Fuel Line 1968 Espada

Chad Can you reinstall the Aluminium pipe in the rear body section then attach it to the new hose by tape or hose clamp and then remove the aluminium pipe pulling the the hose through with it. Like a draw through wire the electricians use. Possible some fencing wire instead of the aluminium pipe might be better
Daren

 

Replace it with the copper nickle Cunifer alloy brake tubing. Front driver's seat & rear seat bottom cushions have to come out Chad. Carpet gets pulled back and any gasoline soaked carpet and padding has to go. The line runs along the left sill inside the cat then up along the left side of the driver's footwell and staright up through horizontal bulkhead. Exit's the rear interior about midway behind the bottom bottom seat cushion again through the bulk head. I utilized double male bulkhead fittings in both spots in the interior for the tubing to terminate onto. Then inside the engine compartment and in the rear axle area I made the transition to regular fuel hose.

Or ... just run it under the bottom of the car like they did in the Jarama. Not sure hwy they did this?

 

Hello Chad,

Just saw this thread about the Espada fuel line. Not sure if you were able to resolve the issues?

I recently replaced the fuel line for a Series 3 Espada (1979) for a friend. The car's flex fuel line, was bypassed with a rubber line sometime before his ownership. This "repair" was at best "quicky Mickey." Regular un-braided rubber line was routed UNDER the car. The rubber hose was held up with p clamps. This unsafe rubber hose was removed.... Very vulnerable to road debris, and damage. The undercarriage is not designed for an easy route for a fuel line under the car. From the engine compartment there is a hole where the flex line enter the cars interior. This would be behind the dash, by the windshield wiper motor. It arches downward along the inner sill, under the carpet. It goes through a few holes near the rear seat, but exits for about 18 inches back within the interior. Near of the center of floor area is a hole, that exits to the fuel pump area....

The original braided flex line was removed from the interior of the car. A new hose was fabricated to match the original. The original fittings were re-used. Some brazing was required to mate the old fittings to the crimps used for the new flex line. I used "Hose Man" to re-fabricate the existing hose to the same length.

The hose was then re-installed. I did have to open up the rear exit hole with a grinder near the rear seat area, to allow the fitting to exit to the fuel pump around the differential. I am trying to find more pictures of the areas....

I don't recall any difficulties in the installation? Perhaps Series 3 were different than your earlier?

Let me know if you need additional information... I may be able to add some pointers...

Thanks

Paul

67 400 GT 2+ 2
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