fuel systems,fuel lines,..and fires..., The very next project you should do!!!! Options

[ME733]

Well for what it,s worth I would like to make a comment addressed to everyone about ......FIRES and destroyed cars...After doing some reading on 914 world, and other places it seems to be an unfortunate occurance, too often, that an otherwise beautiful car, just burns to the ground,into a virtural pile of unsalvagable parts.a crispy critter. I would like to recommend that the FIRST PROJECT YOU DO NEXT...is to throughly check every part on your fuel and fuel delivery system to ensure that there are zero leaks,and tight fittings,with new, er,ish, good fuel lines.Do not neglict the gas tank,or fuel pump, and filters..suspect everything, assume nothing... jump in and make your suggestions,and recommendations or comment.

[zymurgist]

A very wise precaution. When I had Babydoll in for a checkup, her owner complained of a strong gas odor. Not a good thing with typical FI fuel pressure. I replaced all the rubber from the gas tank to the injectors, including fabricating some tunnel fuel lines out of truck brake lines from the FLAPS. I even bent some steel lines to fit the shape of the the engine compartment, so it's steel all the way from the short fuel pump lines to the point where the rubber lines connect to the engine fuel lines. No more gasoline aroma and much more peace of mind.

If I had to do it again, I would buy a set of lines from Racer Chris. They weren't yet available when I did this job.

Make sure you get 7mm FI hose where it's called for. 5/16" is almost 8mm and you are looking at leaks.