-6 Lines Options

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I am going to be putting a six in the car (finally) and would like some advice on the oil line arrangement. Have a non-stock 12 quart oil tank with -16 AN fittings that will be mounted where passengers used to sit OR in the back trunk area (which is cut out). Also will install a mecha-gold filter or similar. What mods are needed to the engine to make this work? Anyone have some good pics/instructions for this?

Thanks!
Bill

[RON S.]

The intake,I originally made from -16 line,and some elbows,a union,and the straight ends.After installing it and taking a hard look at it,it just looked like it was bulky looking.Plus the hose was making to much of a radius to fit,and wanted to to some flattening.
So,I tried a piece of 1"aluminum conduit and made a hard line.It has the same i.d. as the -16 line.
I heated it and slowly formed it to fit,and w/o any kinks.I then tig welded on the connectors to the ends,slid the heat shielding over it and I think it's done.


The return line is a 911 line I picked up at Hershey this past April for $10 bucks.I cut off the one end fitting,then slowly heated it and bent it til it formed all the way around the engine back towards the oil tank.I then had some firesleeve added,and tig welded on a -16 steel 1/2 union,and I was done.

Total cost,less than $100.00 in both lines.Much more than that if you count the 187 times I had to install,adjust,remove,bend some more,on each line to make a professional looking fit.


Ron