Fuel lines for saddle tanks

[sodly]

A lot of our trucks had aftermarket saddle tanks installed back in the 60s. On mine the fuel lines were original and very brittle, hard plastic lines that now will snap with the slightest pressure. What have others done for fuel lines running to their saddle tanks? Most of these setups had a L/R valve plumbed to the drivers side so there's several more feet of fuel lines than a standard behind-the-seat tank. What do people suggest running?

[rustbucket66]

Here is what I did. I ran the lines from the tops of the tanks and along the crossmember where the cab and box meet. Then down the outside pass side of the frame to keep it away from the exhaust, and in through the hole on the frame behind the shock mount. Make sure you put a rubber grommet around the holes. There are return lines running the same route also. The switch and senders are hooked up to the valve also.

[chevyrestoguy]

I moved my bedfloor up 3", and also moved the mounting points for the saddle tanks as well. I wound up routing my fuel lines (3/8") on the top of the trailing arm crossmember, over to the passenger side framerail, and then down inside the channel of the frame. I used a factory fuel tank solenoid and mounted the filter in the same area. I'm at work right now, so I can't post pictures, but if you look at my '64 Cheapskate thread (Post# 620), you can see what I did.

[sodly]

So people don't have a problem with running regular rubber fuel lines for this? I'm still using the factory steel line under the cab up to the engine but there's still about 6 feet of lines that need to go between the tanks and that metal line.