Ac Hoses

[XLexusTech]

Originally Posted by ccracin

I saw those, but the metal band clamps are..............well..............Fugly!

Only if you see them

[ccracin]

Originally Posted by XLexusTech

Only if you see them

I gotcha, I have a solution to that other than where thr AC lines meet the Sanden Compressor. If I can get past that, they will work.

[XLexusTech]

Originally Posted by ccracin

I gotcha, I have a solution to that other than where thr AC lines meet the Sanden Compressor. If I can get past that, they will work.

From the looks of the rest of you thread.. I am sure you will figure it out !

Awesome work!

[renegade6]

When I had my lines made for my last project, I taped the ends with masking tape to the hoses so the parts store wouldn't mess up the clocking.

[72Z/28]

In my case I did the smoothing of the firewall and decided to run the AC hoses behind or through the fender and made two 1 1/4 inch holes in the blower hole that was covered and welded. I ordered the VA extra length hose kit from Summit and had to cut only the #6 line. However, the biggest mistake I made is that the fender had been installed prior to running the hoses under the fender, and it was a hassle to run the #10 hose through the 1 1/4 inch hole while having the VA grommet as well. This was also becuase of the fitting that was crimped by a crimping machine before the insertion of the line.

[70 chevelle]

The bands for the ez-clip system are much more discrete than they look in the pictures. If your a fan of the plain black hose the hose used in the ez-clip system actually looks really good. If your still against it why not just by a manual crimper you can get one on ebay pretty cheap.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mastercool-7...963ee5&vxp=mtr

[dontlifttoshift]

The braided hose is just terrible.

The OEM style crimped hoses work well but require some big radius bends (like the braided) and if you don't have a crimper aren't home garage guy friendly.

I very much like the EZ clip hose. Smaller dia on the hose, tighter bend radius, EZ to put together, and the permeation rate on the hose is better than the OEM style hose. The only two issues I have are

1. limited fitting selection compared to beadlock. No 135* fittings and charge ports are only available on straight and 90* fittings.

2. the bend radius on the fittings themselves are large compared to beadlock fittings.

[jwcarguy]

I just bought the Aeroquip EZ clip fittings and hoses, great to work with

cheapest that I found for fittings and hose:
http://hosewarehouse.com/A-C-Hose

Aeroquip EZ clip crimper: $19.65 shipped!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321060961914...84.m1439.l2649 (he also carries some of the fittings cheaper also)