[Fot] Fot Brake Lines

[Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley]

Airport Spruce -- about $100.  I did many, many brake and fuel Lines in the
race car and the tool sure paid off [as did the "Kool Tool" for
holding the hose ends -- got it from Racer Wholesale].

Chuck

On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Sam Clark <trdoctor at aol.com> wrote:hlding
the hose ends].

> You can buy an ISO/Bubble Flaring tool from $nap On.  Not cheap, but works
> fine.  I had to flag a truck down and have them order them for me.  PN
> TFN-428
>
> Sam Clark
> Green Country Triumphs
>
> On Aug 26, 2011, at 1:00 PM, fot-request at autox.team.net wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi Gang, what do you do when having to replace brake lines on our old
> British
> > cars? How do you flare the lines to fit our older cars? Do you buy them
> > already made up?
> >    Or do you switch to the SAE 45 degree double flares? Or the ISO bubble
> > flares?
> >    Or just chuck the whole works and go to all modern fittings?
> >    I've been looking for a flaring tool that will flare hard brake lines
> to
> > match the British fittings, without much success.
> >    I know Dr. Dave at TRF makes lines to British specs (and he won't sell
> me
> > the tool!) and Richard Good sells lines with British fittings, but I'd
> like
> to
> > flare my own.
> >    Any thoughts?
> >    Thanks, Bill    Headed to Watkins Glen in two weeks; who else is
> going?
> >    PS, Richard, I bougtht a roll of the Copper Nickle Ferrous Alloy brake
> > line. Pricey but forms easily and won't rust. And looks cool.I'm using it
> on
> > the '71 Dodge B300 van I just bought; neat old van, great for cruise-ins.
> > Florida van and all carpeted inside. Ah, back to the old pimped-out van
> days!
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Chuck Arnold and Kathleen Kelley