88Fbody6L

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Swapping an ls into a 71 nova and trying to decide on a fuel system. I was wondering if anyone on here has used the plastic oe style tubing and fittings from Dorman in a swap? Looks like a pretty economical way

74modified

I used the factory nylon lines. Used boiling water to make bends. Dorman also makes compression fittings to join nylon to metal tubing.

88Fbody6L

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That's what I was thinking of doing. How did it work out?

i r teh noobz

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I've used it for repairing many cars over the years. Good stuff (the nylon-to-steel compression fittings are a lifesaver!).

My swap car still has its factory lines, but I'll swap to the nylon stuff when the time comes.

chuckd71

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I'm going to do that for my next car, might even swap out my current fuel lines with some plastic stuff I pulled from a 90s caddy (cost = $8 or so).

Pop N Wood

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That is getting to be a pretty popular way to do it. There are several threads on here complete with home made fitting tools and links to kits of fittings.

ls1nova71

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Do you have a part number or anything on these fittings? I'm using steel lines, but the nylon might be a good alternative to the rubber hose I have been using at flex points. I've had some issues with this crappy ethanol blended fuel eating the hose from the inside out so you can't tell when its getting bad.

garys 68

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I went with a combo of hardline and stainless braided on both my cars. At the first sign of any issue, I'll be tearing them out and going with OEM plastic. Wish I would have gone that direction from the start.

74modified

I dont know the number, but nylon to steel fittings are hanging on the rack in the help/dorman section at the local parts house. I used a stock line out of a Buick - steel with nylon on each end, and am very happy with it.

88Fbody6L

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If you go to Dorman online and type fuel line into the search, it will give you every fitting they make for the nylon line

futureuser

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When I took my 6.0 van apart there was so much vinyl fuel lien, it was mind boggling. I am using dorman fuel hose with the proper connections with no problems.

i r teh noobz

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The compression fittings are available in the "Help!" section at my parts store. The line is hard to find, so you may have to call around.

The quick connects (and everything else) are available from S.U.R.&R. They're local to me, but their products are available from Federated stores around here as well. They sell kits or single parts, but only list kits on their website. Call them and see what they can do.

http://www.fuelsender.com/fuel_line.html

S.U.R.&R also offers that copper/nickel brake line that is great to work with. I've dealt with them many times and highly recommend them and their products.