Brake pipe - flexible? NRC7801

AJofShabby said:

Hi

I contacted them as they make braided flexible brake lines. They’ve just emailed me to tell me they only make flexible Lines! I’ll see what they say. For a beginner it’s a particularly complex routing to try first time out.

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bluedog333 said:

Copper lines and the copper alloy variants are a piece of p!ss to bend and shape and you will need to do some bending to get them into place. The original steel pipes would have been fitted at the factory before the engine bay got filled with other gubbins. You will not find a pre-formed pipe that doesn’t need bending into place. Don’t worry too much about trying to find a braided flexible line, it’s not necessary and may not last like a solid metal pipe. You’ve got the pipe with the flared ends, you just need to copy the bends that go under the arches and behind the suspension springs etc. You can cut the originals out and copy these, you just need a cheap bender (@Mackers) and you’ll do well. It really isn’t difficult, I did it not long ago for the first time and it was a very easy job to do!

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AJofShabby said:

Thanks. I’ll give it a go and report back!

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