swing outs are fine but last time i looked at the nhra rules you couldnt have a removable back bar. i dont like that either as it turns a perfectly good street car into a pita for back seaters.
thats the socketless aeroquip hose mentioned in the first post, it is not considered "rubber" hose by NHRA and weighs much less than ss braid...
http://www.eaton.com/EatonCom/ProductsServices/AeroquipPerformanceProducts/HoseProducts/index.htm