Stainless fuel line routing: engine bay Options

[rjames]

I’ve installed the 914rubber stainless steel fuel lines on my ‘75. Here’s a pic of how they terminate in the engine bay. No way to connect the feed line to the 3-4 fuel rail with a straight piece of hose. As it is currently I’ll have to create a ‘loop’ with the rubber line to make the connection work without kinking. Anyone else run into this?

[Superhawk996]

Couple options for you:

Pretend the fuel line with a piece of rigid wire - inset into boiling water for a couple minutes until the material is heated to temp. Then let cool. The fuel line will hold that shape.

Insert a stainless spring into the ID of the hose to keep it from kinking or collapsing due to the tight radius.

Cut as needed and have someone re-bead it. Beading tools are pricey but you can probably find a fabrication shop with them that would do it for not too much coin.