Instead of using a rubber hose and barb fittings like this:



I want to loop my rack using this:



All I need to know is what size fittings do I need to make this work? And are the threads metric? Please help me out guys and let me know what you think of this idea.

[Modified by PYITR821, 3:55 PM 9/2/2002]


[Modified by PYITR821, 3:56 PM 9/2/2002]

 

Anybody??

 

hrmmmm......interesting.....

 

I'd like to know what size those fittings are as well. Dragging my steering rack down the isle of Pep Boys/Autozone would be a funny sight though...


[Modified by Suicidal, 8:08 AM 8/30/2002]

 

i thought the loop had to have a vent hole?

 

You cant have a vent hole or it will leak air and what ever fluid is still in the rack...


the bronze tubing setup will work, just watch the radius that is bent cause it looks like there is a kink around the turn...

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=184202

 

Opps... Should've searched first.

 

That is why you run a t at the top of the loop and run a hose up to a resevor tank. Next time you see dropspeed's car or a real time car, look for the extra resevor tank

 

I did a search where do you think I got the picture from?

It just gives the part# in Dropspeed's post not the size of the fittings.
I just want to know the size, so I can buy the fittings.


[Modified by PYITR821, 3:14 PM 8/30/2002]

 

Many of us would like to know the thread and pitch so we could go get the right part the first time... I hate going back to the "store".

 

I emailed hosenow.com to ask for the fitting size with those part numbers. They did not get back to me.

BTW, I cannot think of any benefit of the metal line. The fluid going through the line will not be under pressure so this will not be equivalent to using metal clutch or brake lines.


[Modified by norice, 2:55 PM 8/30/2002]

 

You're right there is no benefit of the metal line over the rubber hose except the metal line with fittings looks cleaner.

Hey norice, can you get back to me if hosenow.com gets back to you with the size of the fittings?


[Modified by PYITR821, 3:50 PM 8/30/2002]

 

Sorry, when I did the conversion I never thought much about the thread pitch and so-on. I started the thread at a later date and only I had to look back to where the receipts with part numbers. If anyone gets the proper thread pitch and size, IM me and I'll ad it to the original post.

Sorry couldn't help more.
Mattj

 

Will do. I think I will go ahead and order on Monday. Where did you find the metal looped line?

 

Not a big deal... if I get my butt to find out, I'll let you guys know what the pitch and size are.

Peace.

 

Go do it now, man.

Home Depot have truck loads of fittings and I can hop over there and get started on this project this weekend.

 

hAHAA... sorry. I'll try to do it in the next 2 or 3 days. I'm trouble shooting my brakes today. I'll address this ASAP.

 

Is it really that difficult for you guys to just take off the high pressure line, take it to Home Depot, and find the fitting you need? The required barb adapter/fitting you need is not metric. That's what I did and it only cost me $1.50. You can even find the fitting you need at any Pep Boys, Autozone, or Kragen. It's really not that hard.

 

And if you don't find the correct fitting - reconnect everything and top up with fluid again? If the fitting is metric (and I don't know if it is or not), finding it in Home Depot may be a longshot.

Hell, even if it is not metric, Home Depot have awful stock control. I was there today looking for nylon spacers and they had none of the correct size even though they had a box for it. (Fortunately, Orchard Supply had everything.)



[Modified by norice, 9:55 PM 8/31/2002]

 

Geeezz... can't we gurlz just have a conversation... I mean we're just talking, you know... like we know this already. It's called light conversation and the centerpiece just happens to be about something as simple as barb fittings. As if?


The internet can be so cold somtimes...

 

My dad made it for me, he insisted I use the metal line. I would have not even done it this way if he hadn't made the part for me.

 

What's wrong with your pictures? Wait, I think something is wrong with we-todd-did-racing.com because I can't even pull up their web page to look at my pics.


[Modified by Ghost Rider, 11:15 AM 9/1/2002]

 

just go to a local junk yard and get a 92-95 civic manual steering rack i paid 80 bucks for mine

 

Not a good option - this rack has a poorer steering ratio than the Type-R rack.