Aluminum Line
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 25 Foot 3 8 Aluminum Fuel Line Tubing Hose PRE 737525 $29.99 Time Remaining: 9d 16h 32m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 Aluminum Fuel Filter Metal Element AN inlet outlet in line IMCA 4x4 10 long $10.00 Time Remaining: 2d 13h 55m |
 PRE 461099 10mm Crush Washers For Banjo Brake Line Fitting Aluminum 10 Pack $4.99 Time Remaining: 28d 16h 53m Buy It Now for only: $4.99 |
 LOT OF AN STAINLESS BRAIDED LINES ALUMINUM FITTINGS AN16 AN12 OIL FUEL $80.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 8h 21m |
 Fuel Line Adapter 6 Male To 3 8 Aluminum PRE 730623BLK $7.19 Time Remaining: 10d 4h 17m Buy It Now for only: $7.19 |
 Aluminum Fuel Filter Paper Element AN8 in line IMCA 4x4 $36.97 Time Remaining: 13h 28m |
 Fuel Line Adapter 6 Male To 3 8 Aluminum PRE 730623 $7.19 Time Remaining: 10d 4h 15m Buy It Now for only: $7.19 |
 Aluminum Fuel Filter Paper Element AN8 in line IMCA 4x4 $36.97 Time Remaining: 13h 59m |
 25 Foot 1 2 Aluminum Fuel Line Tubing Hose PRE 750025 $29.99 Time Remaining: 9d 16h 29m Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 7 8 10pk UMP Late Model $6.99 Time Remaining: 13h 21m |
 6 Tube Sleeve For Aluminum Steel Line Blue PRE 60619 $3.59 Time Remaining: 10d 4h 1m Buy It Now for only: $3.59 |
 ALLSTAR ALL40186 Fuel Line Aluminum 5 8 x 25 $29.99 Time Remaining: 13h 46m |
 Fuel Line Adapter 8 Male To 1 2 Aluminum PRE 730825 $8.09 Time Remaining: 10d 4h 22m Buy It Now for only: $8.09 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 7 8 10pk UMP Late Model $6.99 Time Remaining: 13h 48m |
 NEW ALLSTAR PERFORMANCE 3 8 ALUMINUM FUEL LINE 10 FEET ROLL RACING $11.50 Time Remaining: 29d 5h 23m Buy It Now for only: $11.50 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 5 8 10pk UMP Late Model $6.97 Time Remaining: 13h 48m |
 Fuel Line Adapter 8 Female To 1 2 Aluminum PRE 730815 $8.99 Time Remaining: 10d 4h 21m Buy It Now for only: $8.99 |
 6 Tube Sleeve Nut For Aluminum Steel Line PRE 60618 $3.59 Time Remaining: 10d 4h 4m Buy It Now for only: $3.59 |
 Aluminum Fuel Filter Paper Element AN10 in line IMCA $36.97 Time Remaining: 13h 28m |
 ALUMINUM POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WITH LINE AN 10 AN 6 FITTING NASCAR $69.99 Time Remaining: 20d 5h 28m Buy It Now for only: $69.99 |
 Aluminum Fuel Filter Paper Element AN10 in line IMCA $36.97 Time Remaining: 13h 59m |
 ALLSTAR ALL40180 Fuel Line Aluminum 3 8 x 25 $19.99 Time Remaining: 20d 5h 42m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Aluminum Fuel Filter Paper Element AN8 in line IMCA 4x4 $36.97 Time Remaining: 14h 17m |
 4 Tube Sleeve For Aluminum Steel Line Blue PRE 60419 $4.04 Time Remaining: 10d 2h 11m Buy It Now for only: $4.04 |
 Aluminum Fuel Filter Paper Element AN6 in line IMCA $36.97 Time Remaining: 14h 17m |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 2 10pk UMP Late Model $5.97 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 36m Buy It Now for only: $5.97 |
 ALUMINUM RACING BLACK INLINE IN LINE FUEL FILTER + ELEMENT 8AN AN LOOK $38.98 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 22m Buy It Now for only: $43.98 |
 PRE 730623E 6 AN Male To 3 8 Tube Hardline Fuel Line Adapter Nickel Aluminum $8.99 Time Remaining: 22d 6h 59m Buy It Now for only: $8.99 |
 Aluminum Fuel Filter Paper Element AN10 in line IMCA $36.97 Time Remaining: 14h 17m |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 3 16 10pk UMP Late Model $5.47 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 36m Buy It Now for only: $5.47 |
 ALLSTAR ALL48261 Sprint Power Steering Line Aluminum Ends $32.99 Time Remaining: 13h 17m |
 Big 25 foot coil of seamless 3 8 OD aluminum fuel line $34.95 Time Remaining: 11d 6h 12m Buy It Now for only: $34.95 |
 ALLSTAR ALL40186 Fuel Line Aluminum 5 8 x 25 $29.99 Time Remaining: 13h 19m |
 Big 25 foot coil of seamless 1 2 OD aluminum fuel line $32.95 Time Remaining: 11d 6h 8m Buy It Now for only: $32.95 |
