Has anyone found an alternative to the fuel line kit at Hawks? Theirs looks like a really nice piece, but I can't justify spending $250 on a couple of braided lines and fittings. Perhaps you can make your own kit from parts thru GM or AutoZone? I don't know, it just doesn't look like $250 worth of parts to me.

 

Ebay or Summit some AN fittings

It still wont be cheap, but nowhere near $250

 

You can use the vette filter as a fuel pressure regulator. Then in the engine bay, you can buy an AN fitting to fit onto the fuel rail (I bought one and ended up reusing the metal piece from the stock 4th gen line and putting some high quality fuel hose on it). Then, get a fitting for your stock metal fuel line coming into the engine bay that converts it to AN. Make a hose and you're set (stainless, new teflon, etc.) Much less than $250. The Hawks piece is real pretty though.

 

Lots of stuff on that page seems a bit high-priced to me, but OTOH, it IS nice to not have to chase all of that stuff down yourself...

 

for the feed and return line on a stock 3rd gen rail i think we have $50 in the 2 lines. but we have a regulator up front since its carbed.

 

IMO, if you want to make things alot cheaper,

Take you stock lines, and cut the ends off of them.

You have a 3/8" Feed, and a 5/16" return. If you want to run a decent regulator, do this:

Buy:
1x 3/8" Hardline to -6an adapter >$10
1x 5/16" to -6an adapter. >$10
4x -6AN Male-Male adapter >$30
4x -6an Hose Ends >$30
1x 10ft -6 An Braided hose >$40
1x 1 inlet, 1 outlet Regulator w/ 1/8" NPT 3rd hole $100 depending on make
1x 1/8" NPT Mechanical Fuel Press gauge $20

All in, your looking at $120 for the braided hose feed and return (May be cheaper, you likely need less then 6ft of hose)

I used a 4th gen tank which made mine easier. Its a single 3/8" feed, then an adapter to -6an, male-male adapter w/ fuel press inlet, then a -6line to the rail.

 

For the hardlines, 3/8 is AN-6 and 5/16 is AN-5

To convert you need tube sleeves, tube nuts and a 37* flare tool

The tube nuts will be female threads so you will need flare unions
AN-6 to AN-6 for the feed, AN-6 to AN-5 for the return unless you can find the 5/16 tube nuts specifically for AN-6 fittings

The rest should be self explanatory

My part list (All Earl's):
Name/Qty/Summit PN/Cost/Total

3/8 sleeve x1 581906ERL $1.95
AN-6 tube nut x1 581806ERL $2.95
5/16 sleeve x1 581905ERL $1.95
AN-5 tube nut x1 581805ERL $3.25
Union AN-6-6 x1 981506ERL $2.95
Union AN-5-6 x1 991907ERL $6.99 (weird)
Strait end AN-6 x4 800106ERL $6.95 $27.80
90* end AN-6 x2 809106ERL $16.95 $33.90
6' AN-6 hose x1 306006ERL $32.88

Total $114.62

Prices are brand new parts with reusable ends. The Hawks kit is crimped which cannot be removed
These can be had for ALOT less, this is just a general guide

 

Awesome, part numbers are great!

 

Yea I really appreciate all the part numbers. That makes it considerably easier. Now I just have to take the time to try and work it out in my head, since I'm having a hard time picturing what needs to be done.