank. I laid out a bungee strap representing a flex line (only thing I had laying around) so should I make it flex from all the way across the shock crossmember and then connect to the hardline running on the inside of the frame? Or, should I run the hardline from the frame, across the crossmember and then make the flex line short (roughly 6-8")?
Hi Matt... I'll try to put some pics together here to show you where/what I did
fuel line runs down left frame rail to the rear...
first pic shows where it goes thru the "shock" crossmember and turns toward the center of the tank
second pic shows the fuel line turning down... flex line to sending unit will connect here... I had to notch the cross member
third is a little misleading... this is just a shot of the fuel line along the rail... the brake line is just above it and the stop light switch is hanging down over the end of the fuel line so it looks like it's connected... there is another piece of 3/8" line that connects here and heads toward the front
fourth is a little better overall shot of the rear termination and in it you can see the frame that holds the tank under the frame rail
5th is a pic of the tank in its frame
6th is is the tank mounted under the frame...
these are all at different stages of construction and look weird but it's been a long project and some pics are out of sequence too... hope that helps some
Really an old post, but I bought a Stainless fuel line from mid 50 in Arizona. Nice part and now I need to run the line. It’s a 1955 F-100 Standard tank under the cab left side. All the guys are running rear mounted tanks and not much info on the standard tank line. Looks like getting under the truck is the best way to install this long line. My old line was a rubber hose about three foot long with two short metal lines that attached to the filtered engine driven fuel pump and the fuel tank. That was full of rust and full of pin hole leaks. I replace the tank Taiwan unit. Had it processed for internal corrosion. New fuel gauge Bosh model. I think I got all this wired, just looking for suggestions, AJ.
Well LG IF I HAD THAT it would have answered several of my questions but my manual only covers a 56 model. I've seen a few routing examples and I need to install that fuel line before I install the tank. I re wired the old unit and I haven't got the tank back yet. And just because I am an aircraft mechanic do not mean I am not subject to ask questions. I've really learned alot from you guys and I surly appreciate it. I kinda figured routing from the rear was the only way.I could go. AJ
well I see you illustration covers a 6 cylinder and the old flat head engine I am sporting a312 Y Block. AJ
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