New fuel lines

[pork]

Next on list for injection on the mini is the fuel lines,

Do they have to be ridged pipe or can I use flexible braided hoses all the way through?

[slater]

You can use flex all the way. If it's inside the car you will want Teflon lined stuff tho or it will pong a bit

[pork]

Cool, they we're my next 2 questions lol

No access to a ramp, and it'll be tricky clipping underneath

But, can you use hoses on the outside?

[welshpug]

I'd use solid line underneath and braided teflon wherever you need flex.

[andyborris]

I used non braided injection pipe for the high pressure run and normal rubber pipe for the return, all under the car and no problems.

Just make sure you get the grade that copes with Ethanol.

Braided pipes will look much cooler though!

[pork]

Cheers people, il get some ordered now then

[hario]

I jacked mine up, crawled underneath and used SS pop rivets to attach rubber-lined stainless P-clips to the floorpan then heavy waxoil use on each rivet area.


Go to a breakers and steal a length from something modern maybe? You'll only need about 6' ?

[sowen]

I'm fitting stainless braided teflon hoses to my P6 too, couple of rubber grommets and some sealant where the lines come in and go out job done

[drake1994]

if your using aero fittings you can get through pannel unions that work a treat, can be abit costly though, think i ended up paying about £200, tank in boot all in teflon stainless braided an-6 hose,it went, tank to fuel filter, filter to pump,through boot bulkhead and then footwell, to fuel pressure reg then one carb then the other, you can get the purpose made P-clips aswell so they don't squash the hose more just hold it in place, got it all of a company on ebay

[pork]

Cool, I've got a hose bloke my company uses, so can get the lot on their account

[drake1994]

if you do go down the aeroquip route get the satin black ones not blue and red, cant stand them, the black looks just abit more factory

[sowen]

May 21, 2016 19:29:30 GMT drake1994 said:

if your using aero fittings you can get through pannel unions that work a treat, can be abit costly though, think i ended up paying about £200, tank in boot all in teflon stainless braided an-6 hose,it went, tank to fuel filter, filter to pump,through boot bulkhead and then footwell, to fuel pressure reg then one carb then the other, you can get the purpose made P-clips aswell so they don't squash the hose more just hold it in place, got it all of a company on ebay

Bulkhead fittings are the name I know them by, generally available in straight and 90 degree. I chose not to use them inside so that I had no joins within the cabin, everything is external at the tank and the engine. And yes, not cheap stuff, I can blow £2-300 easily doing the fuel lines! So far done both of my Rover's, and about to redo my Land Rover with new Aeroquip style hoses and fittings to replace the old scavenged rubber I had.

[froggy]

I buy 8 or 10mm kunifer and run hard lines with quality rubber for the flexible bits . Brake pipe flaring tool to put a semi swage on the ends of the tube and they last forever , 25ft roll has done 3 cars so far and a metre of quality hose is a tenner