37 Ford build--IE: old Header issues thread /37 Ford/5.0/GT40P heads

[Irelands child]

Hey Dave,
Where did you get all your braided steel lines (trans, fuel, etc)?

Randy

Randy,
Most of the pieces came from Summit - they are a combination of Earl's, Russell(Edelbrock), and Aeroquip. Then they were self made up and I have the scars on my finger tips to prove it !! Every line is either SS or SS braided(except for the AC - they are just too expensive that way). The vacuum lines were only clamped in place with AN appearing covers.

Trans lines can be also bought from an outfit called Gotta Show but are a lot more expensive then home made. The brake lines and fittings were from Pure Choice with the exception of the braided flex hoses. Russells appear to be the only DOT approved hose vendor that I could find and NY can be difficult here.

A couple of suppliers have some pretty good instruction sheets if you have never done AN lines - it's an interesting and sometimes painfull process, to say the least.

[randyr]

Randy,
Most of the pieces came from Summit - they are a combination of Earl's, Russell(Edelbrock), and Aeroquip. Then they were self made up and I have the scars on my finger tips to prove it !! Every line is either SS or SS braided(except for the AC - they are just too expensive that way). The vacuum lines were only clamped in place with AN appearing covers.

Trans lines can be also bought from an outfit called Gotta Show but are a lot more expensive then home made. The brake lines and fittings were from Pure Choice with the exception of the braided flex hoses. Russells appear to be the only DOT approved hose vendor that I could find and NY can be difficult here.

A couple of suppliers have some pretty good instruction sheets if you have never done AN lines - it's an interesting and sometimes painfull process, to say the least.

Yeah, I could probably use a tutorial on working with AN lines, etc. and the braided stuff can be challenging, too. My only experience with the stuff has been cutting a Lokar throttle cable to length. I found it hard to get a clean cut without all the fraying. Wrapping tape around the area to be cut was helpful but maybe I didn't wrap it tight enough. At any rate, it looks pretty cool in the pics.