do you have to use hard lines for front to rear of the
car or can you use rubber fuel pipe
if they have to be hard lines how long can the rubber
pipes that connect to fuel pump and the carbs
its i cant get round a bend without the pipe kinking

thanks

as long as the rubber fuel line is marked you can use that throughout, just make sure that you are supporting the fuel lines in p-clips and they dont touch the chassis or rub on anything

I think most people used hard pipes front to back, many due to cost, as to get the length you need for fuel suitable rubber pipe can be quite expensive. Also it is easier to fix a hard pipe in the tunnel.

P.S. Make sure you use the correct jubilee clips on the rubber hose, they have to be ones that don't risk cutting the hose.

Hi,
I would recommend using hard pipes for the main runs since they are easier to form and secure to keep away from the propshaft and other obstructions. You can get copper 10mm or 8mm pipe from the likes of B&Q relatively cheaply.

Cheers,
Craig.

Fair enough but I hate drilling lots of holes in my chassis for P-clips so I'd rather just clip the pipe every 9 inches or so. I find with rubber pipe you need to clip it every time it changes direction which can sometimes mean 4 clips in 6 inches!

I have also heard some people complain that long runs of rubber pipe can leak petrol fumes. Never experienced this myself but might be worth checking.

Cheers,
Craig.

The run of copper pipe I used was relatively straight, and once into the engine bay, I moved to rubber pipe, same at the back, once out of the tunel, changed to rubber. I would definately recommendy hard pipe in the tunnel, easier to fix in place.

Cheers

Scott

PS. there is a couple of pics in my archive that show the fuel pipes.

[Edited on 9/1/07 by phoenix70]

Hard pipe is easy to bend without kinking if you use a pipe bender. Have you thought about plastic type fuel line?

have used pipe bener on b&q 10mm pipe but it kinks
so am go for hard copper on tunnel and rubber at each end
thanks for your help now got to get some bigger p clips