360/727 cooler lines.

jbc426 said
Car looks nice so far. Would you be able to bend the long line from where it exits the trans, over to the other side of the transmission and then come up to the front from the other side of the motor to the radiator fitting? It seems like that would require attempting less difficult bends and use up most if not all of the additional length.

I bought a roll of aluminum tubing from Summit to make my lines, as it is easier to work with. The stainless material nearly takes hydraulic flaring tools to flare it, although it can be done by hand with decent flaring tools.

Will you be running an additional plate style trans cooler too?

I've tried to "custom" bend lines. It's just something I can't do. It's a simple task yet I manage to hack it up everytime. So I always spend a bit extra for a pre bent. I don't plan on running a plate cooler at this time. The car is just a cruiser and shouldnt be abused too bad. The trans is a stock rebuild with a trans-go kit and the motor is a stock 5.9 magnum except for the intake, headers, exhaust, and hopefully holley EFI. A 408 and beefed up trans might come later after body and paint is done.

My firm feel box will be in today finally. But I'll be held up waiting on cooler lines if I don't/can't modify these.