Cleaned up my distributor vacuum line


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By charliemccraney - 16 Years Ago
I've wanted to get this done for quite some time but somehow it stayed on the back burner.



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The rear is held in place with a clip. I got this idea from Steve (az28). I saw it in a picture of his in the throttle linkage post. He said he found them at a hardware store. I didn't find anything I liked near me so I made one out of aluminum.







Here's the tool I devised. A couple pieces of 16 gauge steel with 3/16" rod welded at the very end. It worked very well. Sandwich a strip of aluminum between the two halves, tap it with a hammer to form the first bend, clamp it all together, tap the rest around. I use 3003 aluminum for stuff like this. It's very easy to work with. I have a piece of .050" sheet laying around.







To finish the bending, fit it onto a piece of 3/16" rod and bring it around by hand. In fact, if your big and beefy, unlike myself, it can probably be done completely by hand.







From there, you just trim it up, drill the hole, and square it up with a file.



It holds the line securely in place.
By texasmark1 - 16 Years Ago
Bee-utiful!  Just the kind of inspiration I'm looking for. Presently working on steel lines for oil pressure guage installation and fuel line...

keep the great pics coming.

Mark

By MikeLongIsland - 16 Years Ago
ok, you made me feel guilty, have to redo mine now.
By 46yblock - 16 Years Ago
Great job, and thanks.  I'm going to try it too.