Pre-formed hoses

[59ghia]

Hello Zer's

Since I'm new to the Z, I just picked up a 72 240. I've gone through the brakes and am now in the engine compartment. These cars seem to use alot of pre-formed hoses. Where can you get them at a fair price? I would like to stay with the stock braided type. My vacuum brake assist hose is in real bad shape and would like to replace it, along with all the other hoses. This car has been sitting for a few years and I'd like it to be my daily driver.

Thanks in advance,

Dave

[2ManyZs]

Motorsport Auto has the hoses you need, and the price is not too bad. Victoria British probably has the same ones for about the same price. Some of the hoses are very expensive, others are not. The most expensive ones are the vent lines to the gas tank, most of the underhood hoses are fairy reasonably priced.

I would suggest you replace the check valve also if you replace the vacuum hoses to the vacuum booster at the same time. Be sure to mount it with the arrow pointing towards the booster or you will not have any power assist on the brakes.

[EScanlon]

The preformed hoses are 'de rigueur' if you are going for a concours restoration, but if you are planning on making this a daily driver and plan to enjoy it, then you might find yourself happier and not as poor if you just use standard fuel / water / heat hoses.

Trust me they can be used, and no they aren't cloth covered, but you are after all planning on using the car daily. If you were planning on showing the car and wanted the MOST original engine compartment, then definitely, cloth covered original or re-manufactured to original specs.

Just my 2¢

[2ManyZs]

Well, you can use regular hoses in some places, but there are a few that you will find need to have the original type hoses because of the bends in the hoses. There are a couple coolant hoses that have different sizes on each end that are going to be almost impossible to find in a regular parts store hose. The coolant hoses on the intake and the vacuum hoses to the Master-vac are just two places I can think off right away that are going to be nearly impossible to use a regular hose unless you cut and sleeve them.

My advice would be to use the pre-formed hoses where you cannot use a regular parts store hose, unless you want them all to look the same.