The use of a straight fuel line hose in the gas tank for the fuel pick up line is not recommended. Because the hose needs to bent at certain points this will cause a restriction. Even though the hose does not seem kinked, it will over time. Heat and just the plain Fuel itself will normally soften the hose a little which will cause it to kink if it is bent when it's not made to bend. Another example would be cooling lines. If you took a straight coolant line and bent it into position, it looks like it will work. Put a few miles on it with the heat and fluids and you'll see the line will start to kink at the bend and restrict the flow of coolant...that's why there are pre- fabricated bent hoses. It's recommended to use the pre-fabricated bent fuel pick up hoses that the Delorean vendors carry. When it is installed it will naturally lay in position with all of the bends in its proper determined place. They are new...not NOS and are also extremely durable. I believe Rob has spent about 3 or more years researching the different materials that submersible fuel lines are made of and found an extremely long lasting durable one. Most lines after being put into a tank full of gas will either dry out and crack or soften too much where it will collapse. The one that Rob has found has not experienced either problem. Steve --- In dmcnews@xxxx, dherv10@xxxx wrote: > Group, If you would like to see the new products for the gas tank. > Filter screens, gas pick up lines, return lines, go to the web site > under fuel systems. I also added several new other products in other > places.http://www.specialtauto.com/fuelsystems.htm > Thank > John Hervey > www.specialTauto.com