Thread: Followed Me Home II

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Got the bandsaw going again, and tacked the two brackets I'd made on the crossmember. I'll weld them out after I blow the chassis apart and finish some other welding.
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I copied this attachment method from Jim Robinson after thinking about how the connections across the top of the hump really limits movement. Imitation is the best form of flattery, right?
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Again, a bit of head scratching and ended up with a pair of simple tabs to weld to the top tube of the center section and one of the vertical braces. Constrained on two sides it's not going anywhere, and it made an easy connection up front to limit any flex.
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And the whole thing, no jack stands, slip joint & muffler clamps still loose!
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I've got a question. The PO bought this coil of 3/8" aluminum fuel line. Some say never run aluminum because a rock or other road debris thrown by a front tire can penetrate it, causing a catastrophic ending. I can see that with an electric pump, pressurizing the line a pinhole would spew fuel, but running a mechanical pump that line from tank to pump might drip while static, but once the engine is cranking that line sees suction pressure (negative) from the pump. Seems to me that there's little risk but I'm open to ideas. Have any of you run aluminum line from the tank? What do you think about it?
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