QUOTE(pete @ Apr 4 2012, 09:05 AM)
Does anyone have a good (cheap) online source for radiator hose? I've read on here the "green stripe" hose is good for under the car. Would that be made by Gates? Does anyone have a rough idea how many feet I will need for my SBC install?
Yes Gates makes the green strip, a very rugged hose. Just do an internet search for gates green stripe hose.
West Marine often has it in stock, and many hot rod shops also sell it I am sure it can be mail ordered too.
the length all depends on exactly how you route it, then you may want formed elbows and such in the engine bay and trunk to make hook up easy as it is difficult to make a tight bend with it. You really need to get a rough measurement under the car in the way you route it. Besure to buy a bit extra, better to have to much than be short a bit and have to make an extra splice.