CW and fuel lines Options

[scotty b]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) I'm just curious what you CW's think about replacing the plastic lines with steel on a restoration ?Granted they are not original, I am assuming NONE of you would actually run the 35+ year old lines and would at the very least replace them with new plastic lines. That then begs the question, If you are replacing the lines, from a CW standpoint are steel lines still grounds for a beating ? Think about the safety of the car too

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[tod914]

Pat you can't slap depends on a crusty old FI system to contain the leaks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) The tunnel lines you'd likely get away with, being at least in this region the PCA no longer judges undercarriage. Wait for that fact, they had people complain about cleaning their engines this year. So to appease the few that complained, at the last event engine bays weren't judged either. Shoe horn a V8 in it Scotty, they'll never know (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
I'd consider the tunnel lines in metal if doing a pump relocation (which isn't correct either), but would want the engine bay lines to remain in plastic. Last I checked (8 years ago?), the center plastic were available $$$ without the brass fittings, but the engine bay lines were not. I did find suiteable high pressure black plastic lines for the engine bay for my 75 at the local Euro autoparts store. Be cuirous to see if anyone has NOS lines anymore.