plymouthman72
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone,
I am in the final stages of my restoration and have run into a bit of a snag... well several snags. I have a 1972 Roadrunner 340/727 with Doug Headers and my factory hard lines no longer work. That's my first issue. My first solutions was to remove all of the fittings in the transmission and radiator and replace with an-6 fittings and run braided steel line around the driver side. That is still my preferred method but that leads me to my second issue. The front brass fitting on the transmission stripped the socket area and I can not get it off now.I probably can but it will require me to drop the transmission Line threads are still good though thankfully.
This is where my question comes in. Can I cut my hard lines about 4 inches from the transmission and radiator and safely run steel braided hose clamped to the ends of those and run it along the frame rail like I would with the an-6 fittings? It would not be the prettiest but this would keep it away from the headers and cooler but I didn't know if that kind of set up would leak and last long term. It's also a lot less expensive that buying all the AN fittings.
Next year I am going to replace my 727 with the A41 set up from Silver Sport but wanted something usable in the mean time and was hopeful this would work.
Any help or advise is greatly appreciated!
I am in the final stages of my restoration and have run into a bit of a snag... well several snags. I have a 1972 Roadrunner 340/727 with Doug Headers and my factory hard lines no longer work. That's my first issue. My first solutions was to remove all of the fittings in the transmission and radiator and replace with an-6 fittings and run braided steel line around the driver side. That is still my preferred method but that leads me to my second issue. The front brass fitting on the transmission stripped the socket area and I can not get it off now.I probably can but it will require me to drop the transmission Line threads are still good though thankfully.
This is where my question comes in. Can I cut my hard lines about 4 inches from the transmission and radiator and safely run steel braided hose clamped to the ends of those and run it along the frame rail like I would with the an-6 fittings? It would not be the prettiest but this would keep it away from the headers and cooler but I didn't know if that kind of set up would leak and last long term. It's also a lot less expensive that buying all the AN fittings.
Next year I am going to replace my 727 with the A41 set up from Silver Sport but wanted something usable in the mean time and was hopeful this would work.
Any help or advise is greatly appreciated!