I've pinched too many lines myself. The investment in a GOOD tubing bender was well worth the money. Nothing sucks more than messing up your last bend and having to start all over. That can get expensive.

 

3/16" bends pretty easy, I've used coke bottles, pieces of pipe, etc... to bend it, but anything bigger you defenitely need a bender.

 

Thanks to all, I guess I don't have a friend <grin>, I bought the bending tool that jcomp said not to buy - I may just take it back, I haven't opened it yet. The brake line stock that I bought was 3/16 stock to match the hose diameter that is already on the car. I figured if that diameter was already working, then changing from flex to hard lines wouldn't hurt anything - just hopefully dress it up a bit.

 

jcomp, why would you not put a glass filter on your vehicle? I have one on both stangs and it is one of the best things I could have done. You can keep an eye on the fuel better.

 

Yeah. What's wrong with a glass filter? I've used them on off-road cars for years - with no problem what-so-ever. The elements are easy to change, they don't leak and you can see if you have a gas crud problem.
Jim

 

Here's what i did. Bought one pre-bent... it was under $100, got a few feet of steel braided fuel injection hose. cut the pre bent one in 2 places so i could fit it up there and connected them with the steel braided fuel line.... works perfect took no time at all. Let the bashing of my garage antics begin!

 

Because having a glass container full of gasoline next to sources of high heat and high voltage, in an environment subject to extreme vibration, does not sound like a good idea to me.

I know that people have used them for years with no problems, I also know some people have broken them. IMO, it's an unnecessary risk.

 

Fella, you can't give any more shock and vibration to a car than that of an off road race (or fun) car. I got the scars on my body to prove it. I had more problems keeping the car on the ground than fuel or carburetor problems so what you maintain is only a 'fear', it does not reflect reality.
Jim

 

Jim, I'm glad you weren't burned to death. But are you implying that a glass fuel filter is just as safe as a metal fuel filter under all the conditions a car is exposed to?

 

Hell yes. Let's get real. You attach everything in an off road car so it don't bounce when you come down. So a glass gas filter housing has a rubber pad between it and what ever it's attached to (I used a couple of widety-wraps). I don't recomend using the exhaust manifold but there are other things to use. Simple.
Jim
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