can something like this be suitable for all the plumbing? i've got a few awkward routs hoses need to take. can the flexible stuff be cut to length easy/safe enough?
Should be OK, I was surprised how heavy it is....
cool 
seen silicone hose world on ebay sell it as silicone ducting.
thing is, if i was to do it out of all the various bends and stuff you can buy, i'd need about 5 or 6 different bends + all the joiners, just for
the bottom hose. looking around £100 just for that. 1 length of flexible stuff should do all that (hopefully...)
does it flex easy enough? straight out the block i got an almost 180 degree bend you see
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I dont like it. ok for gentle curves but it still tends to collaps a bit on the s bend I wanted.
how much can it bend?
this should give an idea as to what i need
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i've tried to draw it showing the rough route, and what it goes under and over. the light blue bit is to show its behind the carbs, obviously 
blake is a fantastic man
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blake is a fantastic man
you on the drink mate? lol
hehe, nah just one pint of home made beer. I was just posting for the lulz. Currently posting from the Bedford 
nice the bedford's awesome, so so are you for building it
You are not going to be able to flex the wire wound silicone that much....
and I think it will foul the suspension
I think a better way is as follows:
Using 2 90's, 1 135 and about 400mm of ali tube
oooooooooorrrrrrrr!!!
Spencer Ashley sells this stuff off the roll with the silicone ends and its cheap as chips, apparently it is used in nuclear power stations......so
its good quality and strong (hopefully 
) and glows in the dark!!!!
http://www.spencerashley.co.uk/
the ribbed hose stuff is not ideal for good water flow due to non smooth sides.
you almost certainly will need to make up the hoses from shorter angled lengths and jiners unless you know of a car tht has the same or very similar
shaped and diameter hose which is unlikely.
with the straight hose, solde per m, tjhere is a type which as a steel spiral wire along the insdie that is supposed to stop collapsing but stil has a
limit to how tight the curves can be made.
interesting, interesting....
the first idea of the 2 90's, ali tube, and the 135 bend, i had thought that, but think i may end up with an air lock? at the top of the higher
90 degree bend?
also, what the photos don't show (as i didn't fit it for the photo) wa sthat the alternator isn't on, and means the ali tube passes
right through the middle of it, unfortunately 
so a bit of a non starter
the other stuff looks interesting, not sure if it would bend the 135 degrees needed though?
Have a word with Spence about it, hes dead keen on it and I'm sure if you ask nicely he will send you a sample 
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the ribbed hose stuff is not ideal for good water flow due to non smooth sides.
you almost certainly will need to make up the hoses from shorter angled lengths and jiners unless you know of a car tht has the same or very similar shaped and diameter hose which is unlikely.
with the straight hose, solde per m, tjhere is a type which as a steel spiral wire along the insdie that is supposed to stop collapsing but stil has a limit to how tight the curves can be made.
Yes it's smooth inside.
No it wont bend 130 deg in the radias shown in the pic.
what bore size do you need ?
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=DSCF0594.JPG
It wouldnt work for the bottom S bend so replaced with bends and joiners.
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the 'superflex' stuff, i think, has the wire reinforcement between the plys, and if the superflex hose is made by venair, the venair site says inside ply is smooth
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i've emailed the ebay seller if the hose bends as tight as the 135 degree bends and i'm waiting to hear back
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i've emailed the ebay seller if the hose bends as tight as the 135 degree bends and i'm waiting to hear back
The angle isn't the problem, you need to specify the bend radius.
135 degree bends are readily available in silicone however, so a combination of alloy straight sections and silicone bends is probably the simplest solution.
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well, i don't think it would be the simplest. surely 1 pipe that does the lot is easier than 5 different pipes and their joiners, which again adds up to over £100. £100 for 1 hose!