Fuel line help

[RootBeer 6117]

Originally Posted by Thinkblue4 Evr

We have acquired a aircraft supply place called G&J in Ontario CA it is a drive for you but they have all stainless steel fittings tubing braided lines and AN fittings. We will be using them for our Fuel and Brake lines.

I owned a place called G&J auto repair in Missouri, a few times companies I dealt with asked me if I was G&J aircraft.

[Atomsplitter]

Have you considered using the OEM style plastic fuel line?
I used the OEM lines from my '95 Impala SS donor so the lines just plug into the fuel rail, both sides of the filter, the fuel pump and I bought a fitting for $6 to connect to the tank.
Makes installation a snap, literally!

[Thadious]

Sarg:
I'm doing the same sort of thing... using a TBI on my 350 and looking to overpressure it to 18 psi. Most of the factory or replacement pumps for the TBI barely, if at all, can maintain the correct 12-15 psi pressure, apparently. To this extent, I'm using a junkyard found pump from a late 80's F-series F**d that's capable of much more. Using a custom fitting from the pump to the filter and then the steel braided line to the TBI. There's a guy on ebay that sells the 18 psi spring that I need (not the point) but in using that pump, it's just brake line from the tank to the pump with hose connections. This is on the suction side of the pump and doesn't see any pressure, just vacuum.

TBI is really a low pressure system, so I wouldn't fret too hard on what you're going to need for fittings. Most industrial hose supply places that make lines for the big trucks should be able to fab what you need to your specs. The hardest part may be getting the correct fittings on the end that you need. Just bring the ends if you have them to match up or what they need to screw into and you should be good to go.

Cheers,
Ted.