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Fabricating new brake lines 120-130

I was doing some looking under my car last night and noticed that there is rust all over the steel brake lines where they run under the car. Shannon and I are going to put the brakes together this weekend with all new components (SS lines, wheel cylinders, shoes & turned drums), so I'm not sure whether its the best idea to trust my 40 year old lines. It may just be surface rust, but I don't want to find out otherwise if one decides to give out under heavy braking. On the Eastwood site I could get all I need to do the lines in both of my cars for about $100 including the steel tubing, flaring, cutter, and bending tools. I think it would a fun project to undertake and looks like it would go pretty smoothly if I follow the original patterns. I guess I could just reuse the fittings off the old lines if I can't find new metric ones online. I hope I'm not being over ambitious by considering running the lines myself......

I've also seen the pre-made lines from Classic Tube and others, but I'd like to do it myself and learn something while I'm at it (and save money).

Also does anyone know where I can find the screws that hold the wheel cylinder to the backing plate? They didn't come with my new wheel cylinders, and I couldn't find anything that would fit at my local hardware stores. I have some rusty ones that go to Wagner cylinders that I haven't checked yet (cars not at the same place) if they fit in my Girlings.

Any thoughts Brickboard?

Tyler






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New Fabricating new brake lines [120-130]
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