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Lookin' good, Kabwe. I really like the way you did the firewall. Removing the flanges and all makes it look not cluttered and the surface is great.
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The rest of my brakeline plumbing pics.
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The bending tool I use is a Ridgid 456 http://www.ohiopowertool.com/images/...edium/1865.jpg The inverted flare tool is also a Ridgid. Its a Ridgid 345. When I purchased it I also bought the inverted flare kit. It does not come with it unless stated. https://www.plumbersstock.com/files/...ault/98391.jpg Advice? Not a big deal if you take your time and think it through. I used tig wire (A wire clothes hanger would work also) to make the shapes I needed, then I just transferred that shape to the tubing. |
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Looks real nice and clean Bam.
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[QUOTE=Kabwe;5632457]The rest of my brakeline plumbing pics.
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Looks great...Jim
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Clean work. Napa also sells poly-armor lines. Highly recommended! Super easy to bend and poly coated.
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Just installed it on the minx. No long term use yet.
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You also can use NiCopp Nickel Copper Brake Lines. I thought about it but then thought man steel lines are fine. Its 60 year old cars that are still running the original steel lines. But the NiCopp lines are suppose to be 58% easier to bend. I've never had an issue bending steel lines, although I know a lot of people that find them a pain.
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Looking good, not much longer now.
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Ok, someone's GOTTA do it, may as well be me. What's an "inverted" flare? ...and why is this needed over say an ordinary double flare?
Also, Bam your work looks great as usual. How does that bender work to make that gentle curve over your frame notch or if you DIDN'T use that for it, how did you accomplish it? The clamps you used look like the kind I can get at Home Cheapo - those gotta be a lot cheaper than the billet looking ones I see on so many trucks. DId you use them for cost savings? Because I kinda like that they have the rubber inside rather than a metal-on-metal clamp. |
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Great looking brake lines my friend.
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A inverted flare is a standard flare that is used to connect automotive steel brake lines also known as a double flare. It is a 45 degree flare that is folded inside itself. The first flare is made with a die, remove the die and crank down the flaring tool to make the second flare and your done. You can use this with steel, copper and aluminum brake lines. A 37 degree single flare is used for stainless steel lines because stainless steel is a harder metal an my crack if you try to double flare it so a single flare is recommended. It can also be used to connect hardlines to AN fittings. Quote:
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Kabwe, I did Stainless on dads truck and it was pretty easy to work with also. I also did 3/8 stainless fuel lines and it took quite a bit more muscle than the 3/16 brake lines. I only ran the rear axle lines so far because I am waiting until we get the cab on before running the rest on the brake lines.
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Thanks Bam. I knew what a double flare was, buy I had just never known they were also called an inverted flare. Thanks for the info.
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Dude, I don't know what they make those green coated ones from AZ out of but DANG they bend smooth! Almost got me to thinkin' I could do that again! (Wrong, but I got what I needed done!) Great work as always, Kab!
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Even though the truck is apart again I'm closer than you may think.lol Because this time there is no mock up that's all been done, so when I put something together now it stays. I'm at least at the point to where I put it together and nothing has to come back off.lol Rust repair, fab work, and mockup is all done. Quote:
Do you guys remember that 1945 Chevy truck I did the Mustang 2 on? Well when I went to help him put his engine in this is what I saw. It really motivated me that a 73 year old guy has moved this far along.lol Its not perfect but he is not concerned with that. He told me "Man, I'm 73 years old. I don't have time for perfect I have to drive this thing before I die". From this http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6207/6...1ca18a97bf.jpg http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6187/6...2a17673f00.jpg To This http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7218/7...4d72a68a2d.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7224/7...2c54c504ea.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8152/7...4de2a9da5c.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7226/7...512a6fd34f.jpg He is even further along now these pics are about 2 months old. When I went over there to put the engine in and saw this it got me motivated again. |
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73 year old kicking ur ass a little bit?! Ha ha, just kidding!
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The quality of the build shows in the details, sometimes I wish I didn't care so much about details but I do.lol A small wave looks like an ocean to me and I can see a drip from a mile away. Its a dang curse. Hotrod1 can tell you how bad it is.lol He's been with me while I look at cars and told me he did not notice things I saw.lol |
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