 8AN AN8 8 AN 180 U SHAPE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL FLUID LINE HOSE END FITTING $8.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $8.30 |
 ALLSTAR ALL40185 Fuel Line Aluminum 1 2 x 25 $24.99 Time Remaining: 13h 19m |
 10AN AN10 10 AN 90 DEGREE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL FLUID LINE HOSE END FITTING $9.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $9.30 |
 ALLSTAR ALL40180 Fuel Line Aluminum 3 8 x 25 $19.99 Time Remaining: 13h 19m |
 AN 6 6AN Aluminum In Line Fuel Filter Stainless Steel Element 50 microns $39.90 Time Remaining: 18d 4h 56m Buy It Now for only: $39.90 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 3 16 10pk UMP Late Model $5.47 Time Remaining: 13h 21m |
 8AN AN8 8 AN 90 DEGREE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL LINE HOSE END ADAPTOR FITTING $11.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $11.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 2 10pk UMP Late Model $5.99 Time Remaining: 13h 21m |
 12AN AN12 12 AN 90 DEGREE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL FLUID LINE HOSE END FITTING $10.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $10.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 3 4 10pk UMP Late Model $6.99 Time Remaining: 13h 21m |
 BSR BILLET ALUMINUM INLINE OIL TEMP BLOCK WITH LINE AN 10 FITTINGS NASCAR ARCA $39.99 Time Remaining: 24d 10h 10m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 1 4 10pk UMP Late Model $7.37 Time Remaining: 13h 21m |
 ALUMINUM AN 12 OIL MANIFOLD WITH AN 4 AUX PORTS LINES NASCAR ARCA IMCA SCCA $49.99 Time Remaining: 12d 1h 14m Buy It Now for only: $49.99 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 4 10pk UMP Late Model $5.49 Time Remaining: 13h 21m |
 4AN AN4 4 AN 45 DEGREE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL GAS FLUID LINE HOSE END FITTING $7.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $7.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 10pk UMP Late Model $6.99 Time Remaining: 13h 21m |
 6AN AN6 6 AN 45 DEGREE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL GAS FLUID LINE HOSE END FITTING $8.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $8.30 |
 8AN AN8 8 AN 45 DEGREE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL GAS FLUID LINE HOSE END FITTING $9.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $9.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 5 8 10pk UMP Late Model $6.97 Time Remaining: 13h 21m |
 4AN AN4 4 AN 90 DEGREE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL GAS WATER LINE HOSE END FITTING $7.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $7.30 |
 ALLSTAR ALL48261 Sprint Power Steering Line Aluminum Ends $32.99 Time Remaining: 13h 39m |
 AN10 10 AN STRAIGHT ALUMINUM OIL FUEL AIR FLUID LINE HOSE END ADAPTOR FITTING $7.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $7.30 |
 ALLSTAR ALL40180 Fuel Line Aluminum 3 8 x 25 $19.99 Time Remaining: 13h 46m |
 AN12 12 AN STRAIGHT ALUMINUM OIL FUEL GAS FLUID LINE HOSE END ADAPTOR FITTING $7.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 1m Buy It Now for only: $7.30 |
 ALLSTAR ALL40185 Fuel Line Aluminum 1 2 x 25 $24.99 Time Remaining: 13h 46m |
 AN6 6 AN STRAIGHT ALUMINUM SWIVEL OIL FUEL FLUID LINE HOSE END ADAPTOR FITTING $8.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 1m Buy It Now for only: $8.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 2 10pk UMP Late Model $5.99 Time Remaining: 13h 48m |
 AN6 6 AN STRAIGHT ALUMINUM OIL FUEL WATER FLUID LINE HOSE END ADAPTOR FITTING $6.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 1m Buy It Now for only: $6.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 10pk UMP Late Model $6.99 Time Remaining: 13h 48m |
