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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