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Copper Colored Steel Tubing...
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:44 pm
by OKCM38CDN
I went to NAPA today and found they have copper colored steel tubing for vent lines... I know it comes in 3/16" as I saw a coil of it...
This is great for those wanting a factory or full restoration...
Please ask for Nickel-Copper lines and be prepared to spend some money for them... $49 per 25 foot coil...
Hope this helps
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:02 pm
by Bretto
How much is just copper tubing of the same size? Just curious.
Never mind
Showing my ignorance in this matter, after posting this, I researched and found the original lines are not copper tubing but copper plated steel. I don't have the vent system so I didn't know. Carry on.
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:57 pm
by wesk
Copper plated steel was factory original for most under-the-hood plumbing but as you can see from the ORD 9's plain copper was the field approved replacement. So plain copper is perfectly OK for motor pool class restos.
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 2:39 pm
by dago_red
For a better price on that tubing, try Sherco.
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 5:19 pm
by jimm
dago_red wrote:For a better price on that tubing, try Sherco.
Looks like that would be
http://www.sherco-auto.com/brass.htm. Both that and NAPA look like better pricing than a source I posted earlier,
http://www.cunifer.com/, and appears to be the same stuff.