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Amongst the many simultaneous undertakings on the restoration of my '71 convertible, I've been replacing the original vacuum hosing with a kit sourced from Dr. Rebuild. Let me say that his offerings are the best and most accurate and a great resource.
The long hose from the RH head light actuator (green 84") goes to the vacuum tank and is opposite the junction block for the wiring harnesses. There's precious little room there and the hose I removed clearly has a preformed/molded 90 degree bend. I brought it up to Dr. Rebuild and was rebuffed by letting me know that I had no idea what I'm talking about and I should recognize that the old hose was 90 degrees for having been in position for 55 years. I offer you a photo of the green hose in question and seek your opinion. You could bend that hose for 100 years and it would never be a tight 90 degree. I'm likely going to splice-in a section of the old hose with the tight 90 degree bend as I was told 'it's over'. (huh??)
Experienced restorers/owners are an invaluable for those finding their way along in a project, and telling me to take a hike is hardly the hoped for response. If I could help someone in some way, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
I agree, Dr. Rebuild has the best vacuum hose kit. A few other parts I bought from them have also been really good quality.
As far as the hose bending, the suggestion above works well. I did it for heater hose. You can heat/cool the hose more than once to get the desired shape.
Amongst the many simultaneous undertakings on the restoration of my '71 convertible, I've been replacing the original vacuum hosing with a kit sourced from Dr. Rebuild. Let me say that his offerings are the best and most accurate and a great resource.
The long hose from the RH head light actuator (green 84") goes to the vacuum tank and is opposite the junction block for the wiring harnesses. There's precious little room there and the hose I removed clearly has a preformed/molded 90 degree bend. I brought it up to Dr. Rebuild and was rebuffed by letting me know that I had no idea what I'm talking about and I should recognize that the old hose was 90 degrees for having been in position for 55 years. I offer you a photo of the green hose in question and seek your opinion. You could bend that hose for 100 years and it would never be a tight 90 degree. I'm likely going to splice-in a section of the old hose with the tight 90 degree bend as I was told 'it's over'. (huh??)
Experienced restorers/owners are an invaluable for those finding their way along in a project, and telling me to take a hike is hardly the hoped for response. If I could help someone in some way, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
I'm (easily) confused. The hose shown with the tight 90* bend looks to be the new one as it appears to be in better condition that the other with better green coloring. Is that top hose really the one sent by Doc?
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