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1. Re: copper vs. steel (score: 1)
Author: john.kahoon@juno.com (jennifer l kahoon)
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 05:52:57 -0500
I thought copper lines were illegal because of the seam ( not to mention , dangerous ). Wouldn't painting your steel lines before you install them be better ? john.kahoon@juno.com 71 Midget
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00431.html (9,138 bytes)

2. Re: copper vs. steel (score: 1)
Author: Lancer7676@aol.com
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 07:29:54 EST
<< I thought copper lines were illegal because of the seam ( not to mention , dangerous ). Wouldn't painting your steel lines before you install them be better ? I side with John here--I still hear l
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00433.html (8,569 bytes)

3. Re: copper vs. steel (score: 1)
Author: Lancer7676@aol.com
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 07:34:06 EST
Oh--And as Gilda Radner would have said--"And another thing. . ." I have no idea about the Copper-Nickel pipes that someone mentioned. That may be a good in-between answer to this debate. Anybody hav
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00434.html (8,070 bytes)

4. Re: copper vs. steel (score: 1)
Author: "Steve Byers" <byers@cconnect.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 09:45:06 -0500
Back in the days when our British cars were just everyday cars, and were driven in the snow and salt of the winter, I suppose rusting out of the brake and fuel lines was a problem. How many of the ca
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00437.html (10,163 bytes)

5. Re: copper vs. steel (score: 1)
Author: pasgeirsson@juno.com (Paul A Asgeirsson)
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 11:17:06 EST
Yes, I've installed them in customers cars. They are wonderful to work with. Not too stiff, or too soft. Sorta like the three bears story, just right. The new steel ones are also nice to work with. T
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00438.html (9,404 bytes)

6. Re: copper vs. steel (score: 1)
Author: "Larry and Sandi Miller" <millerls@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 09:59:03 -0800
You're right but the stainless do look nice. Not too hard to bend except near the fittings. Bending them before the fittings are installed would help this. The Copper/Nickel probably look nice also.
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00439.html (9,051 bytes)

7. Re: copper vs. steel (score: 1)
Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 18:15:46 EST
JEEZ! I'm the one who started this whole thread. Boy you guys (and gals?) can sure carry a topic to wretched excess! I just wanted to know a few opinions about your experiences with the different typ
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00444.html (8,912 bytes)

8. Re: copper vs. steel (score: 1)
Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 18:40:02 -0500
I bought steel in the correct lengths (or real close) at the local Napa store, made what ever bubble flares on 2 or 3 lines and changed a few male fittings to female. I do this on all restoration pro
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00447.html (8,778 bytes)

9. Re: copper vs. steel (score: 1)
Author: Lancer7676@aol.com
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 19:12:25 EST
<< "We tight" >> My philosophy exactly Frank! --David
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00448.html (7,821 bytes)

10. Re: copper vs. steel (score: 1)
Author: "R. C. Brown" <rcbrown@lucent.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 09:07:19 -0600
But rust is a problem for some of us. I drove from CHicago to Oklahoma this fall. I made a sudden stop in St. Louis, after which the pedal was soft and would not firm with slight pumping. After arriv
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00490.html (13,043 bytes)

11. Re: copper vs. steel (score: 1)
Author: "Jeff Church" <jchurch@exis.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:27:08 -0800
how any I bought steel in 5 ft lengths at the local Advance Auto store. I borrowed a friend's bubble or double flare tool reused the old fittings (they were fine) and all came out well. Used a loane
/html/spridgets/1998-12/msg00499.html (8,574 bytes)


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