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Topic: How to form rubber hose?
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 4511
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 01-23-2006 09:08 AM
 
I finally found a supplier of straight lengths of black rubber radiator hose with nylon fiber woven in, and plan on forming my own repros for the Stangs. I thought the supplier would be able to tell me how to do this, but no such luck!
Can someone help? The only suggestion I have so far is somehow holding the form using vises or whatever, then filling it with sand and heating it with a blow torch while dousing it in water! That sounds a little weird to my mind!
Thanks as always,
Simon[This message has been edited by Fastback68 (edited 01-23-2006).]
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 4511
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 01-27-2006 11:54 AM
For all of you who are following this thread with baited breath, the above technique does not work. Nor do several others we've tried  Stay posted
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TomP
Gearhead Posts: 6376
From: Delta BC Canada
Registered: Dec 99
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posted 01-27-2006 10:10 PM
I've always just found longer hoses that have a section shaped like that and cut off whatever wasn't needed.
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 4511
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 01-28-2006 12:13 AM
Info on the types of over-the-shelf hoses that can be cut to fit various Stangs would be worth it's weight in gold to me! Please note this stuff down next time, Tom 
The one that got me started on this is the lower hose on a 71-3 V8 with power steering. That's a contorted little bugger. If I could buy a Japanese truck hose and cut it ...[This message has been edited by Fastback68 (edited 01-28-2006).]
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DidgeyTrucker
Gearhead Posts: 1813
From: Greenbrier, TN USA
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 01-28-2006 08:31 PM
I always thought molded hoses were made bent - not bent after being made. I dont think rubber can be remolded after cooling from the initial manufacturing process.Nice try, though. Tracy
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