Have a Question about the fuel line that runs length of the body.
On my car the line is made of steel from the fuel pump to just behind the right front fender and then it 's connected to a rubber hose that runs along the frame rail until it get to the rear quarter and then goes back to steel to the tank, it this normal for a convertable or should the line be steel all the way? the rubber line looks factory as it has hold down clips that look original

 

I can't imagine that it was from the factory that way. All the cars I have seen have steel all the way back. For safety, I would do that on your car. However, on the slight chance that rubber was original in that area and you want to have the car correctly restored as close as possible to original, then I guess you should do it that way, although it wouldn't be as safe.

 

I finished the tear down a couple of months ago and it a little foggy, but I remember a rubber hose toward the rear after the steel runs along the frame. I have the 65 98 LS in the garage now, I'll look at it and let you know soon. The frames are identical so I am assuming they are the same.

 

Section on the frame rail should be steel.

Factory repair procedure says to cut out any damaged section of fuel line, then cut a rubber hose 4" longer than the section removed and clamp it in place. Hard to believe anyone would have taken it that far, but if it rotted out they probably did and just put it back in the clamps.

You oughta have to fix it on a 64 or a Toronado. 64 runs rubber line from tank sender THRU THE FRAME RAIL KICKUP to a steel line in front of RR wheel. Steel from there to just behind RF wheel, then it goes back to rubber and runs thru the frame rail again to the pump suction.

I need to replace the Toronado's fuel lines right now because the return line is dryrotted and leaking, and you guessed it- it's rubber from the pump back thru the frame rail and connects to steel just aft of the RF wheel.

First time I encountered this, said this can't be right- till I saw the swages on the metal lines to hold the rubber hose on them.

Some years HydraMatic cooler lines are the same way.

 

I replaced the fuel line front to rear with steel back in November, there is a rubber hose from the fuel tank to the start of the run (about 12") and at the fuel pump end ( 8" ).
Thanks for the information, Have now moved on to redoing front end.
Randy

 

It is standard equip. for the line to finish in rubber from the metal lines that run the length of the car and finish connecting to the fuel tank with a hose, I looked it up in the original shop manuals(1965). It makes sense for flex purposes. Hope this helps. Sorry so late.

 

One more thing, the sending unit( in the tank) has flanged ends that could only take a rubber hose.

 

My 63 98 is the same way. First time I saw it I was like WTF ?? But the car is a very mechanicaly original 80k .

 

I have 65 98 Holiday Coupe. I replaced the fuel line. It was rubber just like you describe. How was the part that indicates the fullness of the tank? My is rusted. I put on a new(used) tank that was in better shape than mine. My car sat for 15 years with old gasoline in it. It was sludge.