Hose fittings, ideas wanted...

Alley Kat · Post by **Alley Kat** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:40 pm

Hello gents,

I need some straight and 90 degree fittings for water hose. ID about 6-8mm, not crucial what it is exactly. Brass is fine, ally would be ideal. They'll be soldered into ally catch & overflow bottles.

Found plenty of these:

But elbows seem silly money - e.g. earls ones for £20 ea!

Any ideas or sources would be welcome. I've done the Think, Merlin, NF Auto type places. Thought about using ally tube from the local shop, but bending it, and making some sort of swage or bump (e.g. rivets) to help retain the hose is a bit of an issue on small ID tube.

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:12 pm

Take another look at think auto - download the pdf catalogue.

Part: HEM98-4-6
"1/4NPTF male 90o for 3/8 hose-brass (B)" £5.84

Same thing as comes on a red-top facet fuel pump i think. Personally I wouldn't solder brass to ally.

If you can tig, I would use a -6 ally weld-on bung (WO7-6 £2.95) and steel -6 swivel fitting (HEF97-6 £2.77)

JSF55 · Post by **JSF55** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:30 pm

No idea what ur up to !! but how about pc watercooling stuff
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/catalog ... 47e7f6e824
or failing tha have a look through the various suppliers of aquarium stuff !

Alley Kat · Post by **Alley Kat** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:02 pm

Thanks chaps. Got the Think PDF, just a bit reluctant to order stuff without seeing what it looks like. Will ring them and see if someone can give me a clue though.
I was going to use HTS2000, similar to Lumiweld; it can be built up and cast etc, pretty strong for what it is.

Hi John, a good site that one... I'm just magpie'ing things as usual, making a cheap overflow and catch can, with an external sight tube. Should save a load of cash if it works out.

stevieturbo · Post by **stevieturbo** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:12 pm

The Earls or Speedflow.co.uk websites usually have lots of good photos of the stuff.

Or if you contact some of the fabricators, they could probably supply you the swaged bent pipes themselves.

Alley Kat · Post by **Alley Kat** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:29 pm

Ta for that, looks like Speedflow have suitable stuff. Cheers.

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:37 am

Car builder solutions do good value catch tanks.
http://www.nfauto.co.uk/download/cataloguejuly2005.pdf
Page 13.
£32 + plus vat - even comes with the hose and clips.

Pocket rocket · Post by **Pocket rocket** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:05 am

They also do brass connectors (as well as the plastic ones)

http://www.nfauto.co.uk/download/cbs_new_products.pdf

Alley Kat · Post by **Alley Kat** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:09 am

Ta, they look smart for the price. Mine'll cost £3.75 each though plus the fittings, hence the faffing with fittings; a pair of sturdy drinks bottles for £7.50. Used them before as a catch can, going to see if one'll work as a header bottle and other as overflow. Yes, my budget is tighter than a fishes arse at 20,000 fathoms....

Alley Kat · Post by **Alley Kat** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:13 am

Thanks Pocket, I see they do weld-on necks now, ideal. And also a headlight in a style I've been after for my bike... cheers