Vapor Lock Prevention & Heat Insulation for Fuel Lines on the 1968 Mercury Park Lane Budget Build

The old 5/16" steel line on this 1968 #Mercury was heavily clogged with hard gooey varnish from the old gas setting in it for over 20 years and from the factory Ford had 5 and 1/2 foot of rubber 5/16" line running over the inner fender to the fuel pump to try and solve the vapor locking issues that these 68 Mercs and full size FoMoCo's were infamous for. According to AHRA Rules there can only be 12 inches total of rubber line on a vehicle to be allowed on the drag strip for safety reasons, so that all had to change. The solutions? 2 four-foot sticks of three eighths and one and a half sticks of five sixteenths inch Brake & Fuel multipurpose mild steel line. I prefer this stuff because it's coated to prevent flaking and tarnishing from Ethanol Fuel and lasts longer than the original galvanized steel that the car originally came with back in 1968 from the factory.
So that is one more step closer to getting this car ready for the #nonamenationals this coming Sept 30th and Oct 1st in Sikeston MO.

[travismopargarage]

man i always seem to miss these lol i was busy sleeping lol
cool idea to try and keep the heat away
i have used a coffee can as a fuel cooler in the past

[indianachrisUDX]

Heat on the fuel lines is for real. I find most are more worried about other things, like spark plug wires and what-not until vapor lock becomes a issue. Most areas have been experiencing high outdoor temperatures this year. You show a great reasonable way to battle the Vapors!

[autosalvage]

My dad had a car like that when I was kid and years later he built 66 Fairlane both cars was that same color olive green brings back memories to see yours same kinda car and color till this day that's the best color green they used on them keep up great videos

[RenegadesGarage]

BareRose Garage.. Awesome video brother. You said to comment but I keep forgetting to. I watch but forgot to comment.

[musclecarmitch]

Great video! Cool way to keep the fuel lines cool! Great tip! Thanks for sharing!

[fullthrottlekindaguy]

thanks for showing the process you used to fab the fuel lines. This should be trouble free for years to come.

[robbieautrey]

Nice little tip there BareRose, i was wondering where i left my pruning shears. haha

[Turningwrenches]

very nice way to prevent vapor lock good video

[MattsRageFitGarage]

You know, looking at the plastic fuel filter gave me an idea, what about flaring the ends and using a metal GM fuel filter that has the flared ends on it? all metal, no chance of leaking from melted plastic and they are super cheap. I think it would work!

[jcnewbee]

Man I was up your way last are a lot of old trucks kick'n around up there.

[firstrespondergarage]

I put a return on, but that sure is easier and less expensive.

[hensleyshobbies-doug]

Yeah, and every Mopar I had, the older ones, always vapor locked, but we used to put wooden clothespins and put up and down the steel line, especially between the carb and fuel pump. I don't know how the clothespins helped but they did, my old man figured that one out, or probably somebody told him...?

[SmackeysGarage]

Interesting. In the 1969 Ford they ran the hard lines in the fender well away from the engine heat.