Re: Engine dressing stuff

["Randy B" <sirocco@telocity.com>]

Colin,
I'm not sure but this might be me that was talking about braided hose
covering.
If so, I am using a plastic version (not metal) for all my hoses
The stuff I found only came in black at the local computer store(actually
used for wire sheathing).
It was not cheap but maybe less expensive than the kit you talked about.
What I used was 4 different packages (different sizes) for all my hoses.
I think each package was about <$10ea. and each had a qty of 5ft (larger
covers) to 15ft (smaller covers).
I used the hose clamps to hide the ends or used black wire ties on the
vacuum lines.
HTH,
Randy

> Hi,
>      A week or two ago, someone was asking about hose sleeves made from
braided
> stainless and such, after seeing some on a picture of someone else's
'Rocco.  I
> don't remember who it was, but I remember them being told it was
expensive.
> While flipping through the flyer from my local 'performance' parts
emporium, I
> spotted an engine dress-up kit.  According to the flyer, it contains
enough
> hose sleeving and fittings to cover most engines and comes in red, blue
and
> chrome.  It definitely contains at least some braid that will cover the
upper
> radiator hose and lots of smaller vacuum lines and such.  At just over $60
CDN,
> full retail, I would say this is not expensive after all.
>      It's called Spectre Magnabraid.  I did about 45 seconds of research,
and
> though I couldn't find the company, I found a bunch of auto supply places
> selling the kits.  There are (from what I saw) a number of similar kits,
so if
> you're looking for something like this, you'll probably want to look
around
> before making the decision to donate your cash to any commercial
enterprises.
>      I know we're not supposed to send or encourage commercial posts, but
is
> this something the Potterman would be able to locate at a good price?  I
might
> actually consider something like this for my little Mickey Mouse 8v, I'm
sure
> all that shiny silver would add at least 10 HP ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Colin
>
>
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