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Replacement fuel line
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tony perrett
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I used 1/4" copper - buy it in a coil and very easy to work and corrosion-free.
65beam
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I bought a 25 ft roll of the 1/4" copper alloy from Advance Auto Parts. It's a regular stock item. Doug @ Tiger Auto used this for the fuel line and as Tony said, it's very easy to work. It's the line near the steering box in this photo. FYI, Advance also stocks various lengths of this product in premade bubble flair brake lines. 
sunalp
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That's the way to go! As others have said, easy to work with and corrosion free!
Steve
Barry
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I would not use copper plumbing tubing for gas line, but that is the engineer in me understanding that plumbing grade copper tubing work hardens and can fail when exposed to vibration. When was the last time anyone saw OEM fuel line made from copper plumbing tubing?
Cupronickel (an alloy of copper and nickel) is a completely different critter and is very well suited for fuel (and brake) lines.
JMO, YMMV.
Cupronickel (an alloy of copper and nickel) is a completely different critter and is very well suited for fuel (and brake) lines.
JMO, YMMV.
sunalp
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Sorry, that's what I was referring to. I use that extensively for brakes and it works well for gas lines too!
Steve
65beam
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I mentioned that it was the " COPPER ALLOY" brake line sold by Advance Auto Parts and that in addition to rolls, they stock various lengths of bubble flair brake lines in this product. I have it on four of our Beams. A 25 ft roll at advance cost me $62.99 or $2.52 per foot. I call on several chains of big box auto stores and see this automotive product in all of them.
sunalp
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Wow, that's a lot more than I pay for a 25' roll of 3/16 copper nickel. I paid $35 a roll at a specialty fastener store
locally. At that I thought it was expensive and the cost goes up as the diameter increases!
Steve
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Sunbeam Specialties is basically $140 for a full set of lines, with all fittings on both ends. Correct thread etc. Costs more than a bulk roll, but I find my time more valuable than another $50 in my jeans. I also like the idea of supporting the guy that has all the other parts I need. If we don't support these little guys selling us the specialty items, we look at a future of walking into car parts stores that don't even list our car in their know it all computers. Yes, Sunbeam... that's right, look between Subaru and Suzuki... Hmmm not there? I suppose you don't have a (add any part name here) then?
65beam
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I agree about SS and Classic. Some items that were used on other cars are available from Moss but you need to know what to order. There aren't too many weeks that go by that I don't buy something from Rick. A lot of the items in this photo such as rebuild kits were bought from Rick. I find myself ordering two replacements if I use a part. A lot of parts have been added since this photo was taken.