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What are these big tubes going across the motor in a 63 Electra?

Discussion in 'Classic Buicks' started by BamaWildcat, Apr 23, 2005.

  1. BamaWildcat

    BamaWildcat Joe

    BamaWildcat, Apr 23, 2005
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  2. psuiewalsh

    psuiewalsh Well-Known Member

    wires?

    Is it possible that it is a braided stainless cover with the wires going to the front lights and across the rear of the engine to the alt?



    Keith
     
    psuiewalsh, Apr 23, 2005
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  3. Roberta

    Roberta Buick Berta

    No Clue what that is, but the car is way too shiny and the engine is the wrong color, for sure!
     
    Roberta, Apr 23, 2005
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  4. GoldBoattail455

    GoldBoattail455 462 -> TH400 -> Posi

    Maybe a vapor/fuel line from the charcoal canister, if GM put those in cars of the early sixties.
     
    GoldBoattail455, Apr 23, 2005
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  5. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    Looks like one end goes to the power booster. Seems to snake up behind the washer fluid bottle, go inside the fender over the wheelhouse and then back around to a vacuum port on the back of the intake manifold. Why wouldnt you just run a short piece of black rubber hose? People do some strange things to cars.
     
    CJay, Apr 23, 2005
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  6. Racerx88

    Racerx88 Platinum Level Contributor

    Cool can maybe? At least that's about where I mounted mine on my '72. Although I don't know why you'd need a cool can on a '63 Electra............
     
    Racerx88, Apr 24, 2005
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  7. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    a good way to hide a big fat power cable for an amp...

    I used a 2 guage Phoenix Gold wire for mine in the LeSabre, it was about a 1/2" thick.
     
    Smartin, Apr 24, 2005
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  8. 436'd Skylark

    436'd Skylark Sweet Fancy Moses!!!!!


    MR. 9000- Nice :bglasses: :bglasses:
     
    436'd Skylark, Apr 24, 2005
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  9. BamaWildcat

    BamaWildcat Joe

    Here is what the selling dealer said when I e-mailed them:
    Strange.
     
    BamaWildcat, Apr 27, 2005
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  10. CJay

    CJay Supercar owner Staff Member

    He sounds like a real expert!
     
    CJay, Apr 27, 2005
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  11. Racerx88

    Racerx88 Platinum Level Contributor

    I just blew up the picture and looked at it real close. If what the dealer says is true, I suspect that the previous owner had this real long piece of braided steel hose, had no way to cut the stuff to length, so he just routed it where ever he could to make it fit. The more I look at it, the more I'm sure that's what's going on here.
     
    Racerx88, Apr 27, 2005
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