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10-24-2006 05:02 PM #1
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coiled brake line
hi gang
i am looking for a company that sells coiled brake lines and fittings.
if anybody could help that would be great
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10-24-2006 05:06 PM #2
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MY auto parts store gets it for me but I don't know from wear. The fittings are avaliable at most any parts store. Tee's long and short nuts. all you need is the double flare kit.Charlie
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www.summitracing.com www.jegs.com has coiled 25' rolls of steel brake lines, comes with a few fittings also.You don't know what you've got til it's gone
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10-24-2006 05:38 PM #4
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What ever happened to making your own?
Do we need a "Kit" for everything these days.
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10-24-2006 05:43 PM #5
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I have never used brake line " kits " always buy the length's I need and do it up that way. a brake line fitting kit's just have an assortment of brake line fitting's. the coils of brake line come in handy if your doing a lot of brake line work.
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10-24-2006 05:43 PM #6
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I'd bet thats why he wants COILED line.
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10-24-2006 05:46 PM #7
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Never heard of wrapping a straight line around something and coiling it?
You can make a pretty nice job of it withn a little technique.................might even give you a sense of accomplishment.
Sorry, for being a "Do it Yourselfer"
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well you could coil brake line that way, but bulk brake line comes in coils, usally 25' but longer are made, the coils are usally fairly large and wrapped fairly loosely. it is aimed at more of a DIY way of fixing, not like buying the pre bent coiled lines used from the master cylinder into the distrobution blocks, which is what I think your thinking of, maby not.You don't know what you've got til it's gone
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I think it would be difficult to transport 25' lengths of brake line uncoiled.Charlie
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10-24-2006 06:47 PM #10
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Sorry...I was thinking of the coil under the MC..............I thought that maybe they were selling a kit for them now...............My mistake.
Hey...maybe, I should start making those and selling them on eBay,,,,,,,,,,could make a fortune..................LOL
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You never know whats going to sell on EBAY or for how much.Charlie
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Well now I am wondering ,why do they coil the brake line under the master cylinder ,
Its gunna take longer than u thought and its gunna cost more too(plan ahead!)
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to add a little flex to install the lines is what I always thought Originally Posted by shawnlee28
Well now I am wondering ,why do they coil the brake line under the master cylinder ,
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The coils in the brake line below the master cylinder are designed to allow the brake lines to move without putting strain on any of the fittings. The body is mounted to the frame with bolts and rubber cushions, when the body and frame move in different directions or at a different rate there has to be something in there to allow for this movement....Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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