Plumbing inside or outside car

G Funk · 07-02-2002, 10:49 AM

A friend recently told me it would be a better idea to have the plumbing inside the car instead of underneath, as lines won't get damaged as quickly, is he right, or should I be more worried about bursting pipes inside the car...

DRLOWZ · 07-02-2002, 02:59 PM

David this is going to go with personal opinion. All mine is inside the car, I ran it thru under my rear seats, thru the console and underneath the dash and out the firewall. This method will help from dragging or other foreign objects hitting the hoses if they were placed underneath.

The other good method is drill a hole in your frame underneath the car run the hoses in the frame rail itself.

Dennis

UCYI3WL · 07-02-2002, 03:44 PM

Also has to do with a time factor as well...I have never ran them inside for the simple fact that if that line busts, You have one hell of a mess!! But like the Dr said, just personal preference...

07-02-2002, 04:03 PM

i would run them outside the car through the frame rail... doc didnt have this choice because he has a unibody car with no frame or this is the method i sure he would have taken as well.. there is no risk of them being damaged as long as they are securely in the frame rail. after all thats where ur gas line and brake lines run and they work pretty good dont they?

Booyaa63 · 07-02-2002, 11:20 PM

i run them outside along the frame rails to make inspection easier, under your rug you cant see if tehy are wearing etc.

UCYI3WL · 07-02-2002, 11:27 PM

Do you all use wire ties to strap them to the frame?? Thats all i have ever used...Just wondering

07-03-2002, 12:29 AM

zip ties... i love them things they have held whole cars that ive owned together b4

Booyaa63 · 07-03-2002, 07:35 PM

i run the hose through reinforced nylon tubing that is then zip tied with wide ties used for heating /air conditioning ducts

rlowride · 07-03-2002, 08:55 PM

yep use the big wide ones, under higher pressure, the smaller ties tend to break more often

07-02-2002, 10:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
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07-02-2002, 02:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
DRLOWZ Administrator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bardstown,Kentucky Posts: 5,092	David this is going to go with personal opinion. All mine is inside the car, I ran it thru under my rear seats, thru the console and underneath the dash and out the firewall. This method will help from dragging or other foreign objects hitting the hoses if they were placed underneath. The other good method is drill a hole in your frame underneath the car run the hoses in the frame rail itself. Dennis

07-02-2002, 03:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
UCYI3WL UnitedRidaz C.C. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,813	Also has to do with a time factor as well...I have never ran them inside for the simple fact that if that line busts, You have one hell of a mess!! But like the Dr said, just personal preference...

07-02-2002, 04:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
UnitedRidaZ Guest Posts: n/a	i would run them outside the car through the frame rail... doc didnt have this choice because he has a unibody car with no frame or this is the method i sure he would have taken as well.. there is no risk of them being damaged as long as they are securely in the frame rail. after all thats where ur gas line and brake lines run and they work pretty good dont they?

07-02-2002, 11:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Booyaa63 Boobie Hunter Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 161	i run them outside along the frame rails to make inspection easier, under your rug you cant see if tehy are wearing etc.

07-02-2002, 11:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
UCYI3WL UnitedRidaz C.C. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 2,813	Do you all use wire ties to strap them to the frame?? Thats all i have ever used...Just wondering

07-03-2002, 12:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
UnitedRidaZ Guest Posts: n/a	zip ties... i love them things they have held whole cars that ive owned together b4

07-03-2002, 07:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
Booyaa63 Boobie Hunter Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 161	i run the hose through reinforced nylon tubing that is then zip tied with wide ties used for heating /air conditioning ducts

07-03-2002, 08:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
rlowride UnitedRidaz C.C. Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Giant sink hole in FLA. Posts: 2,962	yep use the big wide ones, under higher pressure, the smaller ties tend to break more often