steel braided hoses/lines
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steel braided hoses/lines
hey fellow c3 gear heads...would like to know who has installed the "slip on" type steel braided kits. wanted to know and see how the looked. or just go and buy the real steel braided hoses. pictures would be really cool, so I can see. also any tips you could lend would also be cool. thanks....
its for an '80 with L-82
its for an '80 with L-82
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Do the real the thing, those slip overs look so .... well cheap !
and they provide zero protection from leaks.
nothing worst when checking out a nice ride, then look at the engine,
and it looks like the owner found a kit at Walmart and slapped it on.
and they provide zero protection from leaks.
nothing worst when checking out a nice ride, then look at the engine,
and it looks like the owner found a kit at Walmart and slapped it on.
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Previous owner put a bunch on my '73. I hated them and pulled them off. They looked okay but anytime I needed to work on them the loose strands kept inserting themselves into my flesh. So, out the door they went.
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If you are going to do it do it right, not that the slip on do not look decent...it should also be about performance and ease of taking things on and off easily and quickly. Use the real stuff and put AN fittings on everything. I too started out like you and wasted my money with $2-$3 pretty clamps...just my 2 cents.
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The real deal looks and performs on the professional level.
Actually I prefer the stainless hard lines custom bent, over braided, but you got to have some flex somewhere, This picture shows real stainless braid lines, from my Z/28.
Actually I prefer the stainless hard lines custom bent, over braided, but you got to have some flex somewhere, This picture shows real stainless braid lines, from my Z/28.
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I think the hard flex lines look great but I've both heard and read of too many incidents where they pop off so would not put them on my car even if someone paid me. In this case, I'll sacrifice the bling for not having my engine compartment soaked in scorching anti-freeze while watching helplessly broken down on the side of the road. Believe me I like bling but when it comes to radiator hoses I think rubber or a combination of rubber ends w/tubing in center is the way to go. Not too mention the heat is going to be able transfer to air better w/o a steel lining.