My car currently has leaks in the air door system and uses a similar
white translucent hard plastic tubing. It appears to crak as discolor
fairly easily. I am curious if the bright yellow air tubing with
fittings that is used for air compressors (I believe they are all 250PSI
tested, and flexible) will work. Rather than hide the tubing, I would
just tack the tubing down in seams of the car, but it might give my B an
industrial looks with black carpeting and yellow tubing running around
places.
So can this type of tubing be made to work? If so I would imagine it to
be the most durable, flexible and pretty
I was also thinking, that instead of trying to blend the air cylinders
into the interior of the car, that they would look cool if made to
stand out. If I used the yellow tubing, I could have cylinders painted
gloss black with Yellow BRICKLIN leters on it. Might make it look Stock
Carish.
Just my $35 worth (It would be my 2 cents worth but the Bricklin can be
expensive =)
-Scott #466
P.S. I had a window fall into the door, although it didn't break I
think it may have scrathched the glass. This is a 74 drivers side
window, from what I hear, I am basically SOL.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GodlyKrew@aol.com [mailto:GodlyKrew@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 1:38 PM
> To: bricklin@autox.team.net
> Subject: On The Road Again - VIN 1758 =)
>
>
> Hey All,
> Just got VIN 1758 re-insured and took her for a good drive
> yesterday...she
> seems to run strong...I don't think I'm gonna hafta worry
> about being stranded
> somewhere like I was with my 1986 Conquest =)
>
> Just a few little things I could use advice/help on...
>
> My main concern is filling up the gas tank. Ever since I got
> the car, as soon
> as I put the nozzle into the filler thing, gasoline runs out
> and down the
> bumper. This is before I pull the trigger that lets the gas
> flow. Yesterday
> before inserting the nozzle, I checked to see if it was the
> pump by pointing
> the nozzle down. just a few drops...I'm getting about 5-7oz
> running down my
> bumper....the pump doesnt do this on my other car...then it hit me!
> What happens if some of the gas makes contact with my muffler
> while its hot?
> Are we talking about a case of fried Bricklin here, or is
> gasoline not likely
> to ignite in such a situation? What exactly could the
> problem be, and where
> can I get it fixed?
>
> As luck would have it, it seems that the plastic tubing I
> chose for the door
> system will eventually lack the capacity to withstand 100psi.
> Its worked fine
> under 100psi for a while, but just yesterday one of the tubes
> on my air board
> (four solenoids that allow air flow when turned on mounted on
> a metal plate)
> burst. Anybody have a better solution as far as tubing is
> concerned? I know
> there's better tubing that would take the pressure, but I
> can't find it in the
> 1/4" outside diameter i need...just 3/4" and up. its like
> the stuff used
> under a kitchen sink...sorta.
>
> my passenger headlight seems to be misaligned so that it only
> goes halfway
> up...I need to adjust the unit so its closer to the front of
> the car.
>
> It feels good to be driving my "B" again!!! It gives me so
> much satifsfaction
> getting all that attention, I think its worth all the hassle,
> time, and money
> I've invested, doors and all =)
>
> BTW, when my doors don't work, i can avoid crawling through
> the hatch by
> sliding in race car style. Just gotta be careful =)
>
> One good thing about the doors not working is the attention you get by
> crawling in and out through the hatch =) In fact, I think I get more
> attention that way..hehehe
>
> Later All...
> Riley Marquis III
> VIN 1758
>
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