Disco/RRC Fuel Pipe Fittings

[CAPP0]

Posted this in Classic Cars but should have been here really.

I'm in the process of converting my 90 to 3.9i V8, and rather daftly I didn't remove the fuel supply pipes from the donor Disco. On the fuel rail there's a screwed connection for the fuel input. I're measured it at M12 x 1.0 (slightly unusual but a recognised thread) but I cannot find any fittings anywhere. Tried Pirtek and they just shrugged their shoulders. What I need is an appropriate, preferably barbed, hose tail to screw onto that rail fitting. Does anyone know where I can get one? Tried the usual LR parts suspects but not turned anything up yet.

[Tonebloke]

I'm surprised Pirtek didn't try to help you more. I used to work for a depot some years ago. If you were to purchase a male male adapter from goodridge

https://www.goodridge.co.uk/collections/bsp-male-t...

You would then be able to use a regular bsp hose tail fitting held in stock. This should all be available from your local pirtek.

[The Wookie]

http://atecautotechnic.co.uk/en/

ATEC do virtually every fitting imaginable and they carry a lot of stock! I use them a lot at work

Not cheap but decent stuff

[CAPP0]

Thanks chaps.

The best Pirtek could come up with was that they thought it was an NPT thread (I'm not convinced) but they didn't have any anyway.

I've managed to source one from a breaker now (although I still don't know what thread it is!)

[Tonebloke]

I'm with you I would doubt it would be npt most fuel lines on European cars are metric. Jic thread for American.
Glad your sorted though mate

[wheelbarrowman]

Hi,

I did the exact same conversion.

I used the following part to connect high pressure flexible rubber hose to the fuel rail:

TVR E2671 Fuel Rail Union

http://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/car-parts/cooling-...

[CAPP0]

wheelbarrowman said:

Hi,

I did the exact same conversion.

I used the following part to connect high pressure flexible rubber hose to the fuel rail:

TVR E2671 Fuel Rail Union

http://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/car-parts/cooling-...

Thanks, spot on, if the current solution doesn't hold I'll grab one of those.