Mark,
I just finished plumbing the brakes on my 49 burb. I havent pressure
tested it yet so I cant say yet if I did a good job. I chose to use the
standard steel tubing. It's hard enough as Bill mentions to get a good
flare on mild steel; I imagine it would be a real bear on stainless. I
bought all the fittings and a roll of tubing from Inline tube along with
a tube bender and a flare tool. I agree with Bill tht those cheap
benders can be a challenge to get a good flare. You can actually borrow
the same flaring tool from Autozone and don't have to buy it.
3/16 inch tubing is pretty standard for brake lines. Give the guys at
Inline Tube or Classic Tube a call and they should be able to advize you
about the best sizes etc for your needs.
Bob Chansler
Mead, CO
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From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of William Schickling
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 7:53 PM
To: Mark Mintmier; oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] Fuel and Brake Lines
Mark,
Just my opinion! Shields up.
I have tried making my own flares using the cheap-o hand flaring kits
that sell anywhere from $20 - $50. I have tried all the suggested tricks
of filing the end square to remove the work hardened material that is
created by tubing cutters. I have deburred the inside and outside of the
tube before using the flaring tool so the tool can roll the first part
of the flare. I consider myself a fair mechanic and I have been humbled
by my inability to make a consistent proper double flare with these
torture devices.
That said I have found the absolute solution to that problem. It is a
universal flaring tool made by Mastercool. It is expensive, but it can
make all the possible flares that you would ever need. I paid $210.00
for this kit. It is absolutely tremendous for the flaring impaired such
as myself. It sounds like a lot until you screw up a bunch of tubing and
throw away $60 - $70 dollars worth of junk flaring tools.
Good luck,
Bill Schickling
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Mark Mintmier
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 9:00 PM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: [oletrucks] Fuel and Brake Lines
I'm about ready to plumb the fuel and brake lines on my 1950, and I have
a couple more stupid questions. First and foremost, what do I need? I
have a carbureted 350 engine and a Blazer gas tank mounted in the rear
of the frame. I can mostly figure out the lengths, but what size tubing
is recommended? I think I want stainless steel unless there is a good
reason to go with something else. What fittings and other components
will I need? To make it even simpler, what should I ask for when I walk
into my friendly local auto parts store to make sure I get everything I
need? Of course I'll be trying my hand at bending and flaring the
tubing myself, so if anyone can recommend good tools for the job, that
would be good information as well. I've never done anything like this
before, but it seems that I've been able to say that before nearly every
stage of my project, and somehow I'm still making progress.
Thanks,
Mark
1950 3100
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