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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#754390
mine goes over in rubber been in there for 3 years
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


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shaihulud Custom Title Time!

1,448 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#754786
If you are fitting a new fuel line into the tunnel you may need to comply with the ADRs which require that the fuel line must be connected/held firmly to the body/chassis ever 30mm.

When I fitted the new fuel lines into the tunnel of the SR I put them, (it's a fuel injected engine, so I needed two) inside medical quality clear plastic tubing, to make sure that they don't rattle or rub on each other and I supported them every 30mm or so.

I fitted them high in the tunnel, so that I could get brackets to them, so I went over the pedal shaft. Also inside the plastic they wouldn't fit under the bracket inside the tunnel near the pedal shaft or under the pedal shaft.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#754792
i have 2 x 8mm rubber lines inside the tunnel


if i was doing from scratch and had the body off i would do in metal and tac weld to the tunnel
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Newt Wolfsburg Wizard

478 posts · joined Mar 2008 ·

#754897
I, curious, how do you secure a fuel line every foot inside the tunel?

Cut access holes in it?

Cheers

Newt
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donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#754918
shaihulud wrote:If you are fitting a new fuel line into the tunnel you may need to comply with the ADRs which require that the fuel line must be connected/held firmly to the body/chassis ever 30mm.

that they don't rattle or rub on each other and I supported them every 30mm or so.
30mm is very close together, are you sure it isn't meant to me 300mm (or 30cm)?
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Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·

#755009
Newt wrote:I, curious, how do you secure a fuel line every foot inside the tunel?

Cut access holes in it?

Cheers

Newt
When I put the new one in the pan last weekend I cut a single access hole under the handbrake where the factory fuel line tab is.
Down the bottom of this page http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=80275&page=4

But if I was doing it and had to support it every 300mm I would drop the entire bottom plate off like i'm doing with my buggy floorpan,
Half way down the page here
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=77899&page=2

Smiley
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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#755052
Where can I buy some of this 5/16 or 3/8 steel fuel line on a roll like yours.

Ta, Kevin
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Smiley Veteran Volks Folk

2,125 posts · joined Oct 2008 ·

#755092
Camo wrote:Where can I buy some of this 5/16 or 3/8 steel fuel line on a roll like yours.

Ta, Kevin
Mine's 1/4 I think. And I just bought a whole roll from Repco. They sell lengths off the roll. My dad works there so I asked him to order me in a whole new roll. It was about 7.6m I think.

Smiley
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Newt Wolfsburg Wizard

478 posts · joined Mar 2008 ·

#757313
Shaihulud

"If you are fitting a new fuel line into the tunnel you may need to comply with the ADRs which require that the fuel line must be connected/held firmly to the body/chassis ever 30mm".

Should that read 30cm and not 30mm.

Cheers

Newt
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