Carb fuel lines

[sandy]

Onto the fuel lines...

Of course the export brace is too close to use an off the shelf fuel log on the carb. Could get some odd and expensive fitting and it might work, or just make some aluminum hard lines. Going the route of hard lines, seems a less expensive route with ability to use part of the existing Fuel log.

It's tricky making short hard lines as you need to have enough length to clamp in flaring tool. Also a bit tricky getting things to match, but with some careful measurements it's pretty close.

 

[HolyCat]

Sandy,
Thanks for sharing your journey with your engine build. I have to ask why you chose aluminum for the fuel lines instead of stainless steel.
Thanks!

 

[hottigr]

Love the avocado green rotary dial phone- did that come with the Tiger? 60's flash back for sure!

 

[sandy]

Hard to work with SS, expensive in that size too for all the materials. Not sure if you can mix fitting materials. No problems using aluminum. Hard to get soft stainless, even if sof, it's hard to bend the small piece needed. For SS brake lines easy to get, but still a pain to flare.

[EDIT] Found some reasonable priced SS tubing and McMaster came though on the Nuts and ferrule/flare parts for not much more then the Aeroquip aluminum ones, so will see how the SS bends and if so give that a go.

 

[sandy]

To follow up on this, the SS lines could not be bent tight enough without a kink. Ordered some Nicopp which seems harder then the Aluminum so made a pair. Seems good to go.