fuel line routing

[cobratech]

Getting frustrated with my fuel lines. Having difficulty figuring out the best routing for the lines.
Running in tank pump with the f5 irs.... was going to run standard fuel lines but know thinking of using plastic lines or braided steel lines because of tough bends and spacing running by the lower irs arms.
Anyone run into the same problem?? Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.

[QSL]

I used 3/8 cunifer lines. Whats great about the material is you can bend it by hand. You can double flare it too. its great stuff. I ran my line down the drivers side 4" tubing. When it got close to the tank, i flared it for JIC and used a hose from there to the tank. This is great material for brakelines too. Look it up. Brakequip distributors should have it in your area.

[DaleG]

Have no experience with cunifer(copper-nickel-iron?) lines; they sound easy to work with. With the supplied lines, take your time: use metal coat hangers as a template. Route the hanger(s), bending as you go from point A to point B. Get a good small tubing bender such as http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-900156/overview/

Go to AutoZone, O'Reillys, Napa, etc. and get a few 5'-6' pieces of tubing your size and practice bending them to meet coat hanger bends. Don't hurry, have patience and it will work out. For me, the problem was getting the bend to start in the right place. The bender instructions help out with this. To make expansion coils (looks like a spring) I just hand-bent (coiled) the tubing around a full tube of silicone a few times. Takes practice, but by the end of the day you'll be good at it.

If you really don't want to tackle it, stop by a brake shop and ask one of the guys if he wants to make a cool $50 and a beer after work or on a weekend day.

I routed as in the Manual, except from MC to ABS module/controller, which I left for last.

Either way, hang in there. I spent most of today on my brake lines, and I feel your pain, but now I can do it with confidence (and the occasional mistake).

Cheers, Dale

[hrosenthal]

I had a tough time too and finally got the hang of it by figuring out how to get precisely positioned bends with my tube bender - which I posted on this site (http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?10606-How-I-Bend-Brake-Lines&highlight=tube+benderhttp://).
I've since been told that there are tube benders which have markings to achieve the same thing and tried one, but I still like my way better.
Be warned that the assembly manual doesn't make any mention of the fuel pump, which I am installing now.
Since I have an electric pump (supplied by my engine provider), it needs to go as close to the fuel tank as possible, and below the lowest point of the fuel tank.
It looks like I need to reroute some of my lines.
Good luck.

[CraigS]

On Bill3422s IRS car here are some shots of how we ran the lines. All braided stuff which may make it a little easier.
http://www.ffcars.com/forums/17-factory-five-roadsters/302546-patterson-build-thread-2.html
I remember we did a lot of playing around and thinking for that 15 inches or so to get past the rear suspension. BTW Breeze has the adapters for the in-tank pump tubes to AN hose fittings.