fast400

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I'm nearing the end of the tunnel on my 69 firebird conversion, and there are a few loose ends that I need to feel comfortable about. The main one is the fuel system. I used russell aluminum line from front to back. Near the engine bay there is one area where the fuel line is about 5-6" away from the headers, and in the rear over the axle, the exhaust gets about 2-3" away at one spot.
Question is...will this cause problems? Or is that enough distance?

bczee

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It should be alriight, but if your that concerned or it does become a problem, I'd wrap it in some of the Cool It/Thermo-Tec Heat Shield or Wrap.. or even build a aluminum shield.

Pop N Wood

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Exhaust cools as it flows back. So you don't need as much clearance in the rear.

A sheild or some wrap as suggested couldn't hurt.

jomomma

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x3 on a shield if your worried. i think thats plenty of clearance.

Jonce

You should be fine. I ran Russell braided hose and 6AN fittings from the tank to the fuel rail on my S10. It's about 2-3" just down from the exhaust header collector and never had a problem. I just made sure I fastened with zip ties or the like so it won't move. I found some fasteners from Ace Hardware that you can bolt to the frame (or where ever) and there is a eyelet tab on it for a zip tie to go through. I used that to secure my fuel line next to the exhaust.

screaminChick-n

X 4 on the heat sheild. get some thin alum sheets from HD and snips and go to town

fast400

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Thanks guys! I was thinking of putting a cool-it around that area.