I use these:
http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=3277
. It's a gussied up hose clamp. Looks acceptable on the end of
braided line, and pretty much the only way to dress up a press on
hose that I'm aware of.
- Tony
At 06:12 PM 3/15/2007, steve wrote:
>My Dad's old TR3 arrived via Passport Transport on Monday
>night. Each night after work, I'm out there puttering around trying
>to tidy up the engine compartment a bit. It's in great condition but
>I've always wanted to clean up the location of a few lines, wires, etc..
>
>One of the things I'd like to do is to replace the 17year old
>Aeroquip fuel lines with new stuff.
>
>The braided SS fuel hoses on the car were cut to length with a
>hack-saw. Then, the prickly ends were wrapped in a few loops of
>black tape. Over that goes a hose clamp. When I shop around online
>for Aeroquip tubing and fittings, all the ends available seem to be
>THREADED fittings. Is there a more elegant solution to clamp the
>ends onto the SU carb fuel-input pipes than the hack saw, tape, hose
>clamp method?
>
>Anyone use rubber fuel tubing instead of the braided line?
>
>~Steve
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