Exactly!
--- Mark Hooper <mhooper@digiscreen.ca> wrote:
> I thought it was Ludicrous Speed. Is he going to
> wear his Dark Helmet?
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Todd Bermudez
> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 1:21 PM
> To: Robert M. Lang; Gene Holtzclaw
> Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: ss flexible brake lines
>
>
> I think Gene might want to consider the braided SS
> cus
> he's tryin' to go Ridiculous speed in his V8 TR6 or
> perhaps the fuel injected turbo charged model he
> has??
>
> Todd Bermudez
> CD198L
> CF25768UO
>
> --- "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu> wrote:
> > On Fri, 1 Apr 2005, Gene Holtzclaw wrote:
> >
> > > Where do I get the stainless steel flexible
> brake
> > lines, or do I really need
> > > them?
> >
> > You can buy them from pretty much any of the usual
> > sources such as TRF,
> > Moss, TS Imported etc.
> >
> > Do you need them? That is a question that only you
> > can answer.
> >
> > The major benefit is that you get a "harder" pedal
> > (meaning it's not so
> > "squishy" if you tromp on it). The outside surface
> > is less susceptable to
> > chaffing problems than rubber, but that's usually
> > not a problem on TR6's.
> >
> > They also look kool, so once you install them, you
> > might want to powder
> > coat your brake calipers (red is a very nice
> color)
> > and the rest of the
> > suspension and then you'll want to show those off,
> > so you'll buy some
> > neat-o 17" rims and run 225/45-17 tires. From
> there,
> > you need a #10 can
> > for the muffler... ooops! Wrong list. Sorry!
> >
> > Seriously, for a street driven car, there is
> > probably no benefit other
> > than the harder pedal.
> >
> > But if this choice is between braided stainless
> > lines and leaving the
> > origianl stock rubber hoses in place - it's a
> > no-brainer as anything is
> > better than leaving 30 year old rubber lines on
> such
> > a critical system
> > component. My experience shows the quality of the
> > replacement rubber hoses
> > has been fairly good, although the ones on the
> back
> > of my street car were
> > replaced about 10 years ago. A lot can change in
> 10
> > years!
> >
> > regards,
> > rml
> >
>
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