Glen,
Classic Tube will sell brake/clutch and fuel steel line by the foot. I
ordered enough to do my car and some extra. I had no problem making doublr
flares on this tubing using the MiniMania flaring tool. If you need it I can
send you my leftover brake/clutch line for shipping cost. (finding a box is th
hard part). I've got an 86" piece that should be enough to make the run you are
talking about. I've probably got the fittings you need also. I believe this is
3/16ths tubing?
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Glen Byrns wrote:
> I tried the archives last night and this morning, but they seem to be
> unavailable to me.
>
> What are the acceptable materials for brake lines for a Sprite (or in this
> case, Morris)? The replacement line I got from MM for the master cylinder
> to rear splitter was copper. The steel lines I get from the local auto
> parts store for a couple of bucks are so hard that they destroyed the
> fitting for the double flare tool before they could form a flare. The
> originals are not copper and seem to be as hard as the American made steel
> lines I was trying to use. Is copper OK? Are there different grades of
> copper available in this size? I don't know how much pressure is generated
> in a brake line, but I have a hard time picturing the copper balooning up as
> a result of it.
>
> The instructions on the flare tool box says it is to be used on copper,
> aluminum, and THIN steel lines. This implies to me that these materials are
> used for brake lines since the double flares it is intended to create are
> used primarily for braking systems. What gives, or more appropriately, what
> won't give?
> If copper is totally unacceptable, what tool is capable of making a double
> flare on steel tubing. The NAPA one sure isn't.
>
> Regards,
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye
> '59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)
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