Hose clamp covers
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Hose clamp covers
I'm redoing my engine bay AGAIN and one of the things I want to do is dress up the hose clamps. Does anyone use these and know what sizes I need? Thanks! BTW... this is something similar to what I am looking for.
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Those are pretty Sick ....
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http://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS-Performan...81159/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Earls/Earls-Ec...49432/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Russell/Russel...47258/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Spectre/Spectr...47206/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Sniper-Motorsp...12110/10002/-1
I just don't know what sizes I need for all the hoses. I got some nice braided covers for all of the hoses, I found some expandable stuff and wanted to finish the ends with these clamps.
http://www.jegs.com/p/Earls/Earls-Ec...49432/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Russell/Russel...47258/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Spectre/Spectr...47206/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Sniper-Motorsp...12110/10002/-1
I just don't know what sizes I need for all the hoses. I got some nice braided covers for all of the hoses, I found some expandable stuff and wanted to finish the ends with these clamps.
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Am interested in what sizes are needed too. 
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Me too, I'm doing a replacement radiator hose replacement project. What size radiator hoses do C5s come in.. ID / OD. Planning on getting the stainless steel braided line kit but want the above clamp covers as seen above. Eckler's had a pre-braided upper and lower at one time, now only WCC has them at $100 each upper / lower.
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Here's another option..Gates Heat Shrink Clamps. 
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-hose-clamps/=m1pgm4
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-hose-clamps/=m1pgm4
Last edited by WKMCD; Mar 26, 2013 at 11:39 AM.
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Might have to get some myself. 
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Could just do black clamps like these too. Not sure if they have all the sizes you'll need though.
http://www.suremotorsports.com/produ...tealth-clamps/
http://www.suremotorsports.com/produ...tealth-clamps/
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From: In the pit, trying to love someone.
Hmm... upper and lower radiator hoses, the heater core hoses on the side of the pump, the hoses that go to and from the coolant reservoir, the hose that goes from the upper passenger side of the radiator to the front coolant crossover. I have an LS2 TB so my TB coolant is bypassed.
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Hmm... upper and lower radiator hoses, the heater core hoses on the side of the pump, the hoses that go to and from the coolant reservoir, the hose that goes from the upper passenger side of the radiator to the front coolant crossover. I have an LS2 TB so my TB coolant is bypassed.
Lower Rad is 1-1/4 and 1-1/2
Heater hoses are 5/8
Overflow to Rad is 3/8
Overflow to block is 9/16
Valve cover to TB is 3/8
The hose you deleted is 3/8
Drivers side Air hose is 3/4
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Thanks! Do you offer a kit? If not, you should. I bet there's enough demand that you could sell quite a few.
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Problem is everyone wants a different type of clamp.
At one time we had 14 different clamps in 4 colors and 5 sizes.
We could not make any money vs the cost of stocking all the
different types so we dropped them all together. Margin is <10% so any
inventory that had less than 20 turns per year was a negative revenue drain
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Last edited by CCA Corvette Parts; Mar 26, 2013 at 08:33 PM.
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http://www.jegs.com/p/JEGS-Performan...81159/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Earls/Earls-Ec...49432/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Russell/Russel...47258/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Spectre/Spectr...47206/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Sniper-Motorsp...12110/10002/-1
I just don't know what sizes I need for all the hoses. I got some nice braided covers for all of the hoses, I found some expandable stuff and wanted to finish the ends with these clamps.
http://www.jegs.com/p/Earls/Earls-Ec...49432/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Russell/Russel...47258/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Spectre/Spectr...47206/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/p/Sniper-Motorsp...12110/10002/-1
I just don't know what sizes I need for all the hoses. I got some nice braided covers for all of the hoses, I found some expandable stuff and wanted to finish the ends with these clamps.
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From: In the pit, trying to love someone.
Going to give this stuff a try:
http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/amer...ng-c-69_70.php
I already have something similar for my fuel lines and electrical. I'm completely redoing my electrical in the next week or two, as well as a bunch of other stuff. Here's what it looks like now:
I'm redoing my ignition too, and putting the battery back in the trunk. I have the LPE battery relocation kit already installed, but I moved the battery back up front when I was trying to troubleshoot a stereo noise gremlin.
http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/amer...ng-c-69_70.php
I already have something similar for my fuel lines and electrical. I'm completely redoing my electrical in the next week or two, as well as a bunch of other stuff. Here's what it looks like now:
I'm redoing my ignition too, and putting the battery back in the trunk. I have the LPE battery relocation kit already installed, but I moved the battery back up front when I was trying to troubleshoot a stereo noise gremlin.