 Soggy Fuel Lines to Gates Barricade |
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| Tastyplacement |
 Sep 24 2016, 05:39 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 31-August 16 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 20,358 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
Fuel lines were soggy, and leaking, entire area shows evidence of fuel pooling:
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/lh3.googleusercontent.com-20358-1474760383.1.jpg) New Gates Barricade throughout...$40 of fuel line and about 3 hours for the whole car (the Imposter, 550 replica with 914 motor and drive train) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/lh3.googleusercontent.com-20358-1474760384.2.jpg) What's the feeling on turning tight corners with fuel hose? also, it's not a production car, so I have got to secure the lines somehow, are zip ties just a future disaster waiting to happen? |
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| oakdalecurtis |
Sep 24 2016, 06:07 PM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California 
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QUOTE(Tastyplacement @ Sep 24 2016, 04:39 PM)  Fuel lines were soggy, and leaking, entire area shows evidence of fuel pooling: New Gates Barricade throughout...$40 of fuel line and about 3 hours for the whole car (the Imposter, 550 replica with 914 motor and drive train) What's the feeling on turning tight corners with fuel hose? also, it's not a production car, so I have got to secure the lines somehow, are zip ties just a future disaster waiting to happen? Zip ties will degrade from age and ozone, not a long term fix for anything important. |
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| Amphicar770 |
Apr 18 2018, 09:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,229 Joined: 20-April 10 From: PA, USA Member No.: 11,639 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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| McMark |
Apr 18 2018, 11:24 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,180 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Gates Barricade is the good stuff! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumb3d.gif)
For longer runs I've started using 5/16" steel line and a tubing bender to make hard lines. Then just small sections of rubber hose to connect things. This way you can use something like Adel-clamps to affix the custom hard line using any brackets necessary. |
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| DRPHIL914 |
Apr 18 2018, 12:16 PM
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Dr. Phil Group: Members Posts: 5,907 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Kennesaw, GA Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States
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nice , but to prove the actual Porsche/914 content, please provide more pictures!
(ok I just want to see pictures of the car, - what is the chassis, bug?) |
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Apr 18 2018, 01:34 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
That is why I don't use braided fuel line
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| mepstein |
Apr 18 2018, 01:53 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 20,587 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I use the fi line sold at flaps. About $1.50 a foot.
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