Re: IML: Where to get new brake lines for a '64?

[joestill1@xxxxxxxxxxx (Joe)]

...and make sure you sign & date your work (with a very, very small Sharpie...)

 

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Joe
Allen, Texas
'61 4D Crown Southampton
http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1961/JoeStill/index.htm

 

 

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> Measure how many linear feet each of your lines is.
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> Go to the local parts house, NOT a chain other than
> maybe NAPA.
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> Get a line bending tool while there (or borrow one?),
> and take one line with you to ensure that you get the
> correct sized fittings on each end.
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> You will walk out with a straight tube and a tubing
> bender. You can then make what you need on the spot.
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> Not exactly the right length? You can put additional
> bends into the line to take up the slack. It's REALLY
> easy to do, very satisfying, and while you're at it,
> you can do the other lines too! If that one went, the
> others can't be far behind, and the car is trying to
> warn you. Bending brake tubing is about a 1.3 on a
> scale of 1-10, 10 being hardest - go try!! >
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> This is how mine came out on my 1960:
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> http://imperialclub.com/Yr/1960/Kenyon/Page09.htm
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> -Kenyon
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> --- Rob Goodyear wrote:
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> > My '64 coupe is in need of new brake lines. I have
> > called Classictube and Inline. Both companies do
> > not
> > have patterns for the '64-66 generation but can
> > replicate using the original lines. Can anyone
> > recommend another vendor?
> >
> > Thanks.
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