 12AN AN12 12 AN 180 U SHAPE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL GAS LINE HOSE END FITTING $11.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $11.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 4 10pk UMP Late Model $5.49 Time Remaining: 13h 48m |
 Moroso 65330 Aluminum Fuel Line 3 8 25 ft Roll $23.88 Time Remaining: 22d 10h 5m Buy It Now for only: $23.88 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 3 4 10pk UMP Late Model $6.99 Time Remaining: 13h 48m |
 ALUMINUM REMOTE OIL FILTER MOUNT W AN 4 AUX PORT AN 12 FITTINGS 2 LINES FILTER $89.99 Time Remaining: 26d 14h 57m Buy It Now for only: $89.99 |
 AN6 6 AN STRAIGHT ALUMINUM OIL FUEL FLUID WATER LINE HOSE END ADAPTOR FITTING $9.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 1m Buy It Now for only: $9.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 3 16 10pk UMP Late Model $5.47 Time Remaining: 13h 48m |
 6AN AN6 6 AN 180 U SHAPE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL WATER LINE HOSE END FITTING $8.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $8.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 3 8 10pk UMP Late Model $5.99 Time Remaining: 13h 48m |
 10AN AN10 10 AN 45 DEGREE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL FLUID LINE HOSE END FITTING $9.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $9.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 1 4 10pk UMP Late Model $7.37 Time Remaining: 13h 48m |
 8AN AN8 8 AN 90 DEGREE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL GAS FLUID LINE HOSE END FITTING $9.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $9.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 3 8 10pk UMP Late Model $5.99 Time Remaining: 13h 21m |
 12AN AN12 12 AN 45 DEGREE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL FLUID LINE HOSE END FITTING $10.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $10.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 3 16 10pk UMP Late Model $5.47 Time Remaining: 14h 13m |
 AN8 8 AN STRAIGHT ALUMINUM OIL FUEL FLUID AIR LINE HOSE PIPE END ADAPTOR FITTING $7.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 1m Buy It Now for only: $7.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 3 8 10pk UMP Late Model $5.99 Time Remaining: 14h 13m |
 Fuel Line Adapter 6 Female To 3 8 Aluminum PRE 730613 $7.64 Time Remaining: 10d 4h 11m Buy It Now for only: $7.64 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 1 4 10pk UMP Late Model $7.49 Time Remaining: 14h 26m |
 6AN AN6 6 AN 90 DEGREE SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL GAS FLUID LINE HOSE END FITTING $8.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $8.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 5 8 10pk UMP Late Model $6.99 Time Remaining: 14h 26m |
 AN10 10 AN STRAIGHT SWIVEL ALUMINUM OIL FUEL WATER FLUID LINE HOSE END FITTING $10.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h Buy It Now for only: $10.30 |
 AN4 4 AN STRAIGHT ALUMINUM SWIVEL OIL FUEL WATER LINE HOSE END ADAPTOR FITTING $6.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 1m Buy It Now for only: $6.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 10pk UMP Late Model $6.99 Time Remaining: 14h 26m |
 AN8 8 AN STRAIGHT ALUMINUM OIL FUEL FLUID GAS LINE HOSE PIPE END ADAPTOR FITTING $10.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 1m Buy It Now for only: $10.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 7 8 10pk UMP Late Model $6.99 Time Remaining: 14h 26m |
 Honda Acura Aluminum Oil Catch Can B Series 10 AN VENT LINE ADAPTERS $219.99 Time Remaining: 28d 14h 35m Buy It Now for only: $219.99 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 3 4 10pk UMP Late Model $6.99 Time Remaining: 14h 26m |
 AN6 6 AN STRAIGHT ALUMINUM OIL FUEL FLUID GAS LINE HOSE PIPE END ADAPTOR FITTING $9.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 1m Buy It Now for only: $9.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 2 10pk UMP Late Model $5.99 Time Remaining: 14h 28m |
