Just where do they go?

[KeppelmanJ]

The two fuel lines which exit the trunk on the right side going forward, and which appear to be plastic covered steel, just where do they run? They seem to head along the inside of the right sill. If I'm looking for a leak can I lift the carpet (never that easy), remove the passenger seat? I have an amusing fantasy of buying a smoke machine, removing the fuel from those lines, and pumping smoke into the tank complex, hoses and lines, waiting for the leak(s) to reveal itself. The smoke agent in the rig I'm looking at uses baby oil to make smoke. Wouldn't that smell sweet?

[Jim Keller]

Look back at my "Chicago Rust Bucket Pictures" thread, it is currently on page 4, there is a picture of the right rear inner wheel well that shows you how the go. Yes, you can pull the carpet on that side to access them, probably don't have to remove the seat, but you might just to get the carpet back far enough to access what your wanting to do

[KeppelmanJ]

I do see the lines, Jim, at least the back seat area. Looks like that car has a steel panel behind the back seat. Don't remember that my coupe has that. That's sure a mess, that car. I had a shot as an Aurelia B20 in better condition than that which I declined because of the rust. Thanks.

[Jim Keller]

Out of frame, they just run along the inside sill under the carpet to the firewall exit, you can see how they come together as they head towards the front to run along the sill

Ya know, I never really looked at my Coupes back seat area to compare, but that panel may be part of the body stiffining required when you cut the top off to make a Zagato out of a Coupe. I did find out recently you can access the upper strut bolts from the trunk in a Coupe, but you have to take the interior apart and access them thru the upper back panel on a Zagato/Spider

Yup, that was one very unsafely rusted Zag! and the only 82 I ever saw thus far with terminal rust! But it spent it's life in industrial areas of Canada and Chicago, (lots or snow and road salt), and looked to have been used daily most of it's life! ha ha

[davidb]

Yup: it's amazing how much more 'ya gotta do to access the top rear
strut nuts on a Zagato compared to a Coupe. Magnet time too lest
you lose a washer or nut. Only good thing is it gives one time to re-
adhere that thin black Naugahyde [or replace it] on those panels. I
guess that's a good thing?

[Jim Keller]

Now that I think about it more, I seem to remmeber a thick plastic panel covering those lines along the sill too under the carpet, but I don't remember for sure......never paid that much attention to it I guess.

Another thought I am having is someone over time may have run a screw for some reason accidentally into one of those lines along there and that could be the source of your fuel smell???