Fuel Line Options!!

[pastortom1]

I have a miserable vapor locking problem on my 360 4BBL........Really hot weather right now, and the former owner just cobbed a fuel line together......runs within a quarter inch of the stinking radiator hose.......

I don't care too much about looking exactly stock with this.......what would you guys recommend for a nice fuel line setup from the mechanical pump to the carb that will be good looking and nicely insulated? Pics?

I need to get this done yesterday.............8)

 

[MB43]

You could always go with braided line, that's what I did here:

The lines at the carb are a Russell kit that I got from Summit or Jeg's, I bought the hose and fittings for the line from the mechanical pump to the carb fittings and put it together myself.

 

[63dartman]

Mine comes up behind the alternator off the mechanical pump. With a small tubing bender and a flairing kit the options are only limited by your own creativity. I am running 3/8" tubing no insulation and never had a problem even in 95 degree weather. Are you sure the fuel isn't cooking in the carb? Do you run the thick spacer/gasket?

 

[MB43]

I used to have the same setup, with hard line from the fuel pump to the fuel line but cracked it a number of times, that's why I went with the flexible braided lines.

 

[NiceFishEh]

I have a miserable vapor locking problem on my 360 4BBL........Really hot weather right now, and the former owner just cobbed a fuel line together......runs within a quarter inch of the stinking radiator hose.......

I don't care too much about looking exactly stock with this.......what would you guys recommend for a nice fuel line setup from the mechanical pump to the carb that will be good looking and nicely insulated? Pics?

I need to get this done yesterday.............8)

The AN fitting before the fuel filter is a swivel which takes all the bind out of the line.

Think I used a 45* AN fitting from the pump.

 

[pastortom1]

If someone opted for a preformed factory fuel line, what would be a good way to properly insulate it without going with an unsightly wrap? :read2: