Welll, there's no reason you have to follow the originals exactly as long as
they are out of the way of harm.
Bend a piece of clothing hanger as a guide and tape it to the line after you
make the first bend.
I wouldn't recommend using the old ones as a few pieces of rust will ruin
the seals and scratch the soft aluminum cylinders.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen Blackmon" <orangedawg@hotmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 12:28 PM
Subject: Brake line bending or re-use mine
> To List,
>
> I have removed all my brake lines and am )maybe) fashioning new ones. I
> have new straight brake line ready to bend into the desired shapes. Okay,
> how in the world do you bend these things? I think I've purchased every
> tubing bender out there and can't seem to get my brake lines to conform to
> anything close to what they are supposed to be. Some of the curves are
too
> close to each other to utilize the tubing bender and this stuff is pretty
> stiff to bend . Help!!
>
> On a related note, should I re-use my old brake lines? There are no signs
> of corrosion on the outside. I thought of maybe just running a cable
inside
> the lines to "clean them out" a bit and then reinstalling. Any advice?
>
> Allen
> 1970 2000
> rebuilt head is done, now awaiting other engine work
>
>
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