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Old 02-19-2014, 05:17 PM
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Default Cabin fuel lines and TSFlightlines (long)

After several attempts at fabricating really nice flares, I decided there needed to be a better way. I was concerned about the potential for a fuel leak due to my poor technique. Several folks have raved about the quality of the products and service from TS Flightlines. So I call Tom and we talked about building a set of internal cabin teflon fuel lines. Tom's comment was something to the effect of “If you can tell me what you want, I can make it.” He was true to his words. Although I did not do a very good job of giving Tom detailed descriptions of the lines I wanted, he somehow managed to make them anyway.

The process went something along the lines of; here is what I want, then would Tom made it. Then I would say, what I meant was..... and Tom would fix it. We shipped parts back and forth looking for the best radius on the steel lines and routing for the teflon lines. In the end Tom made three very, very nice fuel lines. Had I decided this before building the fuselage it would have been much easier to plan it out. In any event, here is Tom's excellent work. I can not recommend Tom enough. Quality work backed up by excellent customer service.

For clarity I am building a RV-7 with an O-360. The fuel valve is Andair.

Here are the lines connected to the valve


The right line passing through the attachment bracket on the center section


Routing of the right line to the tank
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With the cover in place


At the fuel pump


Tom did a great job.
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Old 02-19-2014, 08:50 PM
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Those lines look great Scott! Worth it just for the peace of mind I'll bet.
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Old 02-19-2014, 09:06 PM
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Default What about the landing gear weldments?

Won't the lines interfere with the installation of landing gear weldments?
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Old 02-19-2014, 09:23 PM
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He's building a RV7, but something similar can be done for A models.
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Old 02-20-2014, 09:44 AM
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It is a 7, but if you can design it Tom can build it. I do not have the weldment, so I do not know how the routing would work. You would have that discussion with Tom
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Old 02-20-2014, 10:01 AM
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Those look amazing. I fought (and fought, and fought) with the aluminum lines on my -6A, especially around the weldments. This looks like a nice upgrade for me at the next condition inspection.

Thanks for sharing!
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Old 03-27-2014, 07:47 PM
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Default Another great job by TSFlightlines

Hey everybody, I just have to post this picture of the fuel line hoses that Tom made me. Inspired by the OP and his great looking connections I asked Tom to build me a similar set of hoses. Mine has the same bends as you can see in the picture below but the rest of the hose is flexible so it fits nicely through my A model gear weldments.

I have to say that Tom bent over backward to make these perfect and I think you will agree that he nailed it!

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Old 03-28-2014, 06:20 AM
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Default Very nice

Tom does great work.
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Old 03-28-2014, 06:31 AM
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Default Check for missing screws!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scott: I'm looking at the photo of your Andair valve,I'm hope you haven't thrown the box out yet,as it looks like you haven't installed the screws for the tank inputs. These are in a bag in the box so that you can install at different angles if needed. I could be wrong and often am.
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Old 03-28-2014, 06:50 AM
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Scott: I'm looking at the photo of your Andair valve,I'm hope you haven't thrown the box out yet,as it looks like you haven't installed the screws for the tank inputs. These are in a bag in the box so that you can install at different angles if needed. I could be wrong and often am.
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Good catch RHill. I agree with your observation of Scott's valve. Darin's looks good, can't tell if the screws have been staked or not.

I would guess that Scott knows about this but these things are always worth pointing out.

Oh, and to keep this on topic, Tom's lines look great!
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