Splicing of hard oil lines?

[rick2]

Any one have any coments on this one? I am running into a wall finding one year only hard oil lines for a 73. I was thinking of using the 74 and on hard lines and grafting extensions to use stock soft lines. My other choice is to lengthen the soft lines from the t-stat to the hard lines. My other question is I know that Porsche changed the 30mm fittings to a smaller size but don't know what year? Any input is appreciated.
Rick

[rst73]

Hi Rick,

PM me and I will be happy to walk you through a few options.

All the best!

Roger Grago
R Gruppe #27

[rick2]

Thanks for your input Roger.

[philip guiral]

I went to Home Depot and used a double female copper connector that fits snuggly over the original hard line. I then soldered it together with a coat of JB Weld over the seams. I had it pressure tested at a radiator shop. It's worked fine for over a year.