And an important accessory if you are making them yourself is the red and
blue sharpies to touch up where you scratch the anodize off of the
connectors. ;)
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:59 PM, robert bownes <bownes@seiri.com> wrote:
> I've had great luck cutting AN braided hose with a large diameter fibreglas
> cut off wheel in a chop saw. After wrapping in tape of course.
>
> Once you get the hang of making them, you'll never go back to paying to
> have them made again. I keep a box of fittings and rolls of hose in the
> trailer.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Bill Babcock <billb@bnj.com> wrote:
>
>> Good advice except the part about not doing it yourself. I think anyone
>> that
>> uses these things should learn how to make them up, you can't always get
>> to a
>> shop, and it's not that hard. Tape with a couple of TIGHT wraps of masking
>> tape--not duct tape--it's too stretchy. Mark where you want your cut then
>> wrap
>> another piece of colored masking tape so it's edge is on the mark to give
>> you
>> a nice squared-up cutting line. Use a very fine toothed hacksaw blade--as
>> fine
>> as you can find. stick the line in a vise and cut smoothly with light
>> strokes.
>> Then follow the mfrs. directions. Don't take the tape off until you are
>> ready
>> to stuff the line into the fitting.
>>
>> On Mar 11, 2010, at 8:17 AM, Steven Belfer wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Bobby, Steve Belfer here.
>> >
>> > I was new to these fittings but have recently (within the past year) had
>> many custom AN lines made up to completely re-plumb the fuel system and
>> install an Accusump in the Trunk, and Oil cooler, as well as a custom line
>> for
>> the oil press. gauge. Sounds like what you're doing is pretty easy, and
>> easy
>> to make a mistake too and spend extra money. The main way to screw it up
>> is to
>> make the lines too short. You can always shorten them but can not lengthen
>> them. :) 1"ID is -16AN hose. These are big but the right size for the
>> valve cover and crankcase vent. You need to have a -16AN Male "Bung"
>> welded
>> into the valve cover and catch tank. Then you need to have a hose made up
>> that connects the valve cover to the catch tank. This hose will be
>> comprised
>> of the hose and two hose end fittings. Hose end fittings come straight,
>> or 45
>> degrees or 90 degrees. They can also be purchased in bends up to 180
>> degrees
>> but you won't need that for this application.
>> >
>> > Find a local shop that can make up hoses for you. I do not recommend
>> doing
>> it yourself the first time. The braided hose is cut with a special
>> chop-saw.
>> You can tape it and cut yourself with a hack-saw or dremel but I've messed
>> this up by cutting at an angle or by fraying the braids. Find a good chop
>> that
>> knows what they're doing and can shorten the line and rebuild the hose if
>> you
>> need to make tweaks.
>>
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