The FED and a few other projects are going to need something more than rubber hose. Probably stainless braided, Teflon inner lines. I promise not to use the red and blue anodised fittings that scream 1980's street machine
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I'm geared up to make hardline (straighten, cut, bend and flare) from 1/4" to 3/4" in both AN and SAE. That gear gets a lot of workout on brake and fuel lines. I also have the aviation-grade tooling to "bead" small hardline so that rubber hose can be slipped over and clamped in place. One thing I have never done though is making my own braided line.
The various hose manufacturers (Earls, Proflow, Aeroflow, Speedflow etc) have how-to information on how to make the hose up. Looks pretty simple. They also have a huge amount of tooling that is quite expensive... anything from simple hose shears to fancy aluminium vice setups, dies etc. I will make a few hoses (perhaps 40 or so over time), but I won't be doing it nearly as often as I use my other gear. If I can get away with using basic tooling I will.
Before I either:
a) send myself more insane trying to make the hoses without the right tooling, or
b) spend a small fortune on tooling I don't need
does anyone have much experience in making up their own braided lines, and if so what tooling would you recommend?
Cheers,
Harv