best source for pre bent brake lines from M/C

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:55 pm

yeah wish i waited now. whats the old saying "good things come to those who wait"

or is it "Fools rush in"

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:58 pm

it happens to me all the time. i will buy something at a premium price and then a few days later i end up with the same thing for almost free.

SMF Speed&Custom · Post by **SMF Speed&Custom** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:49 pm

Are the stock bent lines crooked and bent in only one coil like that? I think IMO they look like a bird nest wrapped like that. I'd like to redo mine on my 66 F100 and have a tight 1 1/2 inch coil (about 2 or 3 coils long) for each line comming out of the M/C and then ran down to the proportioning valve or whatever the block is sitting on top of the steering box.

Any idea's on how to make a tight 1.5 or 1 inch wrapped coil? I busted my line comming out of the M/C the other day doing a power steering conversion too...

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:10 pm

use a similar sized wooden dowel, but AFAIK they are supposed to be loose coiled for stretch

Post by **FORDification** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:34 pm

A tight curl is better than none, but a larger looser curl is better still. I'd recommend a minimum of 3"-4" to ensure they do their job of absorbing vibration.

flyboy2610 · Post by **flyboy2610** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:52 pm

You curl those lines too tightly and you'll end up like one of these guys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVPOvx05DyU

SMF Speed&Custom · Post by **SMF Speed&Custom** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:59 pm

I'll take your advice and do them more losely and actually I just looked at a ruler and 1.5 inches is NOT what I was thinking in my head... I am thinking more like the diameter of the top silver part of a coke can. I guess that is more like 2.5 inches?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:53 pm

a coke can is about what these i have here are in the curl

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:33 pm

well i ordered a dual diaphragm booster with master cylinder should be here monday, i shoulda ordered it yesterday so id have it for the weekend ah well.

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:10 pm

well i got my lines from NPD and they are very very wrong plus the wacked me 12 for oversized shipping now i will show you the parts they sent me and the box it came in with the parts in it

so fordman ill snag those ones you have if you still have em zip is 18441

jbrown414 · Post by **jbrown414** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:06 pm

I'd say it's wrong, they sent you a cell phone.

Those 2 little pieces came in that one big box?

kilog55 · Post by **kilog55** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:20 pm

yeah man, i called em and they said send em back with an note about why i am returning and mention the o/s charges that i want refunded and they will take care of it.

yeah a 12x12x4 box for a 3" item. atleast it had some nice new christmas wrapping paper as filler

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:49 pm

a oversized box doesnt start getting oversized until it reaches 12x12x12. that is the oversized starting point. i will figure that out after my wife gets back and we eat.

Post by **DuckRyder** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:53 pm

NPD gets their stuff from inline tube, inline tube will probably sell you just the master cylinder tubes if you call them.

In case you didn't notice, what you have there are the tubes that connect the front brake rubber hoses to the front drum wheel cylinder...

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