Oldsmobile 85 442 fuel line routing pictures and review

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tobyp

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Yesterday I received my fuel lines from Inline tube. Quality is decent and comparable to Classic Tube. To make a long story short I ordered the brake lines and fuel stack from Classic Tube and forgot to order the main fuel lines. So I was able to get inline to ship faster since they are in Michigan and was able to install them so I could set the body on frame. I chose to use the oem steel type for originality sake. I also know that bending the lines is easier than stainless type. Classic has better organization to their parts. The items came in clearly marked where they go. I know this SEEMS like a no brainer but it isnt. When I received my lines from inline nothing was marked. Keep in mind these lines are 20ft long, have bends all over the place and the vapor lines and supply lines are the same diameter. So me and Bobby were trying to install the vapor on the wrong side of the car till we realized what we were doing. A simple label would have helped. So as I had a computer out looking for pictures for routing in my library, calls into inline support for help, every manual known to man, looking for pictures over google to find nothing for help. Me and Bobby decided to take that line we were installing aside and try the others. These were the lines that belong on the passenger side together. They fit like a glove, and after some persuasion I was able to get them mounted and they look great. THe vapor on the drivers side needed some serious persuasion to get it to work through the frame and look presentable on the frame. So I told Bobby I am taking quite a few pictures for others to reference a pattern when they install their lines so they dont go through 2hrs of installing their lines.















 
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V8 Rumble said:
What is the line running with the fuel line?

On my malibu I have the vapor and brakes on the drivers side and just the fuel on passenger side but mine is a malibu.

I have a return line as well on the passenger side.
 
When I had the body off of the frame of my car I also used Inline Tube. I unlike Toby was not concerned with originality so I choose their stainless lines. Every fluid line including the flex lines for the front brakes are stainless. Like Toby said their product is well made but not an exact fit and require some persuasion to get positioned correctly, which I'm sure would be the same with any aftermarket lines. The main complaint that I had with my lines was with the feed & return fuel lines. Mine barely protruded through the engine cradel, an inch longer would have been great. Yea, I know that's what she said. Lol
 
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