| I wasn't going to upload this for multiple reasons, but someone out there will find it useful. It's better to use real AN wrenches rather than the stuff I'm using in this video because they're less likely to scratch or mark up the anodized finish on your fittings. Some of the footage is out of focus or frame and I'm not to happy about that, but you can still tell what's going on and it's repetitive. But lastly, I wanted to try the brick-splitter method & I'm doing it wrong. Still, I hate that method. I linked to the proper way to use that method... to someone else's video at the end. I don't like that method because the edges don't "just straighten right out". The rubber lining on the inside usually gets cracked and it seems to stay football-shaped. Plus, making hoses is snooze material. It's monkey work. You do it once and you never forget how. The fittings that these things connect to, or the process of installing them on your car where you want to use these hoses is much more challenging, and interesting. Usually requires hunting down bastardized 3/4" BSP-to-AN and Metric-to-AN fittings or having to weld things. That's the fun part. Become familiar with Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies for some of that stuff, and the community of DSM tuners developing specialized adapters for others. www.ongreenperformance.com sells metric-to-8 AN fittings for the '90 oil filter housing. Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies sells some BSP fittings, but those things are hard to hunt down. The ... |