 AN6 6 AN STRAIGHT ALUMINUM PUSH ON OIL FUEL FLUID GAS LINE HOSE PIPE END FITTING $9.30 Time Remaining: 29d 13h 1m Buy It Now for only: $9.30 |
 Allstar Aluminum Line Clamp 1 4 10pk UMP Late Model $5.49 Time Remaining: 14h 28m |
 PETERSON ALUMINUM OVERFLOW VENT TANK WITH MOUNT AND LINE NASCAR ARCA IMCA SCCA $149.99 Time Remaining: 16d 11h 44m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 UNIVERSAL 8AN 8 AN STRAIGHT ALUMINUM T 6061 OIL FUEL FLUID AIR LINE MALE ADAPTOR $7.19 Time Remaining: 2d 17h 6m Buy It Now for only: $8.49 |
 Pro race car drag Series 25 Foot 3 8 Aluminum Fuel Line Tubing Hose $27.95 Time Remaining: 10d 8h 20m Buy It Now for only: $27.95 |
 UNIVERSAL 6AN AN6 6 AN STRAIGHT ALUMINUM OIL FUEL FLUID AIR LINE FITTING ADAPTOR $8.19 Time Remaining: 2d 17h 7m Buy It Now for only: $9.49 |
 4 Tube Sleeve Nut For Aluminum Steel Line PRE 60418 $4.94 Time Remaining: 10d 2h 16m Buy It Now for only: $4.94 |
Aluminum Line
1972 XP-895 All Aluminum Corvette Concept
It is hard to think of the Corvette's body as being made of anything other than fiberglass, but in 1972 a pitch was made to have the Vette's bodies be comprised of aluminum. It was in 1972 that a joint effort between Reynolds Aluminum and GM saw a prototype called the XP-895 be built and this Corvette would be the first and eventually only all-aluminum Corvette to ever be made.
Back in the 1970s using aluminum for a car body was out of the ordinary but none the less already in the works. Many European exotic sportster featured aluminum bodies and back in the United States, the Cobra had implemented the technology as well. However, putting aluminum into a production car had not yet been done and if it would have been accomplished with the Chevrolet Corvette, you can bet that others would have followed suit.
The pitch began with Reynolds Aluminum using an all new at the time 2036-T4 aluminum that would be used to make the body panels for the XP-895. The body panels would then be retrofitted to a leftover XP-882 chassis that GM had not utilized to full potential. What would end up being produced was a Corvette that was indeed all aluminum except for the tires, glass, and some other materials on the interior.
While the end result looked great, a big problem presented itself while the prototype car was being made. Because the new aluminum was less pliable and had elasticity problems, the body would have to be spot welded and many parts would end up being thicker than anticipated. Additionally the designers would have to also use special epoxies for additional strength and to fill in crevices that could gather dirt and salt if left unattended.
Making the actual Corvette line into an all aluminum faction would prove to be a huge undertaking and a huge cost. But GM had faced this challenge once before as the first year Vette was almost all handmade because the fiberglass technology of 1953 was not what it was some 19 years later. It was in fact an implementable idea that could be accomplished.
The 1972 XP-895 would prove to be a great measure of how a Corvette might look and feel if there was indeed a full line of Corvette aluminum super cars, but the idea would eventually peter out. The reason came down to simple mathematics.
Because the Corvette continued to sell so well in 1973 and then again in 1974 there really was no need for the all aluminum era to even begin. When it came down to it, the numbers didn't add up for GM to start from scratch with a model that was already proving its worth and then some.
In 1974 even the most supportive of the XP-895 at GM dropped their aluminum body argument and the car would end up going down as another prototype that would never be for the Corvette. As for the Corvette line itself, it would go on to enjoy the same styling and the same fiberglass material body that it always had and that tradition still stands strong today.
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