I'm working on a restomod FJ-40 Landcruiser for my wife and I'm ready to make new brake lines. If any of you have advice I'm open for suggestions on where to buy material and what to go with. I've never used stainless steel before but am considering it. I've been looking at Inlinetube.com for materials but haven't decided yet. All the lines they carry at the local parts store now have a brown vinyl coating that looks like crap. I have done my own lines before but it's been a while, I just want them to be nice and neat. Considered the rolls of tubing but would need to spend $100 minimum on the tool to straighten it to make them look decent. Recommendation's?
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crashtech
Combo Man & Mod
Where has this been all my life?Use Nicopp lines. Easy to flare and bend. Stainless, not so much…
Don
dhutton01
Backyard Hack
I find the line from SUR&R to be better quality. Their kits of fittings are very handy to have around.
Great for fuel lines too.
Don
CuNiFer is another Copper, Nickel, and Iron alternative that flares really easily. It can also be used for fuel lines.
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Dean Jenkins
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Maybe I'm just fortunate. Used a local guy who does hoses, brake lines, fuel lines etc. out of his van. Comes to your site.
Did all brakes, fuel and power steering on my resto mod for $400. Beautiful work, I never could have made it look that neat.
I found him through local restoration shop, they bring him in for all their projects.
Maybe someone like that in you area?
Did all brakes, fuel and power steering on my resto mod for $400. Beautiful work, I never could have made it look that neat.
I found him through local restoration shop, they bring him in for all their projects.
Maybe someone like that in you area?
Did you find there fittings easy to rust? I had two of their brake lines on when it started raining, didn't rain much but it was late anyway, so the next morning any fitting that got wet was rusting.
dhutton01
Backyard Hack
Nope. The ones in the kit are color coded and I’ve not seen any rust. They have fittings that fit all the various master cylinder thread sizes which can be a nightmare to source otherwise. Has saved me a lot of time and hassle.
This kit, looks like price has increased. Everything I do is 3/16 but they also have a 1/4 kit.
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dhutton01
Backyard Hack
I’ve never seen it in straight pieces. I just roll it out on the floor to straighten it. You can buy a cheap tool to straighten it on eBay.
Don
MP&C
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On our wagon build we used stainless line for fuel and brake lines. I have one of those hydraulic flaring tools that does a good job on the stainless. We built this straighter/bender out of mostly scraps from the scrap pile and three pulleys that we bought.
I would add that on straightening a roll of tubing, we normally go past straight as it helps to work out imperfections, and then slowly adjust the rollers back to straight again.
Here's a how-to video done by Alan Mandic, he does a good job of covering all the basics as well as some good tricks to follow.
I would add that on straightening a roll of tubing, we normally go past straight as it helps to work out imperfections, and then slowly adjust the rollers back to straight again.
Here's a how-to video done by Alan Mandic, he does a good job of covering all the basics as well as some good tricks to follow.
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1A Rock
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Also look around for some of the spring impact covering, I think I got mine from Goodman. it makes the cupronic tubeing eaiser to form without kinking and does make it more resistant to damage. I've done cupronic ,stainless and terncoated lines. The cupronic is the only thing I would even consider from now on.
epb72
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Here's another source ,have ordered a few times with no problems...
I bought from these guys when I did my Dodge Ram rebuild. Absolutely perfect fit and look of factory except for being stainless. For the entire set including all fuel lines cost $300 at that time, I'm sure the price went up since then but was so well worth it and would buy again with them.
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You can buy straight SS tubing from any industrial supply house. I never really understood why people buy it in rolls and try to straighten it. I have a mastercool flaring tool and it works really well.