sahrens
Well Known Member
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.
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
With the cover in place
At the fuel pump
Tom did a great job.
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