Hi there,
Who would like to help me for a good way to mount fuel lines on a fuel tank? Please see the photo of the fuel tank to understand what I’m talking about. It’s about mounting the 3 lines on the right. This fuel tank is from a 1997 Toyota Starlet. Toyota originally had an annoying plastic hose separator clip that is still visible in the photo. But I want to get rid of that thing and make something better.
The objective is to mount two 6.35mm diameter fuel lines and an 8mm hose (the center one), on the fuel tank at that position. The mounting has to be equipped with rubber lining so vibrations will not damage the fuel lines. And I would line to be able to remove the assembly in the future without breaking anything. The lines are spaced 15mm from each other.
My plan so far is to use this P-clip material that can easily be bent straight. Then have a top and bottom strip and make U bends to accommodate for the fuel line clamping at the right diameters and positions. But the problem is that with this 1.1mm thick galvanized steel I cannot make the bends sharp enough for the 15mm spacing that I need. As I do need a notch between the lines so the lines cannot move toward the center hose.
Regarding mounting on the tank. Please see picture rect_mounting_point.jpg. I can grind away this little bracket and make two new ones just like that and weld those on the tank to mount the strips mentioned in the previous paragraph. To avoid endless discussions about safety when welding on a fuel tank, I’ve already welded on this tank in a safe way and I’m still alive. I would like some advice on the mounting of the fuel lines instead.
How about going for thinner strips of steel like 0.8mm? The EPDM rubber lining will work just as well on thinner material. Maybe aluminium or brass strips? Also I can fold around drill bits to get to the right diameter.