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1. 12/8 '77 Midget update (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 11:13:42 EST; Finally had some quality time with my '77 Midget yesterday afternoon. We got the front calipers off, very dirty and the pistons seem to be pretty tight. We cleaned the outsides and will tackle disass; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00530.html (8,980 bytes)
2. Re: 12/8 '77 Midget update (score: 1): Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>; Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 13:16:10 -0500 (EST); Allen, go with the steel and get them at your local parts store. Steel may rust but from my experience after 10 years they still are ok. As far as the adjuster goes I think your best bet is to remove; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00543.html (9,741 bytes)
3. Re: 12/8 '77 Midget update (score: 1): Author: Neil_Oldfield@nag.national.com.au; Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 11:25:03 +1000; I have to disagree with Art on the steel brake lines, with my restoration on Vintage cars, we have found that the Copper lines last the best, specially if your car isn't a daily driver. One if the th; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00563.html (7,731 bytes)
4. Re: 12/8 '77 Midget update (score: 1): Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>; Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 06:46:09 -0500 (EST); Copper may not be legal in some places so I would check it out first. And what about price and availability and possibly galvanic action? ...Art; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00591.html (8,068 bytes)
5. Re: 12/8 '77 Midget update (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 12:44:53 EST; << Allen--At the risk of being corrected by someone who knows more than I do about it, everything I have read leads me to steel brake lines, for the simple advantage of strength. I don't know anythin; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00603.html (8,598 bytes)
6. RE: 12/8 '77 Midget update (score: 1): Author: "Andrew Errington" <ame@synaptics.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 11:16:01 -0800; If you use braided hoses be sure to record the date you fitted them and calculate the recommended replacement date. With the braided hoses you cannot gauge the condition of the hose by inspection, w; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00608.html (8,518 bytes)
7. Re: 12/8 '77 Midget update (score: 1): Author: David Christman <dpc@ai.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 14:31:59 -0500 (EST); copper-alloy brake lines are strong. Copper brake lines, which are available, are not.; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00610.html (7,249 bytes)
8. Re: 12/8 '77 Midget update (score: 1): Author: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison); Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 20:49:49 EST; Many moons ago when I was driving a school bus for the local school district, (the things one does in college for money!), we had a spate of brake failures on certain Ford chassis buses. Seems the fa; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00695.html (10,023 bytes)
9. Re: 12/8 '77 Midget update (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 21:41:53 EST; << Since then, I've avoided copper brake lines. >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thanks for the input, Rick. I believe that copper lines are much softer than copper/nickel alloy lines, and; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00700.html (7,986 bytes)
10. Re: 12/8 '77 Midget update (score: 1): Author: REwald9535@aol.com; Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 00:22:47 EST; << The advice I've received leans toward copper pipes for longer life. I can't see that there would be much difference in strength, unless you have things physically hitting the pipes under the car.; /html/mgs/1998-12/msg00703.html (8,245 bytes)

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