Book the edge of your seat for another wicked short film from our Vice President of Moving Media, Piero DeLuca. This time, it’s 9510A-BLK. Black & Chrome 97 – Genuine Stromberg. Available from a Genuine Stromberg dealer new you!
Monthly Archives: August 2014
5/16in fuel lines for 97s
We recently launched some new fuel fitting parts so you can make 5/16in fuel lines for Stromberg 97s. While the stock early Ford 1/4in OD hard lines are great-looking for a typical flathead motor, many people like the thicker lines for Chevys and other applications. This includes us, of course, as our recently launched 9146-BIG 3-into-1 fuel line uses 5/16in OD stainless hard line. And more than that, all our forthcoming new Stromberg BIG 97s are 5/16in hard line compatible. You can see in these pictures how the BIG S-jet seats the 5/16in line and what happens when you try it in the regular S-jet – it leaves no seat for the ferrule. Click to enlarge.
- 9564K-BIG with 9081K-BIG for 5/16in line
- 9564K-BIG with 9080K Superseat hose end
- Regular 97 S-jet with 1/4in and 5/16in line
Today we got a tech enquiry from Shane Dale in Australia that covers this very question, so we thought we’d share it here:
Hello, I have three new 97’s that I purchased in 2011 and am finally getting around to fitting up. I will be bending my own 5/16 OD hard line and was wondering what size fitting will screw into the carb? I purchased three 9180K’s and started hand screwing them but stopped quickly as it went tight.
Hi Shane, A couple of issues here. Firstly, 9180K is our 1/4NPT hard line adapter so the tapered NPT thread won’t fit into the S-jet, which is 1/2in UNF – that’s why it went tight. And as you worked out, regular Stromberg 97 inlet valves (needle & seats) were designed with a 1/4in pocket to take the line and the angled seat is positioned so the brass ferrule can compress properly to seal on the 1/4 pipe. If you put 5/16in line in, it doesn’t sit in the hole properly and covers most of the angled ferrule sealing surface. The good news is, we recently developed a new S-jet inlet valve for our 97s specifically for 5/16th line, and we also just launched a pack of compatible ‘Ford Nut’ style compression fittings for them. You need 3 x 9564K-BIG (the S-jet inlet valve) and just one pack (3 nuts and 3 ferrules in a pack) of 9081K-BIG (the Ford Nut for 5/16th line).
All the best, Stromberg Tech.
Stromberg 97 Barn Find Film
Our man Piero DeLuca (infamous for his Mad Fabricator film collection) has put together another awesome short film for us. This one highlights the Stromberg 97 Barn Find model. Patina straight out of the box! Check it out! To find out more, click this link to our website.