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George, I'd be leery of putting plastic looms on a heater hose...the hoses do get hot. I agree that the slip on type, especially in a stainless or chrome look, leaves a lot to be desired. Spectre does make a stainless steel braided rubber hose in various lengths. Of the choices, the 6 foot would work for both 5/8" and 3/4" at $14.00 per hose ($28 total). The clamps they make are red/blue and are $9.00 each ($36 total). I used this same hose with their (now discontinued I suppose) compression type fittings and it lasted 6-8 years before I changed them out. They were still good but didn't match the changes I made underhood. Total comes to about $64 from Summit or Jegs. Look at http://www.dalesplace.com/images/chevelle/engine3.jpg for a picture of my engine bay when I had these types of hoses. If using this type, I'd also advise lubricating the heater core bungs real good with a silicone lubricant. When you want to remove the hose, you can't simply cut it like a plain heater hose - you have to be able to "twist" it back-and-forth to loosen it...hence the lubricant. There's a company called Coolflex (http://www.coolflex.com) that sells stainless steel hose (not a braided rubber) that is good looking but expensive for my tastes on a street car - $295 for two 44" lengths (you have to cut) and two chrome ends. Summit has a "house" brand of the same type of stuff for $130. Dale McIntosh ACES #1709/TC #92 Gold 67 SS/67 Elky http://www.dalesplace.com > > I need to do something with the heater hoses. I'm > not to keen on the slip on braid kits such as "Spectre" > offers. They seem to get dull in short order. > > I'd like some thing Chrome. Anybody seen any of that plastic chrome > spiral loom stuff any place? > > Any ideas would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks George ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
