Projects 26 T Roadster Pick Up build Thread

Superb detail! Your thread just gets more interesting as put the final touches on everything!

 

Hot Damm those are some pretty lines.

 

Your attention to detail makes this one of my favorite threads on the H.A.M.B. Thanks for sharing all the little stuff!

 

Today I bent up and installed the 5/16” hard lines to the carbs.

I only had to make them twice to get it done right

 

Just plain bad ass!

 

Larry,

looks great! that was the photo I was waiting to see. Thanks for the advice on my fuel lines. I was going to post my changeover from fire hazard red lines to solid lines, but my workmanship cannot compare...
Rob

 

Thanks Rob, no problem.
You should post your change over, lots of guys need to see how to do fuel lines safely and properly.

The more examples we can give them the better.

 

Never gets boring, opening your thread and seeing such quality.

 

That is one BEAUTIFUL Y Block.

 

You’re attention to detail and craftsmanship is an example to us all.


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Looks great Larry! I thought you were running a Dick's fuel pressure gauge?

 

Yes I will be, that one is just threaded in loosely for the mock up until my package from Dick arrives.

 

The line on the front carb looked wrong to me until I saw the last photo, the jog I don’t like in it mirrors the jog in the line going into the fuel block.

Like many things sometimes you’ve go to take a step back so your nose isn’t right up against it to get a real good look.

 

I had the same thought when I saw it at first!

 

A step back look.
I’m happy with it

 

You guys You got me thinking so I went out early this morning and took it apart and shifted things around to see what alternatives there were.

I decided that it stays the way it is, because of the carbs positioning there was always going to be a compromise either with at least one of the lines or the location of the fuel log.

If I positioned the fuel log where the lines would be more symmetrical then it would look funny.

Another alternative would be a longer fuel log with wider spaced outlets but I like the little short log with the ribs that will sort of match my valve covers and the coil cover I have coming.

No wonder this is taking so long to get done

 

I think it looks great, I wouldn’t change a thing. I’m envious of your patience in completing all the details


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I was thinking you could , on the font carb, flatten the jog and then basically do two 90 deg turns into the carb. One up and then one into the carb. But I don’t know how reasonable that would be to physically bend it.

Might have to scribble a picture of what I mean

Like I said I think it works when viewed with that lower line.

 

I can picture what you mean, I’m using an imperial tubing bender and they bend to a fairly small radius but even so it is difficult to impossible to put two 90 degree bends really close to each other.

I had to get creative with the bender to get my bends as close together as I did.

I’m pleased with it and it’s time to get on to something else

 

Yeah I agree. Viewed in context I’d leave it and keep on trucking

 

I think it looks great. Just be bold like you have throughout this build. Symmetrical is over rated. Function over form unless you can do both.

 

I think Larry’s whole build shows you can absolutely have both....I see absolutely nothing to pick apart other than it’s in his garage and not mine!!


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I needed to plumb the vacuum to my C4 for the vacuum modulator.
First I installed some 1/4 “ hard line and snuck it up behind the distributor.

A trip out to my favourite parts yard netted a bunch of different formed vacuum hoses and I used the splice and glue method and then covered it with shrink tubing to form another custom hose.

I painted the tubing where it will be visible coming across the bell housing blue so it sort of hides

The distributor just touches the hose very lightly and won’t be an issue as it turns easily to set the timing.

 

Just keeps getting better!

 

That's just a pretty darned neat trick right there.

 

Your cut and glue trick works out so well. I'm going to steal that. Painting the hard line is cool too. The detail here is amazing. Thank you for showing it to us with suck great pictures and explanation.

 

Do you have any pix of your "splice and glue method" that you would share with us?

I can think of several, but the one that strikes me as most practical would be to slice both pieces on an angle, baloney style, and glue together. Am I anywhere close to reality?

For glue did you use rubber cement? Rubber weather strip adhesive? Epoxy? Something else?

 

I should have taken a few pictures of the cut and glue but it’s pretty easy.

I just mark the hose where to make the cut and then cut it with an olfa knife.

A trip to my little 1” belt sander cleans ,flattens and squares the cut ends and slightly scuffs the rubber.

Apply Loctite 404 , or 495 industrial super glue and bond the ends together, like any super glue the bond is instant so get it right or try again I use a silver sharpie and make a line across the joint for lining it up when I glue it.


Even though it bonds instantly it’s advisable to hold a little pressure on the joint for a minute or so just to be sure.

The cuts are done straight, nothing fancy.

Once that’s done slide the whole thing into a length of 1” Dual wall ( glue lined) heat shrink and have at it with the heat gun.

I wear mechanics gloves as it gets hot

Just keep in mind this will only work for hoses like vacuum or PCV.


This method is my own, hatched up in my head after experience making our own rubber o rings on industrial jobs for years.

It was quite common for us to cut a piece of o ring rubber from a bulk roll and super glue the ends together for custom o rings.

The Loctite super glue was the best we found for the job.

Larry

 

Thanks for sharing. That transmission vacuum line - wow! Looks like it grew there.

 

No problem it was a repeat of the PCV hose on the other side just a little smaller.
I’m happy with how it works.
I think it’s a lot cleaner than just running a length of loose hose.