Warthog Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Evening all, Working on a Project at the moment and have relocated a fuel tank. But now need to plumb in some fresh fuel lines. Looking for advice on the best way and where to source Hose and fitments for the job. What are the required standards for fuel lines and fitment? The main fuel line runs along the chassis rail and has a "Quick Disconnect" fitting on the end. This allows you to disconnect the fuel tank with relative ease. But unfortunalty the new location for the fuel tank, means extending the lines is going to be neccesary. Cheers for any advice Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl hurst Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I am looking at new fuel lines for my truck and thought about soft copper, 10 or 12 mm, the type that plumbers use on heating type stuff, easy to bend and a good range of fittings plus push fit type, Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Member Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 The normal fuel lines are 3/8" nylon tubing. Should be easy to find at any hose place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 I am looking at new fuel lines for my truck and thought about soft copper, 10 or 12 mm, the type that plumbers use on heating type stuff, easy to bend and a good range of fittings plus push fit type,Carl. Thats what i thought would be the best option, i was looking at the "Microbore" range used in central heating ( http://www.wickes.co.uk/Radiators/Microbor...ube/invt/420700 ) Looked at the Goodridge and Aeroquipe type range, but that gets expensive quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 i've got braided fuel hose which came off a racing boat sorry i'm not much use about where to get it from, but i think it's better than normal hose. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJRH Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 I have used micro bore in the past and it works fine. One thing to remember as it is pure copper it can suffer from cracking through vibrations, that's why brake pipes are a copper / nickel alloy. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender1234 Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 i've got braided fuel hose which came off a racing boat sorry i'm not much use about where to get it from, but i think it's better than normal hose. G this place sells braided fuel hose http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/FUEL-SYS...3212/index.html its not cheap though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 I've used rubber fuel hose on mine. Bought from hyphose, not very cheap, but probably cheaper than buying 10m of microbore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntus Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 I was going to go all out copper but Les Henson mentioned cupro nickel (as Chris mentioned). I wouldnt mind finding out whats best as I have brake pipes and fuel lines to do on my project. Very interested on the best way to go forward. Cheers G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_d Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 You could use the microbore copper for the fuel (I have) but you do need to support it every foot so it will not vibrate and fracture. Do not use copper for brakes. Use cupro nickle or Cunifer. I would also use these for the clutch. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisV8 Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Try the kit car suppliers, I have always found these guys helpful http://www.nfauto.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Try the kit car suppliers, I have always found these guys helpfulhttp://www.nfauto.co.uk/ OOooh! Theres some nice goodies on that website.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisV8 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Bit of lateral thinking I used to use them for stuff when I was into misguided Hot Rods and stupid Cobra kit cars, they do have some really nice stuff along with people like Real Steel for V8 stuff. Nice to see a complete catalogue available with logical layout etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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