Hello bayo500,
I returned home today where I have access to my photos. I promised you that I would post one of my steel lines to my oil filter. Well, without going taking my Jeep out of hibernation right now (will be doing that before too long, however) so I could take a specific photo, here is one I have selected from those saved on my computer. I can provide additional pics by taking others in the near future if you would like. And even though there have been very good responses on this thread from some good 3A friends who I trust and respect, I still am not hesitant to run my steel lines (tubing) properly routed between the oil filter and the engine. In this photo you only see the line routed from the oil galley to the filter inlet. There is a 90 degree fitting installed in the galley port to attach the flared steel line. You can see that the steel line is routed from the galley by a large radius bend which allows it to bypass the engine mount and then up through the head-mounted bracket with a rubber grommet to the filter inlet. This line is a factory-made double-flared steel brake line which was manufactured to handle much greater pressure than it is subjected to in this installation. I personally believe that this installation is just as durable if not more durable than a rubber hose. Time will tell. Of course it's not original so it wouldn't work for a purist. You can see that I have used a similar steel line for a fuel line from the fuel pump to the carburetor as well as vacuum lines from the from the intake manifold to the vacuum pump and from the vacuum pump to the windshield wiper. Of course there are other steel lines in the hydraulic brake system.
bayo500, this could be an answer to your need there in Australia to save so much in shipping. I do have over two years and 2000 miles on my installation.
