Brake lines Finished

[PaulW]

Finally finished all the brake plumbing so thought I would post a few pictures. I think it all worked out pretty well if one doesn't count the small bucket of poorly bent, wrong length, forgot to put the fitting on before flaring pieces. Please feel free to comment and point out any problem areas you may see. This is the first time I have done this and would appreciate any suggestions for change as I do still have a couple of lengths of virgin line.....lol.

[Gumball]

Looking good! I just finished mine a few weeks ago, too. I found that once I got the hang of it, I really enjoyed this part of the project. So much, that I bent a full length, one-piece stainless fuel line. One thing you may want to consider is a heat shield of some sort for the rear line that runs down the front of the driver side footbox - especially if you're using 4-into-4 headers as they will be only an inch or so from the line.

[PaulW]

Thanks Chris,

I pondered over the routing of that line for awhile before deciding to take the direct route. I am planning to use the J-pipes but heat shielding that line would be a good idea in any case. It is now on my list of things to address.

I never got brave enough to try one single piece of pipe for the fuel lines (which I have finished as well) so I have a single union under the car on 3/8" line. I only ran a single line as I am going carb although once again I am considering running a return line anyway just in case I change my mind.

[riptide motorsport]

looks great!:cool:

[tjmotter]

Looks great. My only cautionary note would be that the Master looks like it was intended for rear drum brakes. Disc brakes tend to need more fluid and in many cases you will note that the reservoir for front and back is the same size when the car has 4 wheel disc. Yours looks to have unequal sized reservoirs which often means that the smaller one is intended for drums brakes (smaller slave cylinder requirements). I would recommend checking this closely to ensure that you can get enough fluid to those rear discs.

[WAYNES WORLD]

Looks good!
Wayne

[bil1024]

Yes, very nice