Aluminum adapter fitting

I needed a fitting for the '86 Chevy Power Steering return hose from the reservoir. The pump has a 3/4" tube nipple and I couldn't find a fitting to go from that to -10 37 degree flare. So I made one.
Here is the pump with a long piece of 3/4id hose stuck on it.
http://images43.fotki.com/v680/photo...MVC001F-vi.jpg
Inside this chunk of 1" diameter aluminum is a 3/4" OD "hose barb". You can't see it, but it's in there... :)
http://images14.fotki.com/v219/photo...MVC002F-vi.jpg
I bought a couple of -10 weld bungs from Speedway. The bung will get welded to the barb after it's turned on the lathe.
http://images16.fotki.com/v368/photo...MVC003F-vi.jpg
Continued in next post.

The weld bung has an ID of about .47 so I drilled the barb out to .50 to make an unrestricted path for the PS fluid.
http://images14.fotki.com/v218/photo...MVC007F-vi.jpg
Before parting off the "barb" I added a nice chamfer to the weld joint.
http://images46.fotki.com/v523/photo...MVC009F-vi.jpg
I ran a 3/8th inch bolt thru the fitting to hold everything together for welding.
http://images49.fotki.com/v570/photo...MVC013F-vi.jpg
After welding. I know it's not real pretty but it will do the job without leaking..
http://images15.fotki.com/v1626/phot...itting2-vi.jpg

Here is the hose and fitting held in place at the pump. Just imagine there is a piece of black hose connecting them together.
http://images46.fotki.com/v274/photo...itting4-vi.jpg
I cut the piece of hose down to length and mocked up the fittings.
http://images52.fotki.com/v738/photo...MVC002F-vi.jpg
With the return line attached.
http://images60.fotki.com/v370/photo...MVC003F-vi.jpg
I really don't care for the naked hose clamps so I put on a couple of clamp covers I had in my stash.
http://images50.fotki.com/v1514/phot...MVC005F-vi.jpg
Mark

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Sorry about that. Fotki is my picture site and they are in the process of moving servers so a lot of older pics are off line for a while. They are telling me they should be back up by the end of November...