 Can I see pics of your coolant lines, Under rockers or otherwise.... |
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| Dr. Roger |
 Jul 3 2005, 03:49 PM
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A bat out of hell.  Group: Members Posts: 3,944 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Hercules, California Member No.: 3,533 Region Association: Northern California  |
For the V8. I just can't decide...
I do have speed bumps around my neighborhood and if I go under the center of the car they will get scraped. I don't want to use black iron. I'd like to go the rocker route but I've only seen the front of the lines ending up through the front wheel wells. Is there another way of doing this? |
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| John2kx |
Jul 3 2005, 06:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 502 Joined: 22-August 03 From: Augusta, Ga. Member No.: 1,066 |
Roger,
The attached pic may give you some ideas. It shows the a/c lines secured to rockers as well as their routing through the wheelwells. With the holes cut in wheel wells for air exhaust, my a/c guy routed dryer hoses through this opening. I guess something similar could be done with water hoses, just keep in mind the water hoses are about twice the dia. of a/c hoses. I guess you could split it up and run one water hose one each side of car. Note: if you look close, you can see my water lines routed on bottom of chassis. John Attached image(s) 
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| tat2dphreak |
Jul 3 2005, 09:30 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
what is this coo-lant of which you speak?
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| Brian Mifsud |
Jul 3 2005, 10:02 PM
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Mechanical Engineer Group: Members Posts: 981 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Penngrove, CA Member No.: 384 Region Association: None |
blackpipe down the center of the car is quite a GOOD idea. As long as you run some etheylene glycol, rust is a non-issue (rest of engine is black iron....) Black Iron will not collapse if you hit a speed bump hard enough.. your sheetmetal will give first.
The V-8 Conversion listed on one of these pages with the black iron lines aft was a great idea. There isn't much exposure since he ran them in the indents in the bottom of the car anyhow. reconsider??? |
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| McMark |
Jul 4 2005, 12:30 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Where's Rick's alien? Didn't he use rectangular tube under the car?
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| rick 918-S |
Jul 4 2005, 01:47 AM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 20,948 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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I needed to use a rectangle tube on one of the hard lines I made coming from the engine to the cooling tube. I had a clearance issue. My tubes are out board. Made of 1 1/4" galvanized electrical conduit. They have nice weldable mandrel bend curved sections. And it's cheap. some day I'll get some good shots. I figure if I hit this tube hard enough to damage it, I've got much bigger problems than the tube. Attached image(s) 
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| hargray2 |
Jul 4 2005, 12:01 PM
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fuh-q Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 12-December 03 From: hardeeville,sc Member No.: 1,432 |
A cover would be nice to protect rubber lines.
It could be made to look factory. I guess it would kinda look like an upside down center tunnel. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) |
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| Dr. Roger |
Jul 4 2005, 12:26 PM
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A bat out of hell. Group: Members Posts: 3,944 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Hercules, California Member No.: 3,533 Region Association: Northern California |
Rick,
That's exactly what I have now. 2 pieces of that type of electrical conduit. Only one step larger.... I would just love to put this stuff under the rockers. Maybe cut holes thru the cockpit where feet rest. Or not. =-) |
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| Andyrew |
Jul 4 2005, 12:32 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,378 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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Honestly they will all work fine. Your not going to bend the pipe with hitting a speed bump.. and your not going to rip off a rubber hose with a speed bump. You'd need to do something serious to mess up either, and I have never heard of it happening.
Go the route you want to go! Maybe conduit will cool down the water just a little bit?? Then heck, go with that! Theres no wrong way to eat a reeses |
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| neo914-6 |
Jul 4 2005, 12:34 PM
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neo life Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159 |
FYI, here are aluminum Boxster lines (dual rads).
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) what Andrew said, it's all personal pref.. The rockers are a great location UNTIL you come to the front wheel wells... Attached image(s) 
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| 914GT |
Jul 4 2005, 12:45 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,101 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Tucson Member No.: 2,923 Region Association: Southwest Region |
A few pictures of my lines. 3/4" steel pipe. The scrape marks toward the rear are from using the floor jack to raise up the car. The pipes fit up close enough that they are nearly hidden from view. I go over speed bumps all the time. I take it easy, not worrying about the pipe but more clipping the engine bar or my front spoiler.
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