Cloth braided heater hose

[Namerow]

I've dealt with these folks for 'Continental'-brand cloth-braided coolant hose (full range of sizes available)...

Bel-Metric  -  Tyngsboro, MA

https://www.belmetric.com/braided-metric-hose-oem-c-14_138/?zenid=l8q6rc5k16gtctsfllf89onb23

Priced per meter (i.e. if you order 1.3 meters, you pay for 2 meters)

The molded radiator and master-vac hoses are always going to be a challenge, unfortunately.  They are available but, as Patcon notes, they are expen$ive (esp. the rad hoses).

You might be able to fake the master-vac hoses by bending and fitting metal-tube inserts inside the rubber hose (my notes say that the fittings are 10mm OD, so a properly clamped 9mm hose should work, maybe with a bit of sealant for insurance).

[Patcon]

27 minutes ago, Namerow said:

I've dealt with these folks for 'Continental'-brand cloth-braided coolant hose (full range of sizes available)...

Bel-Metric  -  Tyngsboro, MA

https://www.belmetric.com/braided-metric-hose-oem-c-14_138/?zenid=l8q6rc5k16gtctsfllf89onb23

Priced per meter (i.e. if you order 1.3 meters, you pay for 2 meters)

The molded radiator and master-vac hoses are always going to be a challenge, unfortunately.  They are available but, as Patcon notes, they are expen$ive (esp. the rad hoses).

You might be able to fake the master-vac hoses by bending and fitting metal-tube inserts inside the rubber hose (my notes say that the fittings are 10mm OD, so a properly clamped 9mm hose should work, maybe with a bit of sealant for insurance).

That is perfect!

[zed2]

Here are the current offerings:

JDM Car Parts

Resurrected Classics

Z Car Depot

The Z Store

Anyone have experience with the quality of these hoses?

Thanks,

Keith

Edited February 17 by zed2

[Yarb]

Resurrected Classics

[zspert]

They all come from JDM. Jay is the only one to go to the expense and bother to reproduce cloth braded coolant,  booster and valve cover breather hoses.

[zed2]

Would anyone please post a close-up photo of the texture of one of the jdm-car-parts.com reproduction hoses. All their photos of the reproduction hoses do not show the weave texture.

 

The OEM sold via jdm-car-parts.com and MSA have a wider weave.

 

Resurrected Classics hose close-up photo of the texture on the website have tight weave:

Thanks,

Keith

[zspert]

ZED2, you don't need to worry about the accuracy of Jay's hoses as they have appeared on all of the Gold Medallion winners I've been involved with.

 

PS I have NOS Datsun windshield and NOS Datsun back light gaskets for 520/521 trucks for sale.

[zed2]

Thanks,

Keith