I am running dual updraft carbs on my roadster and I am looking for a union to split the line coming out of the sediment bowl. I have seen some fancy stuff on here and I was wondering how you split metal lines from one to two nicely, something that would look factory or from the time. Any ideas?
I looked up t fittings and that is not what I need. I am looking for something that I can solder together, kinda like a y pipe for an exhaust if you know what I mean.
Sounds like you are looking for a "Y" connector' not sure if anyone makes them in something that takes solder readily. Or you could run your lines into one, like the 4150 Holley "dual feed" lines are at the auto parts store (the ones with the hard lines). Use smaller tube to the carbs, and a larger tube from the sediment bowl. I wouldn't solder them myself, not a big fan of soldered fuel fittings myself, but that's me.
Maybe insert two copper lines into a larger copper line, then use copper brazing rod to join... I guess you could take a chunk of br*** and make a "Y" as well... ...or something like this?
Something like that, I was thinking of making something out of a chunk of br*** but thought I would ask first to see if something was available from a vendor.
Sounds like you want something really clean and trick. I don't think anybody would call a threaded tee fitting out of place at all. If you really want it, you could make your lines up out of stainless tubing, threaded fittings for carbs on one end, and tig weld the joint to your liking or torment. Polish it up and off you go.
The best looking i have seen is a single 1/4 or 5/16 line running to the first carbd with a hole drilled into the line and a 1/4" copper sweated direct to the line and runs to the rear most carb allowing the main line to continue to the foremost carb. If they are still available the air conditioning people used to control all commercail HVAC units with vacuum. 1/4" i think and they were copper and all sweated together, those old lines were beautiful when done by an old pro, they had a ton of small tees' and y's etc, manifolds etc so try an old HVAC supplier you might finmd just the thing on the shelf. The line sweated direct into another i saw on an old restored buick that had 2 strombergs and that line was beautiful and several years old. Let us know what you find and where, i wish we had a seperate section for just those kinds of fitting suppliers and samples. Hard to find linkages etc McMaster etal have industrial heims and fittings ok for the modern car but just can't get to where you need to be in a traditional.
oj, you are getting what I am thinking. I want it to look period correct so stainless is out of the question, copper would be absolutely perfect. Never thought to look into hvac guys but my dad is friends with hvac guys, I will ask him and see what he says. The fact that you mentioned a buick is strange but good, I had a 36 pontiac and it had a line in a box of parts that is exactly what I am talking about but I let it go with the car when I sold it.
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