----- Original Message -----
From: Dan and Louise Yates <yates@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: roadsters list <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: October 6, 1999 3:50 PM
Subject: Brake lines
> I am reinstalling the brake lines in my 67 and I can't figure something
out.
> I have installed the short hard line that connects the rear flex line to
the
> line running along the frame to the front. It connects to the flex line ok
> but the other end is stressing me out. The connection on the long frame
line
> bottoms out on the hub of the short line before the lines clamp tight.
Both
> ends of the frame line have the same length connector so an end for end
swap
> isn't going to help. Am I missing a piece here or do I have to resort to
> plan "B"? Plan B involves either cutting the end off and replacing it with
a
> longer fitting or simply grinding 1/4 inch off the female end of the line
> connecting the flex line to the frame line.
>
> Dan Yates
> 67 1600
>
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