Well, if you have the engine out, you can do like I did. I got tired of having
the brake lines getting in the way of the heater hoses, heater valve, etc., so I
relocated everything.
Remember, the basic situation is that these cars were designed as
right-hand-drive, so all the hydraulics were on the right to begin with. When
they made the left-hand-drive ones, they just ran a bunch of plumbing across
from the left side to the right side of the engine compartment and made a
horrible mess (IMO).
I put a simple T fitting underneath the rear carb and ran the line from the
front half of the master cylinder down to that. Then I ran a short line forward
from there to the left front brake. The line for the right front brake runs back
into the center tunnel along that body lip, across to the right side and forward
along the box section of the inner fender. The clutch line does a similar
maneuver. The rear brake line now runs down the left side of the car, so it just
drops down from the master cylinder and goes out to the outside of the frame
down by the starter.
People keep saying "How come your engine compartment looks so clean? I know you
moved the battery to the trunk, but..." They rarely spot the fact that the
hydraulic lines are almost completely hidden.
Unfortunately, I don't really have any pictures that show where they went.
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of datsun_sports
> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:46 PM
> To: Datsun Forum
> Subject: brake lines
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> well i got my brake line double flaring tool today from harbor freight. i
> still need a pipe bender and cutter. i thought i would get those at home
> depot. I figured i would go over to checker and get some brake line. can
> someone inform me as to the diameter of line i should get and what screw
> connectors i should be using for a stock 1967 roadster brake system? any
> other suggestions would be appreciated as well. i was going to run the line
> straight across towards the master cylinder and then down to the right side
> brakes but it looks as if it would make it more difficult to get to the
> heater valve and hoses. thought?
>
>
> thx,
>
> mike
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