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    6/28/2017 11:48 AM  #1

    onenicefastback
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    New brake lines

    ICM getting ready to replace all my lines . going to install mustang steve master and adjustable proportioning valve along with cobra front and rear disc brakes . Is it better to run 1/4" line to the rear brakes or should I do the whole system in 3/16" line good enough

     

    6/28/2017 12:20 PM  #2

    TKOPerformance
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    Re: New brake lines

    Every factory system I've ever seen from sports cars to 1 ton trucks are 3/16" tubing.  I would not deviate from it. 

     

    6/28/2017 12:55 PM  #3

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    Re: New brake lines

    Thank you

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    6/29/2017 2:49 AM  #4

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    Re: New brake lines

    Yeah, better stick with the current size just to be sure.

     

    6/29/2017 6:49 AM  #5

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    Re: New brake lines

    Wonder what Steve recommends to use with his set-up?

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    6/30/2017 9:42 PM  #6

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    Re: New brake lines

    3/16"

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    7/02/2017 6:36 AM  #7

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    Re: New brake lines

    Does anyone have a diagram or a list of the actual brake lines that make up the entire brake system on a 64-1/2 - 65 Coupe with single exhaust and disc brake (conversion) front? I have tried looking online and I cannot find anything.
    I want to replace the lot, including the flexible hoses.

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    7/02/2017 9:19 AM  #8

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    Re: New brake lines

    Yes just ordered a roll of copper line . 3/16 thanks for the help

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    7/02/2017 10:32 AM  #9

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    Re: New brake lines

    onenicefastback wrote:

    Yes just ordered a roll of copper line . 3/16 thanks for the help

    Jeez, I hope you didn;t order plain copper line for brakes! Get the proper brake line material, cupro/nickel, or stainless steel are options.
     Ordinary copper work hardens and gets brittle, cracks and will leave you with no brakes.

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    7/02/2017 2:19 PM  #10

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    Re: New brake lines

    Stevo wrote:

    Does anyone have a diagram or a list of the actual brake lines that make up the entire brake system on a 64-1/2 - 65 Coupe with single exhaust and disc brake (conversion) front? I have tried looking online and I cannot find anything.
    I want to replace the lot, including the flexible hoses.

    One option is to buy a set of factory assembly manuals.  They are reprinted and commonly available from Mustang parts houses.  I bought a set for my '67 and they have been invaluable when trying to put stuff back together that was done incorrectly over the car's history before I bought it.  I've even used the pictures as a guide to fabricate some parts you cannot easily find/buy (flasher bracket for behind the cluster, J-hooks for various wiring & vac. lines).

     

    7/03/2017 9:31 AM  #11

    MS
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    Re: New brake lines

    Don't use copper!

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

     

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