Re: Aluminum or Copper fuel line ?
[Re: hemienvy]
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Both will work harden (eventually break from flexing and vibration), but aluminum sooner, copper is also easier to repair (solder) rather than make a new one. I use Adel clips ("P" clamp with a rubber insert to protect the line against chafing and chassis vibration), and add a vibration loop midway in a long line.
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Re: Aluminum or Copper fuel line ?
[Re: polyspheric]
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10/30/19 07:26 PM
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FWIW, I've have 1/2" aluminum hardline on a few cars; one I did 34 years ago, another 25 years ago. Both are still just fine, never a problem or a leak. Support (adel clamps as noted, one car has a few tie-wraps along its subframe tie) them so they can't vibrate or flex. I prefer to use fire sleeve over the aluminum, but haven't always (did a couple vintage T/A racecars as well, now that I think of it). Use hose at both ends to connect to pump/engine, 6" is enough. Check your AN fittings to be sure they're not significantly smaller ID (some are), and use a larger-ID regulator.
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Re: Aluminum or Copper fuel line ?
[Re: bigdad]
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10/30/19 09:31 PM
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So I am the only one that runs annealed SS hardline? Ni/Copper would be my only other candidate for fuel line.. Alum is not very robust, and any nearby fire will quickly show how little it matters how one mounted it.
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Re: Aluminum or Copper fuel line ?
[Re: hemienvy]
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Understand, IMO, SS is NOT the easiest to work with, even annealed, but I believe its the best, its robust, its the most fire resistant, its pricey, and it looks great.
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Last edited by jcc; 10/31/19 01:34 AM.
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Re: Aluminum or Copper fuel line ?
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I always use either braided SS line or the black cloth style braided line w/ AN fittings. Easiest and best looking IMO.
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Re: Aluminum or Copper fuel line ?
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Save a few bucks with aluminum tubing, and you can use nuts and sleeves and flare it to add AN hoses for flex connections - but it's a PIA to work with, make fit, keep from kinking and I don't think it's as safe as a stainless braided or even legal fire resistant hose. Haven't used that stuff for years, Couple of rolls of it here collecting dust.
Street car? Maybe do up a steel line to replace'upgrade the original stuff, but not the aluminum.
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Re: Aluminum or Copper fuel line ?
[Re: Mopar Guy]
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11/05/19 12:47 PM
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anyone use the eastwood [or equivalent] hydraulic flairing tool on stainless tubing ? if so, how well did it work ? also, did it take multiple tightening sequences to get the tubing from seeping, like other flaring methods do for a complete seal ? TIA as always.
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Re: Aluminum or Copper fuel line ?
[Re: moparx]
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After a few lousy attempts with the cheapo flaring tools on SS, I bought the $200+? hydraulic flare tool kit, and although still a tough task, that is the only way IMO to flare SS.
Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
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