Heat Shrink Tube Hoses And Couplers.

[envious8420]

for hoses i like to use electrical shrink wrap.

comes in all different colors and sizes.

slip a piece of solder inside (making sure the tube is longer than the solder)

bend to shape, heat lightly with heat source of your choice

trim the ends maybe a dab of ca to seal it up

and you can use smaller sizes for heater, p/s and ac hoses.

you can also make duct couplers for cold air intakes and brake ducts.

just cut to length and heat lightly.

[Olle F]

I have used the same method, but with aluminum or copper wire. Haven't even thought about solder, but it sounds like it would be much easier to work with. Great tip!

[m408]

Anybody tried black jacketed wire? Comes in as many gauges as you might need, from solid 10, 12, 14, etc... to stranded 24, 22, to little bity stuff. I think that the advantage might be that you could form the hose needed, strip about a 1/16 off of each end, drill an appropriate size anchor hole, CA and install. (I know that the hoses from sprues NEVER fit).

[bobss396]

Anybody tried black jacketed wire? Comes in as many gauges as you might need, from solid 10, 12, 14, etc... to stranded 24, 22, to little bity stuff. I think that the advantage might be that you could form the hose needed, strip about a 1/16 off of each end, drill an appropriate size anchor hole, CA and install. (I know that the hoses from sprues NEVER fit).

I grab any black wire that I come across and stash it. Even the wire that holds kid's toys to the package is worth looking at. I ran across some with printing on it, looks like the factory markings on molded radiator hoses. Sometimes the military type wire has identification marking on it.

Bob

Edited March 4, 2008 by bobss396

[mikelo]

You can make some pretty realistic "flex" hose radiator hose (you know, the old fashioned rubber hose with all the bellows on it.) by taking a thinner wire, wrapping around it with some wire, putting the shrink tube over it and shrinking down. Great for the rat rod style.

[envious8420]

You can make some pretty realistic "flex" hose radiator hose (you know, the old fashioned rubber hose with all the bellows on it.) by taking a thinner wire, wrapping around it with some wire, putting the shrink tube over it and shrinking down. Great for the rat rod style.

i like to do that for brake and intake ducting, looks like dryer vent tube.

and with a bit of hillbilly chrome (krylon chrome) it can look pretty realistic.

Edited March 5, 2008 by envious8420

[MikeMc]

I've used shrink tubing over alum tube cut and bent for exhaust collectors.

[Casey]

On 3/4/2008 at 7:02 AM, mikelo said:

You can make some pretty realistic "flex" hose radiator hose (you know, the old fashioned rubber hose with all the bellows on it.) by taking a thinner wire, wrapping around it with some wire, putting the shrink tube over it and shrinking down. Great for the rat rod style.

Old tip, still useful. ☺️

[Ace-Garageguy]

15 minutes ago, Casey said:

Old tip, still useful. ☺️

Remarkable how much "old" information is still as useful as when it was "new".

[DukeE]

Even 21 hours ago!

Boolean searches a mind-buster.

Easy to route with wire in center. For all the fun water intercoolers and plumbing. Prob would work for large electric motor conduit too.