Linda & Fellow Listers,
Most pipe threads on British cars of this vintage are Whitworth threads,
British Standard Pipe (Parallel) to be specific.
Try "AH Spares" in England...
http://www.ahspares.co.uk/Default.aspx
They have exactly what you need.
http://www.ahspares.co.uk/en/products/default.aspx
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BRASS
UNION-fuel pipe olive 948CC-1098CC #1.85 28A
Cheers,
Curt
On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Linda Grunthaner
<grunthaner@gmail.com>wrote:
> List
> I have been very reluctant to cut my original steel fuel line in my 62
> Sprite "Pinky" but I'm finally getting around to installing the Facet elect
> fuel pump in the rear for the 1275 engine and I think I want to just keep
> the line in tact for future use and install a copper line like most have
> done but I can't find the small nipple for the line, I can buy copper at
> the
> plumbing store for 1/2 the price Victoria British is selling the kit for so
> all I need is the threaded nipple. Can someone tell me where I can get the
> threaded nipple that goes on the copper line and then screwed to the tank
> as
> seen the image in Vicky's link (see bottom of page below)? Or is it just a
> standard plumbing size or available at a FLAPS? Also correct me is the
> female threaded part on the tank the unobtainable part or is it the male
> nipple that I'm trying to locate? I could use the old nipple but want to
> keep this one for later use.
> Lin
> http://www.victoriabritish.com/icatalog/sm/full.aspx?Page=61
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